On Tuesday, Kronos Worldwide, Inc (NYSE: KRO) opened higher 5.58% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $4.66. Price fluctuations for KRO have ranged from $4.08 to $11.97 over the past 52 weeks.
A company in the Basic Materials sector has dropped its sales by -0.07% annually for the last half of the decade. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted -104.00% at the time writing. With a float of $21.49 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $115.05 million.
Kronos Worldwide, Inc (KRO) Insider Updates
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 81.32%, while institutional ownership is 15.81%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Aug 15 ’25, was worth 12,100. In this transaction Executive VP, Global Tax of this company bought 2,000 shares at a rate of $6.05, taking the stock ownership to the 2,000 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Aug 13 ’25, when Company’s Executive Vice President bought 3,000 for $5.83, making the entire transaction worth $17,500. This insider now owns 19,453 shares in total.
Kronos Worldwide, Inc (KRO) Performance Highlights and Predictions
If we go through the results of last quarter, which was made public on 12/31/2024, the company posted -0.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, coming under the agreed prediction (set at 0.13) by -0.25. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 0.04 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around -104.00% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 8.76% 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 1.47. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 0.30.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is -0.36, a number that is poised to hit -0.05 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 0.52 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Kronos Worldwide, Inc (KRO)
Let’s dig in a bit further. During the last 5-days, its volume was 0.36 million. That was better than the volume of 0.27 million it reported in year-ago period. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 61.91%.
During the past 100 days, Kronos Worldwide, Inc’s (KRO) raw stochastic average was set at 31.00%, which indicates a significant decrease from 91.30% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 0.23 in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 0.25 volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $5.12, while its 200-day Moving Average is $6.46. However, in the short run, Kronos Worldwide, Inc’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $5.08. Second resistance stands at $5.24. The third major resistance level sits at $5.48. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $4.68, it is likely to go to the next support level at $4.44. Assuming the price breaks the second support level, the third support level stands at $4.28.
Kronos Worldwide, Inc (NYSE: KRO) Key Stats
There are currently 115,053K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 566.06 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 456,900 K and its income totaled -37,000 K.
