Sidoti Issues Pessimistic Outlook for Koppers Earnings

Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP) – Stock analysts at Sidoti lowered their Q1 2027 EPS estimates for shares of Koppers in a report issued on Monday, November 9th. Sidoti analyst M. Mathison now anticipates that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings per share of $0.75 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.91. The consensus estimate for Koppers’ current full-year earnings is $4.03 per share. Sidoti also issued estimates for Koppers’ Q1 2028 earnings at $0.90 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Wall Street Zen cut Koppers from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Koppers in a research note on Wednesday, November 4th. Finally, B. Riley Financial reduced their target price on Koppers from $62.00 to $54.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $54.50.

Koppers Trading Down 2.3%

Shares of KOP opened at $29.29 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31, a current ratio of 2.33 and a quick ratio of 1.01. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $43.78 and a 200-day simple moving average of $41.68. The stock has a market cap of $553.80 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -5.70 and a beta of 1.23. Koppers has a 1-year low of $26.02 and a 1-year high of $53.00.

Koppers (NYSE:KOP) last announced its earnings results on Friday, November 6th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.37 by ($0.60). The business had revenue of $499.10 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $518.60 million. Koppers had a positive return on equity of 14.98% and a negative net margin of 4.59%. The business’s revenue was up 2.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.21 EPS. Koppers has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.100-3.250 EPS.

Koppers Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 14th. Investors of record on Friday, November 27th will be given a dividend of $0.09 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 27th. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. Koppers’s dividend payout ratio is -7.00%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Leroy Ball sold 4,000 shares of Koppers stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $45.96, for a total value of $183,840.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 429,555 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $19,742,347.80. The trade was a 0.92% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Stephen G. Lucas sold 1,308 shares of Koppers stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $44.55, for a total transaction of $58,271.40. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 34,345 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,530,069.75. This trade represents a 3.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 8,308 shares of company stock worth $379,631. 7.28% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in Koppers during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $136,837,000. Pzena Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Koppers in the second quarter valued at $47,652,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of Koppers by 1.5% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,191,358 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $46,082,000 after purchasing an additional 17,833 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its holdings in Koppers by 7.0% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 804,553 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $36,124,000 after purchasing an additional 52,289 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new stake in Koppers during the 2nd quarter valued at $9,993,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.75% of the company’s stock.

About Koppers

Koppers Holdings Inc (NYSE:KOP) is a global provider of treated wood products, carbon compounds and performance chemicals. The company serves infrastructure, industrial and utility markets with products designed to preserve, protect and extend the service life of wood and other materials.

Koppers operates through two primary business areas: Railroad and Utility Products and Services, and Performance Chemicals. Its offerings include treated railroad crossties, utility poles, pilings and other wood products, as well as wood preservatives and related treatment services.