Valhi (NYSE:VHI) Share Price Passes Below 200-Day Moving Average - What's Next?

Valhi, Inc. (NYSE:VHI - Get Free Report) passed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of $23.46 and traded as low as $15.55. Valhi shares last traded at $16.03, with a volume of 7,460 shares.

Valhi Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a quick ratio of 1.65 and a current ratio of 2.79. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $16.93 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $23.25. The stock has a market cap of $480.73 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.45 and a beta of 1.08.

Valhi (NYSE:VHI - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, March 6th. The basic materials company reported $0.80 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.60 by $0.20. The company had revenue of $480.90 million for the quarter. Valhi had a net margin of 4.29% and a return on equity of 6.90%.

Valhi Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 28th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 17th were paid a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.88%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 17th. Valhi's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 8.47%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. State Street Corp raised its stake in shares of Valhi by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 37,586 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $1,254,000 after acquiring an additional 1,307 shares during the period. Barclays PLC increased its holdings in Valhi by 322.8% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 3,129 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $104,000 after purchasing an additional 2,389 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in Valhi by 3.4% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 53,827 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $1,796,000 after purchasing an additional 1,794 shares during the period. CWA Asset Management Group LLC lifted its stake in Valhi by 36.0% during the fourth quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC now owns 16,642 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $389,000 after purchasing an additional 4,406 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ritholtz Wealth Management boosted its position in shares of Valhi by 90.2% during the fourth quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management now owns 13,882 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $325,000 after buying an additional 6,585 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 3.83% of the company's stock.

About Valhi

Valhi, Inc engages in the chemicals, component products, and real estate management and development businesses in Europe, North America, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company's Chemicals segment produces and markets titanium dioxide pigments (TiO2), which are white inorganic pigments used in various applications by paint, plastics, decorative laminate, and paper manufacturers.