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NYSE:VHI

Valhi (VHI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$12.88 -0.23 (-1.72%)
As of 01:39 PM Eastern
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About Valhi Stock (NYSE:VHI)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$12.70
$13.10
50-Day Range
$13.10
$14.97
52-Week Range
$11.44
$20.00
Volume
3,817 shs
Average Volume
19,898 shs
Market Capitalization
$364.36 million
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
2.49%
Price Target
$12.00
Consensus Rating
Sell

Company Overview

Valhi Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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19th Percentile Overall Score

VHI MarketRank™: 

Valhi scored higher than 19% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 178th out of 180 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • 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 2 sell ratings.

  • Downside Risk

    Valhi has a consensus price target of $12.00, representing about 5.7% downside from its current price of $12.72.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

  • Read more about Valhi's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Valhi is -5.01, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Valhi is -5.01, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Valhi has a P/B Ratio of 0.26. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Valhi's valuation and earnings.
  • 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 3.71, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Valhi has recently increased by 13.23%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Valhi pays a meaningful dividend of 2.36%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • Read more about Valhi's dividend.
  • 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 0.42 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

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

    3 people have searched for VHI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • 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.

  • Read more about Valhi's insider trading history.
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VHI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Valhi's stock was trading at $11.9850 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, VHI shares have increased by 6.2% and is now trading at $12.7240.

Valhi, Inc. (NYSE:VHI) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 7th. The basic materials company reported $0.07 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.77 by $0.70. The basic materials company had revenue of $560.10 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $564.20 million. Valhi had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 4.29% and a negative net margin of 3.45%.

Valhi's stock reverse split on Tuesday, June 2nd 2020.The 1-12 reverse split was announced on Thursday, May 28th 2020. The number of shares owned by shareholders was adjusted after the closing bell on Monday, June 1st 2020. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the reverse split would have 8 shares after the split.

Valhi's top institutional shareholders include Renaissance Technologies LLC (0.45%).
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Shares of VHI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Valhi investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Visa (V), ExxonMobil (XOM), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Meta Platforms (META).

Company Calendar

Record date for 3/31 Dividend
3/16/2026
Ex-Dividend for 3/31 Dividend
3/16/2026
Dividend Payable
3/31/2026
Last Earnings
5/07/2026
Today
5/19/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/06/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
CHEM - DIVERSIFD
Sub-Industry
Chemicals
Current Symbol
NYSE:VHI
CIK
59255
Employees
2,263
Year Founded
1987

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$12.00
Low Price Target
$12.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-6.8%
Consensus Rating
Sell
Rating Score (0-4)
1.00
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
($2.54)
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
-$57.60 million
Net Margins
-3.45%
Pretax Margin
-2.84%
Return on Equity
-4.29%
Return on Assets
-2.23%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.46
Current Ratio
3.25
Quick Ratio
1.74

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.08 billion
Price / Sales
0.18
Cash Flow
$0.73 per share
Price / Cash Flow
17.75
Book Value
$48.18 per share
Price / Book
0.27

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
28,300,000
Free Float
28,254,000
Market Cap
$364.36 million
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.99
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This page (NYSE:VHI) was last updated on 5/19/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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