Sidoti Brokers Decrease Earnings Estimates for Koppers

Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP) – Stock analysts at Sidoti dropped their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Koppers in a research report issued on Monday, November 2nd. Sidoti analyst M. Mathison now expects that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings of $4.13 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $4.18. The consensus estimate for Koppers’ current full-year earnings is $4.08 per share. Sidoti also issued estimates for Koppers’ FY2027 earnings at $4.76 EPS, Q2 2028 earnings at $1.24 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $4.89 EPS.

Koppers (NYSE:KOP) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.37 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.12 by $0.25. Koppers had a negative net margin of 4.59% and a positive return on equity of 14.98%. The business had revenue of $520.10 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $506.10 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.48 earnings per share. Koppers’s quarterly revenue was up 3.0% on a year-over-year basis. Koppers has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.800-4.200 EPS.

KOP has been the subject of several other reports. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Koppers from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 15th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Koppers from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $55.00.

Koppers Stock Performance

Koppers stock opened at $41.72 on Tuesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $44.74 and its 200-day moving average price is $41.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 2.33. The stock has a market cap of $788.87 million, a P/E ratio of -8.84 and a beta of 1.23. Koppers has a fifty-two week low of $25.00 and a fifty-two week high of $53.00.

Koppers Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 28th were paid a dividend of $0.09 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 28th. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. Koppers’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -7.63%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Koppers

In other news, CAO Bradley Pearce sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $51.01, for a total value of $102,020.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 41,037 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,093,297.37. This represents a 4.65% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, SVP Stephen Lucas sold 1,308 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 represents a 3.67% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 97,808 shares of company stock valued at $4,857,451. Insiders own 7.28% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Assetmark Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Koppers in the 2nd quarter valued at about $30,000. Nykredit A S purchased a new stake in Koppers during the 2nd quarter valued at about $31,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio bought a new position in Koppers during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $50,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. bought a new position in Koppers during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $56,000. Finally, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in Koppers by 102.5% during the 3rd quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,037 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $93,000 after acquiring an additional 1,031 shares during the last quarter. 92.75% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.