Kronos Worldwide (KRO) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor KRO or HWKN?

Kronos Worldwide received 79 more outperform votes than Hawkins when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.07% of users gave Hawkins an outperform vote while only 57.99% of users gave Kronos Worldwide an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kronos Worldwide	Outperform Votes 294 57.99%	Underperform Votes 213 42.01%
Hawkins	Outperform Votes 215 59.07%	Underperform Votes 149 40.93%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, KRO or HWKN?

Hawkins has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Kronos Worldwide	$1.67B	0.67	-$49.10M	$0.81	12.02
Hawkins	$919.16M	2.64	$75.36M	$3.91	29.64

Do insiders & institutionals believe in KRO or HWKN?

15.1% of Kronos Worldwide shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.7% of Hawkins shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Kronos Worldwide shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Hawkins shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is KRO or HWKN more profitable?

Hawkins has a net margin of 8.74% compared to Kronos Worldwide's net margin of 5.05%. Hawkins' return on equity of 19.64% beat Kronos Worldwide's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kronos Worldwide	5.05%	11.74%	5.30%
Hawkins	8.74%	19.64%	12.13%

Do analysts prefer KRO or HWKN?

Kronos Worldwide currently has a consensus price target of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 23.28%. Hawkins has a consensus price target of $122.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.27%. Given Kronos Worldwide's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Kronos Worldwide is more favorable than Hawkins.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kronos Worldwide	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67
Hawkins	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is KRO or HWKN a better dividend stock?

Kronos Worldwide pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Hawkins pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Kronos Worldwide pays out 24.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hawkins pays out 18.4% 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 more risk & volatility, KRO or HWKN?

Kronos Worldwide has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hawkins has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor KRO or HWKN?

In the previous week, Hawkins had 10 more articles in the media than Kronos Worldwide. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Hawkins and 3 mentions for Kronos Worldwide. Kronos Worldwide's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Hawkins' score of 0.13 indicating that Kronos Worldwide is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kronos Worldwide	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hawkins	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Hawkins beats Kronos Worldwide on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.