Kronos Worldwide (NYSE:KRO) and DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) Financial Survey

Kronos Worldwide (NYSE:KRO) and DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Kronos Worldwide and DuPont de Nemours”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kronos Worldwide	$1.89 billion	0.38	$86.20 million	$0.58	10.84
DuPont de Nemours	$12.39 billion	2.57	$703.00 million	($0.47)	-161.95

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

Profitability

This table compares Kronos Worldwide and DuPont de Nemours’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kronos Worldwide	3.57%	8.04%	3.50%
DuPont de Nemours	-1.54%	7.85%	5.10%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

15.1% of Kronos Worldwide shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.0% of DuPont de Nemours shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Kronos Worldwide shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of DuPont de Nemours shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Kronos Worldwide pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. DuPont de Nemours pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Kronos Worldwide pays out 34.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. DuPont de Nemours pays out -348.9% 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.

Risk & Volatility

Kronos Worldwide has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DuPont de Nemours has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Kronos Worldwide and DuPont de Nemours, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kronos Worldwide	2	0	0	0	1.00
DuPont de Nemours	0	3	9	0	2.75

Kronos Worldwide currently has a consensus target price of $7.75, indicating a potential upside of 23.31%. DuPont de Nemours has a consensus target price of $88.25, indicating a potential upside of 15.94%. Given Kronos Worldwide’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kronos Worldwide is more favorable than DuPont de Nemours.

Summary

DuPont de Nemours beats Kronos Worldwide on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Kronos Worldwide

Kronos Worldwide, Inc. produces and markets titanium dioxide pigments (TiO2) in Europe, North America, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company produces TiO2 in two crystalline forms, rutile and anatase to impart whiteness, brightness, opacity, and durability for various products, including paints, coatings, plastics, paper, fibers, and ceramics, as well as for various specialty products, such as inks, foods, and cosmetics. It also produces ilmenite, a raw material used directly as a feedstock by sulfate-process TiO2 plants; iron-based chemicals, which are used as treatment and conditioning agents for industrial effluents and municipal wastewater, as well as in the manufacture of iron pigments, cement, and agricultural products; specialty chemicals for use in the formulation of pearlescent pigments, and production of electroceramic capacitors for cell phones and other electronic devices, as well as for use in natural gas pipe, and other specialty applications. In addition, the company provides technical services for its products. It sells its products under the KRONOS brand through agents and distributors to paint, plastics, decorative laminate, and paper manufacturers. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Kronos Worldwide, Inc. is a subsidiary of Valhi, Inc.

About DuPont de Nemours

DuPont de Nemours, Inc. provides technology-based materials and solutions in the United States, Canada, the Asia Pacific, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. It operates through Electronics & Industrial, Water & Protection, and Corporate & Other segments. The Electronics & Industrial segment supplies materials and solutions for the fabrication of semiconductors and integrated circuits. This segment also provides semiconductor and advanced packaging materials; dielectric and metallization solutions for chip packaging; and silicones for light emitting diode packaging and semiconductor applications; permanent and process chemistries for the fabrication of printed circuit boards to include laminates and substrates, and electroless and electrolytic metallization solutions, and electromagnetic shielding and thermal management solutions, as well as patterning solutions, and materials and metallization processes for metal finishing, decorative, and industrial applications. In addition, it offers various materials to manufacture rigid and flexible displays for organic light emitting diode, and other display applications; provides high performance parts, and specialty silicone elastomers, and lubricants to automotive, aerospace, electronics, industrial, and healthcare markets; and photopolymer plates and platemaking systems used in flexographic printing, and digital inks for textile, commercial, and home-office printing applications. The Water & Protection segment provides engineered products and integrated systems for worker safety, water purification and separation, transportation, energy, medical packaging and building materials. The Corporate & Other segment offers auto adhesives and fluids; Multibase; and Tedlar products. The company was formerly known as DowDuPont Inc. and changed its name to DuPont de Nemours, Inc. in June 2019. DuPont de Nemours, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware.