Kronos Worldwide (NYSE:KRO) Stock Price Up 7.1% – What’s Next?

12 Dec 2025, 18:36 by Tristan Rich · The Markets Daily

Kronos Worldwide Inc (NYSE:KRO – Get Free Report) was up 7.1% during trading on Friday . The company traded as high as $5.36 and last traded at $5.26. Approximately 164,700 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 40% from the average daily volume of 274,613 shares. The stock had previously closed at $4.91.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have weighed in on KRO shares. Zacks Research cut Kronos Worldwide from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Kronos Worldwide in a report on Monday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price target on shares of Kronos Worldwide from $8.50 to $6.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Sell rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Strong Sell” and an average target price of $6.50.

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Kronos Worldwide Stock Performance

The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $4.88 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $5.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 1.47 and a current ratio of 3.83. The stock has a market cap of $597.11 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -14.42 and a beta of 1.15.

Kronos Worldwide (NYSE:KRO – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 6th. The specialty chemicals company reported ($0.18) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.06) by ($0.12). The business had revenue of $456.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $519.27 million. Kronos Worldwide had a negative return on equity of 3.09% and a negative net margin of 2.22%.

Kronos Worldwide Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 11th. Investors of record on Friday, November 21st were given a dividend of $0.05 per share. This represents a $0.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.9%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 21st. Kronos Worldwide’s dividend payout ratio is currently -55.56%.

Institutional Trading of Kronos Worldwide

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Verition Fund Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Kronos Worldwide during the third quarter worth $150,000. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of Kronos Worldwide by 10.5% during the 3rd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 122,648 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $704,000 after acquiring an additional 11,639 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in Kronos Worldwide by 55.8% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 472,305 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $2,711,000 after acquiring an additional 169,246 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning grew its position in Kronos Worldwide by 39.6% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 58,720 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $337,000 after acquiring an additional 16,656 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Two Sigma Investments LP increased its holdings in Kronos Worldwide by 5.9% in the 3rd quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 147,633 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $847,000 after purchasing an additional 8,160 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 15.11% of the company’s stock.

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