Valhi (VHI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Valhi, Inc. is a diversified holding company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Through its subsidiaries and affiliates, the company has interests in chemicals, component products, real estate management and other industrial businesses. Valhi’s portfolio is managed through controlling or significant ownership positions rather than through a single operating business.

A major part of Valhi’s operations is its investment in Kronos Worldwide, a producer and marketer of titanium dioxide pigments. Titanium dioxide is used to provide whiteness and opacity in products such as paints and coatings, plastics, paper and other manufactured goods. Valhi also owns CompX International, which produces security products, including mechanical and electronic locks, and marine components such as steering systems and related equipment.

Valhi’s other activities have included real estate management and the ownership and development of land, primarily in the United States, as well as interests associated with environmental and waste-management operations. The company’s business portfolio and ownership structure have changed over time as subsidiaries have been reorganized, acquired or divested. Valhi is part of a group of companies historically associated with Contran Corporation and the late Harold C. Simmons.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $14.14 to $14.79
• 50-Day Range: $13.46 to $18.75
• 52-Week Range: $11.44 to $19.19
• Volume: 9,096 shs
• Average Volume: 12,134 shs
• Market Capitalization: $402.91 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 2.25%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Sell

Valhi Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Valhi scored higher than 24% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 212th out of 229 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 -7.95, 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 -7.95, 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 0.30. 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

0.23% 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 5.03.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Valhi has recently decreased by 9.33%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Valhi pays a meaningful dividend of 2.15%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.62

News Sentiment

Valhi has a news sentiment score of 0.62. 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 0.43 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Valhi this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for VHI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

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

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Record date for 9/24 Dividend: 9/03/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/24 Dividend: 9/03/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/24/2026
• Today: 10/10/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• 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): ($1.79)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$57.60 million
• Net Margins: -2.36%
• Pretax Margin: -1.29%
• Return on Equity: -2.77%
• Return on Assets: -1.45%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.42
• Current Ratio: 3.37
• Quick Ratio: 1.90

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.08 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.19
• Cash Flow: $0.73 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 19.54
• Book Value: $48.18 per share
• Price / Book: 0.30

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 28,320,000
• Free Float: 28,273,000
• Market Cap: $402.91 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.06