Valhi (VHI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Valhi, Inc. is a diversified holding company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Its principal businesses operate through subsidiaries in the chemicals, component products and real estate sectors. Valhi is affiliated with Contran Corporation, a holding company with long-standing ownership interests in Valhi and other industrial businesses.

Through Kronos Worldwide, Inc., Valhi participates in the manufacture and sale of titanium dioxide pigments, which are used to provide whiteness and opacity in paints, coatings, plastics, paper and other products. Kronos serves customers in North America, Europe and other international markets through production and distribution operations in multiple regions.

Valhi also owns CompX International Inc., which produces mechanical and electronic security products, including locks and access-control components for cabinets, furniture, industrial equipment and other applications. CompX also manufactures marine components such as steering systems and related hardware. In addition, Valhi has interests in real estate management and development and has historically operated businesses involved in waste management. The company is led by Steven L. Watson, who has served as its chairman, president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $16.64 to $17.50
• 50-Day Range: $13.36 to $18.75
• 52-Week Range: $11.44 to $19.19
• Volume: 9,056 shs
• Average Volume: 17,528 shs
• Market Capitalization: $474.78 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 1.91%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Sell

Valhi Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Valhi scored higher than 14% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 212th out of 226 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 -9.43, 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 -9.43, 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 0.35. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.26% 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 3.08, 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 12.55%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Valhi pays a meaningful dividend of 1.93%, 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: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.41

News Sentiment

Valhi has a news sentiment score of 0.41. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.52 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.

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 6/25 Dividend: 6/04/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/25 Dividend: 6/04/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/25/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Record date for 9/24 Dividend: 9/03/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/24 Dividend: 9/03/2026
• Today: 9/22/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/24/2026
• 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: 0.23
• Cash Flow: $0.77 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 21.70
• Book Value: $48.18 per share
• Price / Book: 0.35

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 28,320,000
• Free Float: 28,273,000
• Market Cap: $474.78 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.03