Kronos Worldwide (KRO) Competitors $6.46 +0.39 (+6.43%) Closing price 08/22/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.58 +0.12 (+1.84%) As of 08/22/2025 07:52 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock KRO vs. TROX, KOP, TG, LYB, WLK, CBT, HWKN, OLN, IOSP, and CCShould 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), Olin (OLN), Innospec (IOSP), and Chemours (CC). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector. Kronos Worldwide vs. Its Competitors Tronox Koppers Tredegar LyondellBasell Industries Westlake Cabot Hawkins Olin Innospec Chemours Tronox (NYSE:TROX) and Kronos Worldwide (NYSE:KRO) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability and valuation. Is TROX or KRO more profitable? 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.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Tronox-8.48% -4.83% -1.40% Kronos Worldwide 3.57%8.04%3.50% Do analysts prefer TROX or KRO? Tronox currently has a consensus price target of $5.01, indicating a potential upside of 20.03%. Kronos Worldwide has a consensus price target of $7.75, indicating a potential upside of 19.97%. Given Tronox's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Tronox is more favorable than Kronos Worldwide.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Tronox 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.44Kronos Worldwide 2 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 Does the media favor TROX or KRO? In the previous week, Tronox had 8 more articles in the media than Kronos Worldwide. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Tronox and 5 mentions for Kronos Worldwide. Kronos Worldwide's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Tronox's score of 0.69 indicating that Kronos Worldwide is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Tronox 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Kronos Worldwide 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is TROX or KRO a better dividend stock? Tronox pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Kronos Worldwide pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Tronox pays out -12.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kronos Worldwide pays out 34.5% 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. Which has more risk & volatility, TROX or KRO? Tronox has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kronos Worldwide has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, TROX or KRO? Kronos Worldwide has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTronox$3.07B0.22-$48M-$1.58-2.64Kronos Worldwide$1.89B0.39$86.20M$0.5811.14 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in TROX or KRO? 73.4% of Tronox shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.1% of Kronos Worldwide shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Tronox shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Kronos Worldwide shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryTronox beats Kronos Worldwide on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Kronos Worldwide News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KRO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding KRO and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart KRO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKronos WorldwideCHEM IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$698.37M$11.80B$3.36B$20.94BDividend Yield3.31%3.43%5.16%3.58%P/E Ratio11.1427.69112.2429.11Price / Sales0.396.1731,218,733,196,596,000.0052.98Price / Cash4.647.4124.0723.54Price / Book0.882.285.935.45Net Income$86.20M$508.39M$148.61M$992.10M7 Day Performance7.31%5.02%1.32%2.61%1 Month Performance2.62%-1.27%2.43%1.46%1 Year Performance-45.11%-1.24%33.97%10.72% Kronos Worldwide Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KROKronos Worldwide3.1355 of 5 stars$6.46+6.4%$7.75+20.0%-43.0%$698.37M$1.89B11.142,524Short Interest ↑Gap UpTROXTronox4.4006 of 5 stars$3.16+0.5%$5.01+58.8%-69.1%$497.77M$3.07B-2.006,500KOPKoppers4.6411 of 5 stars$28.32-1.8%$52.50+85.4%-19.8%$577.09M$2.09B39.342,082High Trading VolumeTGTredegar0.1135 of 5 stars$7.19-11.6%N/A+39.6%$283.91M$598.03M-3.801,500Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeLYBLyondellBasell Industries4.4836 of 5 stars$48.36-1.4%$63.08+30.4%-39.1%$15.78B$40.30B62.8020,000Positive NewsWLKWestlake3.5627 of 5 stars$76.96-2.6%$92.93+20.8%-37.5%$10.13B$12.14B-145.2015,540Positive NewsEx-DividendCBTCabot4.5965 of 5 stars$75.86-2.8%$92.33+21.7%-18.1%$4.15B$3.99B9.924,200Positive NewsHWKNHawkins3.203 of 5 stars$177.50+0.1%$162.50-8.5%+40.3%$3.70B$974.43M43.721,035Positive NewsShort Interest ↑OLNOlin4.0965 of 5 stars$18.74-0.9%$25.57+36.4%-45.9%$2.17B$6.54B-156.187,676Dividend AnnouncementIOSPInnospec3.2443 of 5 stars$81.17-0.3%N/A-21.8%$2.02B$1.85B104.062,450News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↑CCChemours3.7626 of 5 stars$11.68-4.2%$17.38+48.7%-16.4%$1.82B$5.78B-4.176,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TROX Competitors KOP Competitors TG Competitors LYB Competitors WLK Competitors CBT Competitors HWKN Competitors OLN Competitors IOSP Competitors CC Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:KRO) was last updated on 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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