Koppers (NYSE:KOP) Given “Outperform” Rating at Barrington Research

Barrington Research reissued their outperform rating on shares of Koppers (NYSE:KOP) in a report published on Friday morning,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a $55.00 target price on the specialty chemicals company’s stock.

KOP has been the topic of a number of other reports. Weiss Ratings upgraded Koppers from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Zacks Research upgraded Koppers from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $52.50.

Koppers Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:KOP traded up $0.53 during trading on Friday, hitting $37.77. 342,711 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 154,095. The company has a market capitalization of $740.73 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.64 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.68, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a current ratio of 2.63. Koppers has a 1-year low of $22.99 and a 1-year high of $38.21. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $30.43 and its 200-day simple moving average is $29.14.

Koppers (NYSE:KOP) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.70 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.59 by $0.11. Koppers had a return on equity of 15.85% and a net margin of 2.98%.The business had revenue of $432.70 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $445.00 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.77 earnings per share. Koppers’s revenue was down 9.3% on a year-over-year basis. Koppers has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.200-5.000 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Koppers will post 4.24 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Koppers Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 6th will be paid a $0.09 dividend. This is an increase from Koppers’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.08. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 6th. This represents a $0.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Koppers’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 40.00%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Koppers

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in KOP. Financial Consulate Inc. bought a new position in Koppers during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $42,000. Byrne Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Koppers in the third quarter worth $42,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its position in shares of Koppers by 258.1% during the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 1,930 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $62,000 after purchasing an additional 1,391 shares in the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP grew its holdings in shares of Koppers by 95.6% in the 2nd quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 2,130 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $68,000 after buying an additional 1,041 shares during the period. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its position in shares of Koppers by 23.5% in the 2nd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 3,235 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $104,000 after buying an additional 615 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 92.75% of the company’s stock.

Koppers News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Koppers this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Barrington Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $55.00 price target (~45% upside vs. current levels), which supports upside momentum and may attract buy interest. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Koppers beat Q4 EPS estimates ($0.70 vs. $0.59 consensus) and provided FY?2026 EPS guidance of $4.20–$5.00, roughly in line with analyst expectations — a combination that likely underpins the stock’s strength. Press Release / Slide Deck
• Neutral Sentiment: Investors can review the full Q4 earnings call transcript and highlights for color on demand trends, margin drivers and capital allocation plans; these details will matter for sustaining sentiment but are not a clear directional catalyst on their own. Earnings Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue declined ~9.3% year?over?year to $432.7M and missed the consensus (~$445M), signaling softer demand in the quarter — a headwind that tempers the EPS beat and raises questions on topline recovery. Zacks Article
• Negative Sentiment: Koppers announced it will idle two plants and lay off dozens as part of a restructuring, which could reduce near?term production and create execution risk (and PR/headcount costs) even if it improves longer?term margin structure. BizJournals Article

Koppers Company Profile

Koppers Company, Inc is a global specialty chemicals and materials manufacturer serving diverse industrial markets. The company operates through two primary segments: Carbon Materials & Chemicals, which produces a range of coal tar–based products, phenolic specialties and carbon compounds; and Railroad Products & Services, which offers wood treating and infrastructure services for rail and utility customers.

In its Carbon Materials & Chemicals segment, Koppers supplies coal tar pitch, refined creosote, coal tar?based distillates and phenolic resins used in aluminum smelting, graphite electrode manufacture, carbon fiber production, and water treatment applications.