Advisors Asset Management Inc. Sells 129,741 Shares of Kronos Worldwide Inc $KRO

Advisors Asset Management Inc. lowered its stake in shares of Kronos Worldwide Inc (NYSE:KRO) by 59.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 87,944 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock after selling 129,741 shares during the period. Advisors Asset Management Inc. owned approximately 0.08% of Kronos Worldwide worth $505,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Boston Partners boosted its stake in Kronos Worldwide by 60.0% during the 2nd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 2,521,452 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $15,630,000 after purchasing an additional 945,556 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Kronos Worldwide by 2.4% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 527,839 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $3,273,000 after acquiring an additional 12,260 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Kronos Worldwide by 11.1% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 220,663 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $1,651,000 after purchasing an additional 22,046 shares in the last quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC boosted its stake in Kronos Worldwide by 56.8% in the 2nd quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC now owns 197,383 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $1,224,000 after purchasing an additional 71,493 shares during the period. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Kronos Worldwide by 478.7% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 125,969 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $942,000 after acquiring an additional 104,202 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 15.11% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently weighed in on KRO. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Kronos Worldwide in a research report on Monday, December 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price target on Kronos Worldwide from $6.00 to $5.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, December 16th. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of Kronos Worldwide from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Strong Sell” and an average target price of $6.00.

Kronos Worldwide Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:KRO opened at $6.38 on Thursday. Kronos Worldwide Inc has a 1-year low of $4.08 and a 1-year high of $9.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 3.83 and a quick ratio of 1.47. The company has a market capitalization of $734.02 million, a P/E ratio of -17.72 and a beta of 1.14. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $5.32 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $5.37.

Kronos Worldwide Company Profile

Kronos Worldwide, Inc is a leading global producer of titanium dioxide (TiO₂) pigments, a white pigment widely used in paints, coatings, plastics, paper, and many other industrial and consumer applications. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, the company markets its products under the “Kronos” brand and has built a reputation for high-quality pigment performance, technical support, and reliable supply. Kronos serves a diverse customer base across coatings manufacturers, plastic compounders, and paper producers, delivering solutions tailored to enhance opacity, color strength, and durability.

In addition to its core TiO₂ offerings, Kronos produces and markets iron oxide pigments and zircon-based specialty chemicals, expanding its portfolio to meet the needs of markets such as construction, ceramics, and glass.