KRO vs. TROX, KOP, TG, LYB, WLK, CBT, HWKN, CC, IOSP, and HUN
Should you be buying Kronos Worldwide stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kronos Worldwide include Tronox (TROX), Koppers (KOP), Tredegar (TG), LyondellBasell Industries (LYB), Westlake (WLK), Cabot (CBT), Hawkins (HWKN), Chemours (CC), Innospec (IOSP), and Huntsman (HUN). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Kronos Worldwide vs. Its Competitors
Kronos Worldwide (NYSE:KRO) and Tronox (NYSE:TROX) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.
15.1% of Kronos Worldwide shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.4% of Tronox shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Kronos Worldwide shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Tronox shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Kronos Worldwide currently has a consensus price target of $7.75, suggesting a potential upside of 45.13%. Tronox has a consensus price target of $5.10, suggesting a potential upside of 45.09%. Given Kronos Worldwide's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Kronos Worldwide is more favorable than Tronox.
Kronos Worldwide has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Tronox. Tronox is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kronos Worldwide, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Kronos Worldwide pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Tronox pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Kronos Worldwide pays out 34.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tronox pays out -12.7% 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. Tronox is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Kronos Worldwide has a net margin of 3.57% compared to Tronox's net margin of -8.48%. Kronos Worldwide's return on equity of 8.04% beat Tronox's return on equity.
In the previous week, Tronox had 35 more articles in the media than Kronos Worldwide. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Tronox and 2 mentions for Kronos Worldwide. Kronos Worldwide's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Tronox's score of 0.08 indicating that Kronos Worldwide is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Kronos Worldwide has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tronox has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Kronos Worldwide and Tronox tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:KRO) was last updated on 10/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
