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Kronos Worldwide Inc

KRO

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6.750USD

-0.560-7.66%

Close 05/15, 16:00（ET）Quotes delayed by 15 min

776.61MMarket Cap

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Kronos Worldwide Inc

6.750

-0.560-7.66%

Overview Financials Discussions Analysis Company

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

Overview

Financials

Discussions

Analysis

Company

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score of Kronos Worldwide Inc

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-15

Key Insights

Kronos Worldwide Inc's fundamentals are relatively stable, with an industry-leading ESG disclosure.and its growth potential is good.Its valuation is considered fairly valued, ranking 48 out of 67 in the Chemicals industry.Institutional ownership is very high.Over the past month, multiple analysts have rated it as Hold, with the highest price target at 5.50.In the medium term, the stock price is expected to remain stable.Despite a good stock market performance and strong technicals over the past month, the fundamentals don't support the current trend.The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Kronos Worldwide Inc's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking

48 / 67

Overall Ranking

262 / 4482

Industry

Chemicals

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Score Analysis

Current score

Previous score

Media Coverage

Last 24 hours

Coverage Level

Very Low

Very High

Neutral

Kronos Worldwide Inc Highlights

StrengthsRisks

Kronos Worldwide, Inc. is a global producer and marketer of value-added titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigments, a base industrial product used in a wide range of applications. The Company, along with its distributors and agents, sells and provides technical services for its products. TiO2 is a white inorganic pigment used in applications, such as coatings, plastics and paper, as well as many specialty products such as inks, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. The Company offers its customers a broad portfolio of products that include over 50 different TiO2 pigment grades under the KRONOS trademark, which provide a variety of performance properties to meet customers' specific requirements. The Company manufactures and sells iron-based chemicals, which are co-products and processed co-products of the sulfate and chloride process TiO2 pigment production. It also manufactures and sells other specialty chemicals, which are side-stream products from the production of TiO2.

High Profit Growth

The company's net income leads the industry, with the latest annual income totaling USD 1.86B.

Turnaround to Loss

The company's performance has turned to a loss, with the latest annual loss of USD .

High Dividend

The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 64.04%.

Fairly Valued

The company’s latest PB is 1.04, at a medium 3-year percentile range.

Institutional Selling

The latest institutional holdings are 20.04M shares, decreasing 15.27% quarter-over-quarter.

Held by HACAX

Star Investor HACAX holds 1.04K shares of this stock.

Analyst Rating

Based on 2 analysts

Hold

Current Rating

5.500

Target Price

-24.76%

Upside Space

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-15

The current financial score of Kronos Worldwide Inc is 5.99, ranking 64 out of 67 in the Chemicals industry. Its financial status is weak, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 509.80M, representing a year-over-year increase of 4.08%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 126.52%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

5.99

Change

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Financials

4.95

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

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Quality of Earnings

5.86

Key Metrics

Total revenue

Operating profit

Total assets

SG&A

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

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Operational Efficiency

7.58

Key Metrics

Cash flow from operating activities

Income after tax

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

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Growth Potential

3.24

Key Metrics

Cash flow from operating activities

Total revenue

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

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Shareholder Returns

8.30

Key Metrics

Free cash flow

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Kronos Worldwide Inc's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-15

The current valuation score of Kronos Worldwide Inc is 8.52, ranking 14 out of 67 in the Chemicals industry. Its current P/E ratio is -5.80, which is -14785.04% below the recent high of 851.97 and -1007.21% above the recent low of -64.24.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

8.52

Change

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 48/67

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-15

The current earnings forecast score of Kronos Worldwide Inc is 6.00, ranking 53 out of 67 in the Chemicals industry. The average price target is 6.00, with a high of 6.00 and a low of 6.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

6.00

Change

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Analyst Rating

Based on 2 analysts

Hold

Current Rating

5.500

Target Price

-24.76%

Upside Space

Strong Buy

Buy

Hold

Sell

Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

Total

Median

Average

Company name

Ratings

Analysts

Kronos Worldwide Inc

KRO

Sherwin-Williams Co

SHW

PPG Industries Inc

PPG

Linde PLC

LIN

Air Products and Chemicals Inc

APD

LyondellBasell Industries NV

LYB

Financial Forecasting

EPS

Revenue

Net Profit

EBIT

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-15

The current price momentum score of Kronos Worldwide Inc is 7.17, ranking 26 out of 67 in the Chemicals industry. Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 7.70 and the support level at 5.99, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

9.04

Change

-1.87

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Indicators

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This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators

Sell(4)

Neutral(2)

Buy(0)

Indicators

Value

Direction

MACD(12,26,9)

-0.181

Neutral

RSI(14)

46.264

Neutral

STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)

20.303

Sell

ATR(14)

0.435

High Vlolatility

CCI(14)

-162.378

Sell

Williams %R

97.854

Oversold

TRIX(12,20)

0.525

Sell

StochRSI(14)

0.000

Sell

Moving Average

Sell(3)

Neutral(0)

Buy(3)

Indicators

Value

Direction

MA5

7.126

Sell

MA10

7.276

Sell

MA20

7.177

Sell

MA50

6.458

Buy

MA100

5.986

Buy

MA200

5.664

Buy

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-15

The current institutional shareholding score of Kronos Worldwide Inc is 3.00, ranking 51 out of 67 in the Chemicals industry. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 17.42%, representing a quarter-over-quarter increase of 5.69%. The largest institutional shareholder is James Simons, holding a total of 579.43K shares, representing 0.50% of shares outstanding, with 24.02% decrease in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

3.00

Change

Institutional Shareholding

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Shareholder Activity

Name

Shares Held

Chg %

Valhi Inc

57.99M

NLKW Holding, L.L.C.

35.22M

Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.

3.16M

-3.01%

Boston Partners

2.96M

+0.44%

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.

1.34M

+0.60%

Neuberger Berman, LLC

1.04M

+4.23%

Mellon Investments Corporation

721.78K

+33.64%

Renaissance Technologies LLC

Star Investors

668.40K

-10.05%

Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.

541.10K

+1.62%

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-15

The U.S. Dollar Index is currently in a neutral state, which has a neutral effect on the Chemicals domestic-focused industry. The Dollar Index (DXY) measures the value of the U.S. dollar against a basket of major currencies, including the euro, yen, pound sterling, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona, and Swiss franc. The current risk assessment score of Kronos Worldwide Inc is 3.81, ranking 52 out of 67 in the Chemicals industry. The company's beta value is 0.97. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets. with an industry-leading ESG disclosure.