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Kronos Worldwide KRO
US equityMarket cap rank #3325
$7.46 +$0.34 (+4.78%)
Market closed · Nov 6, 8:10 pm ET · Last extended-hours $7.45 -0.13%
Open$7.36
Prev close$7.12
Day range$7.16 – $7.82
Volume469.3K
Market cap$858.63M
P/E (TTM)–
Dividend yield2.68%
Ownership & positioning
Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving
Institutional ownership97.4%+0.13 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding157-2 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)32 buys / 0 sellsNet buying
Short interest0.96% of floatDays to cover 3.4 · as of 15 Oct 2026
Short-sale volume share27.2%5-day average of daily volume
Short-sale volume as % of daily volume
Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions
Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$316.7K (8 inflow days, 12 outflow days).
Net flow by order size, last 20 sessions
Super/Big orders approximate institutional-size trades; Mid/Small approximate retail-size trades. Net buy minus sell value in each bucket, summed over the window.
The five largest holders on file together own 88.7% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has fallen from 1.16% to 0.96% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (31 Jul 2026 to 15 Oct 2026).
Recent institutional activity
| Holder | Type | Period | Share change | New stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Limited | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +131,643 | 0.2% |
| Nuveen Asset Management LLC | Insurance Company | 2026/Q3 | +60,205 | 0.1% |
| AQR Capital Management | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +294,491 | 0.5% |
| American Century Investment Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +152,127 | 0.2% |
| Millennium Management LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +134,206 | 0.2% |
| Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +89,859 | 2.7% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +86,245 | 0.1% |
| BlackRock | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +81,573 | 1.5% |
| Acadian Asset Management LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +80,279 | 0.1% |
| Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association-College Retirement Equities Fund | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +72,500 | 0.1% |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +50,161 | 0.1% |
| Squarepoint OPS LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +48,037 | 0.1% |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Limited | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +48,003 | 0.0% |
| PDT Partners, LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +46,264 | 0.2% |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +45,394 | 0.0% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May 2026 | Kevin Kramer | Independent Director | Open Market Acquisition | +14,601 | $6.77 | 44,411 |
| 12 May 2026 | Robert Turner | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +5,550 | $7.22 | 37,596 |
| 12 May 2026 | Meredith Mendes | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +5,550 | $7.22 | 19,300 |
| 12 May 2026 | Cecil Moore | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +5,550 | $7.22 | 36,324 |
| 12 May 2026 | John Harper | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +5,550 | $7.22 | 21,800 |
| 12 May 2026 | Brian Christian | Chief Executive Officer | Other Acquisition | +5,550 | $7.22 | 5,550 |
| 12 May 2026 | Kevin Kramer | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +5,550 | $7.22 | 29,810 |
| 12 May 2026 | Loretta Feehan | Non Executive Chair of the Board | Other Acquisition | +5,550 | $7.22 | 26,800 |
| 12 May 2026 | Michael Simmons | Vice Chairperson | Other Acquisition | +5,550 | $7.22 | – |
| 14 Aug 2025 | Kristin McCoy | Executive Vice President of Global Tax | Open Market Acquisition | +2,000 | $6.05 | – |
| 12 Aug 2025 | Andrew Nace | Executive Vice President | Open Market Acquisition | +3,000 | $5.98 | 19,453 |
| 10 Aug 2025 | Amy Samford | Officer | Open Market Acquisition | +3,000 | $4.83 | 5,000 |
| 10 Aug 2025 | Bryan Hanley | Senior Vice President | Open Market Acquisition | +2,500 | $4.90 | 6,000 |
| 10 Aug 2025 | Michael Simmons | Vice Chairperson | Open Market Acquisition | +5,000 | $4.87 | – |
| 10 Aug 2025 | Bart Reichert | Open Market Acquisition | +20,000 | $4.96 | 20,000 | |
| 13 May 2025 | Robert Turner | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +2,800 | $7.17 | 32,046 |
| 13 May 2025 | Meredith Mendes | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +2,800 | $7.17 | 13,750 |
| 13 May 2025 | Cecil Moore | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +2,800 | $7.17 | 30,774 |
| 13 May 2025 | John Harper | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +2,800 | $7.17 | 16,250 |
| 13 May 2025 | Kevin Kramer | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +2,800 | $7.17 | 24,260 |
From Form 4/Form 144 filings. Negative share counts are disposals (sales, gifts, or shares withheld for taxes); positive are acquisitions.
Short interest, by report
| Report date | Shares short | % of float | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | 1,099,643 | 1.0% | 3.4 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 1,019,022 | 0.9% | 2.5 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 1,079,765 | 0.9% | 2.4 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 1,072,924 | 0.9% | 3.5 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 1,003,843 | 0.9% | 1.6 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 1,329,109 | 1.2% | 3.1 |
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