Kronos Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:KRO) COO Klemens Schluter bought 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 19th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $4.37 per share, for a total transaction of $43,700.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief operating officer now directly owns 16,378 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $71,571.86. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link.

Separately, Zacks Investment Research raised Kronos Worldwide from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 28th.

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Kronos Worldwide stock. EQIS Capital Management raised its stake in Kronos Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:KRO) by 1,127.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 54,577 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 50,130 shares during the period. EQIS Capital Management’s holdings in Kronos Worldwide were worth $308,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Kronos Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:KRO) opened at 4.00 on Tuesday. The company’s market capitalization is $463.52 million. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $5.17 and its 200-day moving average price is $7.06. Kronos Worldwide, Inc. has a one year low of $3.98 and a one year high of $13.85.

Kronos Worldwide (NYSE:KRO) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, November 6th. The company reported ($0.03) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.09 by $0.12. The firm earned $336.50 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $339.20 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.28 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 18.9% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts forecast that Kronos Worldwide, Inc. will post $0.15 EPS for the current year.

KRONOS Worldwide, Inc. is a United States-based manufacturer of titanium dioxide. Its products include KRONOS Pigments for Coatings, KRONOS Pigments for Plastics, KRONOS Special Grades, Titanium Chemicals, Photocatalysts and KRONOS ecochem. It offers technical services for coatings, plastics, paper and paper laminates, and weathering, among others. Its coatings applications include industrial coatings, architectural coatings and wood protection coatings. Its plastics applications include polyolefins/masterbatches and polystyrene. Its paper applications include cardboard, paper pulp and packaging. Its man-made fiber applications include polyester and polyamide. Its other applications include concrete and other cementitious systems, health, food and beauty, and ceramic, glass and welding rods. It operates in Leverkusen, Germany; Nordenham, Germany; Varennes, Canada, and Lake Charles, United States, among others.

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