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The closing price of Kronos Worldwide, Inc (NYSE: KRO) was $4.99 for the day, down -7.93% from the previous closing price of $5.42. In other words, the price has decreased by -$7.93 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.87 million shares were traded. KRO stock price reached its highest trading level at $5.215 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $4.6995.
Ratios:
Our analysis of KRO’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.04 and its Current Ratio is at 2.79. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.72 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.61.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Goldman on October 13, 2022, initiated with a Sell rating and assigned the stock a target price of $9.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 11 ’25 when Hanley Bryan A. bought 1,000 shares for $7.43 per share. The transaction valued at 7,430 led to the insider holds 3,500 shares of the business.
Kramer Kevin B bought 14,000 shares of KRO for $104,081 on Mar 11 ’25. The Director now owns 21,460 shares after completing the transaction at $7.43 per share. On Aug 19 ’24, another insider, NACE ANDREW B, who serves as the Executive Vice President of the company, bought 500 shares for $11.34 each. As a result, the insider paid 5,670 and bolstered with 16,453 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, KRO now has a Market Capitalization of 574029632 and an Enterprise Value of 1181096832. As of this moment, Kronos’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 8.50, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 5.35. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.53. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.30 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.68. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.622 whereas that against EBITDA is 5.522.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KRO is 1.02, which has changed by -0.5274621 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18634176 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, KRO has reached a high of $12.98, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $5.11. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -19.73%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -40.60%.
Shares Statistics:
KRO traded an average of 249.00K shares per day over the past three months and 348200 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 115.05M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 21.51M. Insiders hold about 81.30% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 16.04% stake in the company. Shares short for KRO as of 1752537600 were 1039727 with a Short Ratio of 4.18, compared to 1749772800 on 809986. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1039727 and a Short% of Float of 4.82.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.0, KRO has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.20. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 6.07. The current Payout Ratio is 64.03% for KRO, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-09 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-06-09. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2011-05-23 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The performance of Kronos Worldwide, Inc (KRO) in the stock market is under the watchful eye of 2.0 analysts actively contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.13, with high estimates of $0.17 and low estimates of $0.1.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.68 and $0.53 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.6. EPS for the following year is $0.93, with 2.0 analysts recommending between $1.01 and $0.86.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in the current quarter, according to 2 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $560.01M to a low estimate of $484.36M. As of the current estimate, Kronos Worldwide, Inc’s year-ago sales were $484.7MFor the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $459.84M. There is a high estimate of $497.72M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $421.95M.
A total of 2 analysts have provided revenue estimates for KRO’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.06B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.9B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.98B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.89BBased on 2 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.19B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.31B and the low estimate is $2.08B.
