Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes for Tronox (TROX)

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of Tronox (NYSE: TROX) recently:

• 5/7/2025 – Tronox had its “market perform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at BMO Capital Markets. They now have a $7.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $13.00.
• 5/6/2025 – Tronox had its price target lowered by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $11.50 to $7.50. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 5/5/2025 – Tronox was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating.
• 5/5/2025 – Tronox had its price target lowered by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $12.00 to $8.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 5/1/2025 – Tronox had its price target lowered by analysts at UBS Group AG from $11.00 to $10.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/14/2025 – Tronox had its price target lowered by analysts at Truist Financial Co. from $14.00 to $10.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.

Tronox Stock Performance

Tronox stock opened at $5.56 on Thursday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $5.98 and its 200-day simple moving average is $8.78. The company has a market cap of $878.14 million, a P/E ratio of -17.93 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.54, a current ratio of 2.47 and a quick ratio of 0.90. Tronox Holdings plc has a fifty-two week low of $4.35 and a fifty-two week high of $20.70.

Tronox (NYSE:TROX) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported ($0.15) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.02 by ($0.17). The company had revenue of $738.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $745.96 million. Tronox had a negative return on equity of 0.63% and a negative net margin of 1.56%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted ($0.05) earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Tronox Holdings plc will post 0.49 EPS for the current year.

Tronox Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 2nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 19th will be paid a $0.125 dividend. This represents a $0.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 8.99%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 19th. Tronox’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -52.63%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Tronox

In related news, Director Stephen J. Jones purchased 30,000 shares of Tronox stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 18th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $7.17 per share, with a total value of $215,100.00. Following the acquisition, the director now directly owns 30,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $215,100. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, SVP Jeffrey N. Neuman acquired 10,266 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 7th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $4.89 per share, with a total value of $50,200.74. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 10,266 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $50,200.74. The trade was a ∞ increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Corporate insiders own 1.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Barclays PLC increased its stake in Tronox by 320.1% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 182,629 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,672,000 after acquiring an additional 139,161 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its stake in shares of Tronox by 123.9% during the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 40,195 shares of the company’s stock valued at $405,000 after purchasing an additional 22,242 shares during the last quarter. Inspire Investing LLC bought a new stake in shares of Tronox during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $403,000. KBC Group NV grew its stake in shares of Tronox by 59.4% during the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 6,949 shares of the company’s stock valued at $70,000 after purchasing an additional 2,590 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC lifted its holdings in Tronox by 5.1% in the fourth quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 728,282 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,334,000 after buying an additional 35,495 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 73.36% of the company’s stock.

Tronox Holdings plc operates as a vertically integrated manufacturer of TiO2 pigment in North America, South and Central America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates titanium-bearing mineral sand mines; and engages in beneficiation and smelting operations. It offers TiO2 pigment; ultrafine specialty TiO2; zircon; feedstock; pig iron; monazite; titanium tetrachloride; and other products.