Valhi (VHI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Valhi, Inc. is a holding company whose businesses operate through subsidiaries in chemicals, component products, waste management and real estate. Its chemical operations include an interest in Kronos Worldwide, a producer and marketer of titanium dioxide pigments used to add whiteness, brightness and opacity to products such as paints, plastics and paper.

Through CompX International, Valhi is also involved in manufacturing security products and marine components. Its waste-management subsidiary, Waste Control Specialists, provides disposal and related services for certain low-level radioactive, hazardous and industrial wastes at its facility in Andrews County, Texas.

Valhi’s real estate activities include land development and management, primarily through LandWell Company in Henderson, Nevada. The company’s businesses serve customers in the United States and, through its chemicals operations, international markets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $16.69 to $16.80
• 50-Day Range: $13.87 to $18.64
• 52-Week Range: $11.44 to $19.19
• Volume: 1,254 shs
• Average Volume: 16,167 shs
• Market Capitalization: $463.88 million
• P/E Ratio: 327.71
• Dividend Yield: 1.95%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Sell

Valhi Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Valhi scored higher than 18% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 212th out of 227 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Sell

Consensus Rating

Valhi has received a consensus rating of Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Valhi has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Valhi is 334.17, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.72.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Valhi is 334.17, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 27.21.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Valhi has a P/B Ratio of 0.33. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.21% of the float of Valhi has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Valhi has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.96.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Valhi has recently decreased by 8.66%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Valhi pays a meaningful dividend of 1.94%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Valhi does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Valhi is 640.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Valhi has a news sentiment score of 0.67. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.38 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Valhi this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Valhi insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.17% of the stock of Valhi is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

3.83% of the stock of Valhi is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 9/24 Dividend: 9/03/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/24 Dividend: 9/03/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/24/2026
• Last Earnings: 11/05/2026
• Today: 11/13/2026
• Record date for 12/17 Dividend: 11/19/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 12/17 Dividend: 11/19/2026
• Dividend Payable: 12/17/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Chemicals
• Sub-Industry: Specialty Chemicals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:VHI
• CIK: 59255
• Web: www.valhi.net
• Phone: (972) 233-1700
• Fax: 972-448-1445
• Employees: 2,263
• Year Founded: 1987

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.05
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 327.71
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$57.60 million
• Net Margins: 0.06%
• Pretax Margin: 1.27%
• Return on Equity: 0.09%
• Return on Assets: 0.05%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.39
• Current Ratio: 3.29
• Quick Ratio: 1.90

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.08 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.22
• Cash Flow: $0.76 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 21.61
• Book Value: $50.55 per share
• Price / Book: 0.32

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 28,320,000
• Free Float: 28,273,000
• Market Cap: $463.88 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.11