Kronos Worldwide (KRO) Competitors

Hawkins (NASDAQ:HWKN) and Kronos Worldwide (NYSE:KRO) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, dividends, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Does the media refer more to HWKN or KRO?

In the previous week, Hawkins had 15 more articles in the media than Kronos Worldwide. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Hawkins and 2 mentions for Kronos Worldwide. Hawkins' average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Kronos Worldwide's score of -0.25 indicating that Hawkins is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hawkins	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kronos Worldwide	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend HWKN or KRO?

Hawkins presently has a consensus target price of $142.50, suggesting a potential upside of 17.55%. Kronos Worldwide has a consensus target price of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 74.42%. Given Kronos Worldwide's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Kronos Worldwide is more favorable than Hawkins.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hawkins	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Kronos Worldwide	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in HWKN or KRO?

69.7% of Hawkins shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.1% of Kronos Worldwide shares are held by institutional investors. 3.8% of Hawkins shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Kronos Worldwide shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is HWKN or KRO a better dividend stock?

Hawkins pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Kronos Worldwide pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Hawkins pays out 18.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kronos Worldwide pays out 27.0% 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. Hawkins has raised its dividend for 20 consecutive years.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, HWKN or KRO?

Hawkins has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Kronos Worldwide. Kronos Worldwide is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hawkins, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hawkins	$952.13M	2.66	$75.36M	$3.92	30.92
Kronos Worldwide	$1.89B	0.42	-$49.10M	$0.74	9.30

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HWKN or KRO?

Kronos Worldwide received 79 more outperform votes than Hawkins when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.13% of users gave Hawkins an outperform vote while only 58.04% of users gave Kronos Worldwide an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hawkins	Outperform Votes 217 59.13%	Underperform Votes 150 40.87%
Kronos Worldwide	Outperform Votes 296 58.04%	Underperform Votes 214 41.96%

Is HWKN or KRO more profitable?

Hawkins has a net margin of 8.60% compared to Kronos Worldwide's net margin of 5.05%. Hawkins' return on equity of 18.95% beat Kronos Worldwide's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hawkins	8.60%	18.95%	11.87%
Kronos Worldwide	5.05%	11.74%	5.30%

Which has more risk & volatility, HWKN or KRO?

Hawkins has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kronos Worldwide has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Hawkins beats Kronos Worldwide on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.