Kronos Worldwide (KRO) Competitors

Kronos Worldwide (NYSE:KRO) and Cabot (NYSE:CBT) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, community ranking and media sentiment.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, KRO or CBT?

Cabot has higher revenue and earnings than Kronos Worldwide. Kronos Worldwide is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cabot, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kronos Worldwide	$1.67B	0.97	-$49.10M	-$0.23	-61.17
Cabot	$3.93B	1.42	$445M	$7.90	12.82

Does the media refer more to KRO or CBT?

In the previous week, Cabot had 2 more articles in the media than Kronos Worldwide. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Cabot and 4 mentions for Kronos Worldwide. Cabot's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Kronos Worldwide's score of 0.40 indicating that Cabot is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kronos Worldwide	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Cabot	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate KRO or CBT?

Kronos Worldwide currently has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential downside of 27.95%. Cabot has a consensus price target of $93.67, suggesting a potential downside of 7.42%. Given Cabot's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cabot is more favorable than Kronos Worldwide.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kronos Worldwide	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Cabot	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Does the MarketBeat Community favor KRO or CBT?

Cabot received 95 more outperform votes than Kronos Worldwide when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.92% of users gave Cabot an outperform vote while only 57.94% of users gave Kronos Worldwide an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kronos Worldwide	Outperform Votes 292 57.94%	Underperform Votes 212 42.06%
Cabot	Outperform Votes 387 61.92%	Underperform Votes 238 38.08%

Is KRO or CBT more profitable?

Cabot has a net margin of 11.51% compared to Kronos Worldwide's net margin of -1.50%. Cabot's return on equity of 26.21% beat Kronos Worldwide's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kronos Worldwide	-1.50%	-3.13%	-1.47%
Cabot	11.51%	26.21%	10.32%

Which has more risk & volatility, KRO or CBT?

Kronos Worldwide has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cabot has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in KRO or CBT?

15.1% of Kronos Worldwide shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.2% of Cabot shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Kronos Worldwide shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Cabot shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is KRO or CBT a better dividend stock?

Kronos Worldwide pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Cabot pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Kronos Worldwide pays out -330.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cabot pays out 20.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Kronos Worldwide is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Cabot beats Kronos Worldwide on 18 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.