Barrington Research Decreases Earnings Estimates for Koppers

Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP) – Barrington Research dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Koppers in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, November 12th. Barrington Research analyst G. Prestopino now expects that the specialty chemicals company will earn $1.24 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.52. Barrington Research has a “Outperform” rating and a $64.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Koppers’ current full-year earnings is $4.24 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Koppers’ FY2025 earnings at $4.03 EPS.

Koppers (NYSE:KOP) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, November 8th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.25 by $0.12. Koppers had a net margin of 3.55% and a return on equity of 16.71%. The company had revenue of $554.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $571.80 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.32 EPS. Koppers’s quarterly revenue was up .7% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other analysts also recently weighed in on KOP. Singular Research upgraded Koppers to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, September 20th. StockNews.com raised Koppers from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, November 11th.

Koppers Price Performance

Shares of NYSE KOP opened at $36.46 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $36.40 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $38.61. Koppers has a fifty-two week low of $33.80 and a fifty-two week high of $58.23. The company has a market capitalization of $739.01 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.36 and a beta of 1.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.83, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a current ratio of 2.54.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Koppers

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its stake in Koppers by 7.7% during the 1st quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 10,016 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $553,000 after buying an additional 718 shares during the last quarter. Texas Permanent School Fund Corp increased its position in Koppers by 1.3% during the first quarter. Texas Permanent School Fund Corp now owns 18,224 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $1,005,000 after acquiring an additional 236 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new position in Koppers in the first quarter valued at about $136,000. Sei Investments Co. boosted its position in Koppers by 78.6% in the first quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 65,018 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $3,587,000 after purchasing an additional 28,605 shares during the last quarter. Finally, ProShare Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Koppers during the 1st quarter valued at about $225,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.75% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO M Leroy Ball sold 5,000 shares of Koppers stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $37.92, for a total value of $189,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 315,129 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,949,691.68. This trade represents a 1.56 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, VP Joseph P. Dowd sold 5,516 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.72, for a total transaction of $208,063.52. Following the transaction, the vice president now owns 10,300 shares in the company, valued at $388,516. This represents a 34.88 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 6.55% of the company’s stock.

Koppers Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 29th will be paid a $0.07 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 29th. This represents a $0.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.77%. Koppers’s dividend payout ratio is presently 7.95%.

About Koppers

Koppers Holdings Inc provides treated wood products, wood preservation chemicals, and carbon compounds in the United States, Australasia, Europe, and internationally. The company operates through Railroad and Utility Products and Services (RUPS), Performance Chemicals (PC), and Carbon Materials and Chemicals (CMC) segments.