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6 Reasons That Make Kronos Worldwide an Attractive Pick
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Kronos Worldwide, Inc.’s (KRO - Free Report) stock looks promising at the moment. The company, currently carrying a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), has seen its shares shoot up roughly 122% year to date. If you haven’t taken advantage of the share price appreciation yet, the time is right for you to add the stock to portfolio as it looks promising and is poised to carry the momentum ahead.
Let’s delve deeper into the factors that make this chemical maker an attractive investment option.
What’s Working in Favor of Kronos?
An Outperformer: Kronos has significantly outperformed the industry it belongs to over a year. The company’s shares have gained a whopping 127.1% over this period, compared with roughly 27.2% gain recorded by the industry.
Estimates Moving Up: Annual estimates for Kronos have moved north over the past three months, reflecting analysts’ confidence on the stock. Over this period, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2017 has increased by around 6.6% to $1.61 per share. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2018 has also moved up 18% over the same timeframe to $2.16.
Positive Earnings Surprise History: Kronos has outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate in three of the trailing four quarters, delivering a positive average earnings surprise of 58.8%.
Strong Growth Prospects: The Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings for 2017 is currently pegged at $1.61, reflecting an expected year-over-year growth of 419.4%. Moreover, earnings are expected to register a 34.2% growth in 2018. The stock also has a long-term (three-five years) expected earnings per share growth rate of 5%.
Superior Return on Equity (ROE): Kronos’ ROE of 31.4%, as compared with the industry average of 10.7%, manifests the company’s efficiency in utilizing shareholder’s funds.
Strong Q3 and Upbeat Outlook: The company's earnings of 64 cents per share for third-quarter 2017 climbed from 19 cents a year ago and also topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 45 cents. Higher average selling prices and increased sales and production volumes provided a boost to the company’s earnings.
Net revenues jumped around 30% year over year to $464.5 million, on the back of higher titanium dioxide (TiO2) selling prices and increased sales volumes. Sales beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $448 million.
Kronos expects its production volumes to be higher in 2017 on a year-over-year basis as production rates this year will be favorably impacted by the implementation of certain productivity-enhancing improvement projects at some facilities. Also, the company anticipates increased sales volume in 2017 compared to 2016.
The company also envisions income from operations in 2017 will be higher on a year-over-year basis, mainly due to an expected increase in average selling prices and the favorable impact of anticipated higher production and sales volumes in 2017.
Westlake has an expected long-term earnings growth of 8.4%. Its shares are up roughly 62% year to date.
Ingevity has an expected long-term earnings growth of 12%. The stock has gained around 34% year to date.
Kraton has an expected earnings growth of 25.4% for the current year. Its shares are up roughly 67% year to date.
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6 Reasons That Make Kronos Worldwide an Attractive Pick
Kronos Worldwide, Inc.’s (KRO - Free Report) stock looks promising at the moment. The company, currently carrying a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), has seen its shares shoot up roughly 122% year to date. If you haven’t taken advantage of the share price appreciation yet, the time is right for you to add the stock to portfolio as it looks promising and is poised to carry the momentum ahead.
Let’s delve deeper into the factors that make this chemical maker an attractive investment option.
What’s Working in Favor of Kronos?
An Outperformer: Kronos has significantly outperformed the industry it belongs to over a year. The company’s shares have gained a whopping 127.1% over this period, compared with roughly 27.2% gain recorded by the industry.
Estimates Moving Up: Annual estimates for Kronos have moved north over the past three months, reflecting analysts’ confidence on the stock. Over this period, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2017 has increased by around 6.6% to $1.61 per share. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2018 has also moved up 18% over the same timeframe to $2.16.
Positive Earnings Surprise History: Kronos has outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate in three of the trailing four quarters, delivering a positive average earnings surprise of 58.8%.
Strong Growth Prospects: The Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings for 2017 is currently pegged at $1.61, reflecting an expected year-over-year growth of 419.4%. Moreover, earnings are expected to register a 34.2% growth in 2018. The stock also has a long-term (three-five years) expected earnings per share growth rate of 5%.
Superior Return on Equity (ROE): Kronos’ ROE of 31.4%, as compared with the industry average of 10.7%, manifests the company’s efficiency in utilizing shareholder’s funds.
Strong Q3 and Upbeat Outlook: The company's earnings of 64 cents per share for third-quarter 2017 climbed from 19 cents a year ago and also topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 45 cents. Higher average selling prices and increased sales and production volumes provided a boost to the company’s earnings.
Net revenues jumped around 30% year over year to $464.5 million, on the back of higher titanium dioxide (TiO2) selling prices and increased sales volumes. Sales beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $448 million.
Kronos expects its production volumes to be higher in 2017 on a year-over-year basis as production rates this year will be favorably impacted by the implementation of certain productivity-enhancing improvement projects at some facilities. Also, the company anticipates increased sales volume in 2017 compared to 2016.
The company also envisions income from operations in 2017 will be higher on a year-over-year basis, mainly due to an expected increase in average selling prices and the favorable impact of anticipated higher production and sales volumes in 2017.
Kronos Worldwide Inc Price and Consensus
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Other Stocks to Consider
Other top-ranked companies in the basic materials space include Westlake Chemical Corporation (WLK - Free Report) , Ingevity Corporation (NGVT - Free Report) and Kraton Corporation , all sporting a Zacks Rank #1. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Westlake has an expected long-term earnings growth of 8.4%. Its shares are up roughly 62% year to date.
Ingevity has an expected long-term earnings growth of 12%. The stock has gained around 34% year to date.
Kraton has an expected earnings growth of 25.4% for the current year. Its shares are up roughly 67% year to date.
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