On Monday, Kronos Worldwide, Inc (NYSE: KRO) opened higher 3.95% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $6.84. Price fluctuations for KRO have ranged from $6.19 to $14.50 over the past 52 weeks.
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Over the past five-year period, the growth rate of yearbook sales for the company of the Basic Materials sector was 2.42%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 19.48% at the time writing. With a float of $21.53 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $115.00 million.
Considering the fact that the conglomerate employs 2524 people, you should pay attention to its efficiency factor. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 19.68%, operating margin of 7.35%, and the pretax margin is 7.93%.
Kronos Worldwide, Inc (KRO) Insider Activity
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Specialty Chemicals industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Kronos Worldwide, Inc is 81.29%, while institutional ownership is 15.68%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Mar 11 ’25, was worth 7,430. In this transaction Senior VP and Treasurer of this company bought 1,000 shares at a rate of $7.43, taking the stock ownership to the 3,500 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Mar 11 ’25, when Company’s Director bought 14,000 for $7.43, making the entire transaction worth $104,081. This insider now owns 21,460 shares in total.
Kronos Worldwide, Inc (KRO) Earnings and Forecasts
Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 0.2 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 19.48% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 23.29% during the next five years compared to -0.07% drop over the previous five years of trading.
Kronos Worldwide, Inc (NYSE: KRO) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Kronos Worldwide, Inc (KRO). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 0.94. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 0.43. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 24.27.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 0.75, a number that is poised to hit 0.17 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 1.24 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Kronos Worldwide, Inc (KRO)
Compared to the last year’s volume of 0.19 million, its volume of 0.38 million showed improvement in the last five days. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 52.61%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 0.42.
During the past 100 days, Kronos Worldwide, Inc’s (KRO) raw stochastic average was set at 15.92%, which indicates a significant decrease from 56.10% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 75.47% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 41.78% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $8.16, while its 200-day Moving Average is $10.41. Nevertheless, the first resistance level for the watch stands at $7.28 in the near term. At $7.46, the stock is likely to face the second major resistance level. The third major resistance level sits at $7.69. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $6.87, it is likely to go to the next support level at $6.64. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $6.46.
Kronos Worldwide, Inc (NYSE: KRO) Key Stats
There are currently 115,036K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 817.93 million. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 1,887 M according to its annual income of 86,200 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 423,100 K and its income totaled -13,200 K.
