Kronos Worldwide (KRO) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to HWKN or KRO?

In the previous week, Hawkins had 6 more articles in the media than Kronos Worldwide. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Hawkins and 1 mentions for Kronos Worldwide. Hawkins' average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Kronos Worldwide's score of -0.88 indicating that Hawkins is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Which has higher 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	$934.42M	2.85	$75.36M	$3.91	32.53
Kronos Worldwide	$1.67B	0.78	-$49.10M	$0.81	14.01

Which has more volatility and risk, HWKN or KRO?

Hawkins has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kronos Worldwide has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HWKN or KRO 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
Hawkins	8.74%	19.64%	12.13%
Kronos Worldwide	5.05%	11.74%	5.30%

Do analysts rate HWKN or KRO?

Hawkins currently has a consensus price target of $122.00, indicating a potential downside of 4.07%. Kronos Worldwide has a consensus price target of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.73%. Given Kronos Worldwide's higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Kronos Worldwide	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67

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 1.8%. Hawkins pays out 18.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kronos Worldwide pays out 24.7% 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.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Kronos Worldwide shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HWKN or KRO?

Kronos Worldwide received 78 more outperform votes than Hawkins when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.07% of users gave Hawkins an outperform vote while only 57.91% of users gave Kronos Worldwide an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hawkins	Outperform Votes 215 59.07%	Underperform Votes 149 40.93%
Kronos Worldwide	Outperform Votes 293 57.91%	Underperform Votes 213 42.09%

Summary

Hawkins beats Kronos Worldwide on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.