Koppers (KOP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The RUPS segment procures and treats crossties, switch ties, and various types of lumber used for railroad bridges and crossings. It also provides rail joint bars to join rails together for railroads; transmission and distribution poles for electric and telephone utilities; and pilings. This segment provides railroad services, such as engineering, design, repair, and inspection services for railroad bridges. The PC segment develops, manufactures, and markets copper-based wood preservatives, including micronized copper azole, micronized pigments, alkaline copper quaternary, amine copper azole, and chromated copper arsenate for decking, fencing, utility poles, construction lumber and timbers, and various agricultural uses; and supplies fire-retardant chemicals for pressure treatment of wood primarily in commercial construction. The CMC segment manufactures creosote for the treatment of wood or as a feedstock in the production of carbon black; carbon pitch, a raw material used in the production of aluminum and steel; naphthalene for use as a feedstock in the production of phthalic anhydride and as a surfactant in the production of concrete; phthalic anhydride for the production of plasticizers, polyester resins, and alkyd paints; and carbon black feedstock for use in the production of carbon black. It serves the railroad, specialty chemical, utility, residential lumber, agriculture, aluminum, steel, rubber, and construction sectors. Koppers Holdings Inc. was founded in 1988 and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $24.43 to $25.43
• 50-Day Range: $23.37 to $32.26
• 52-Week Range: $22.99 to $54.07
• Volume: 56,158 shs
• Average Volume: 157,477 shs
• Market Capitalization: $517.99 million
• P/E Ratio: 7.19
• Dividend Yield: 1.27%
• Price Target: $64.00
• Consensus Rating: Strong Buy

Koppers Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Koppers scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 48th out of 186 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Strong Buy

Consensus Rating

Koppers has received a consensus rating of Strong Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Koppers has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 1.65%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Koppers are expected to grow by 1.65% in the coming year, from $4.24 to $4.31 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Koppers is 7.10, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.65.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Koppers is 7.10, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 74.52.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Koppers has a P/B Ratio of 1.04. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.25% of the float of Koppers has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Koppers has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Koppers has recently decreased by 12.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Koppers pays a meaningful dividend of 1.33%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Koppers does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Koppers is 13.17%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Koppers will have a dividend payout ratio of 7.42% next year. This indicates that Koppers will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• Environmental Score: -5.51

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.25% of the float of Koppers has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Koppers has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Koppers has recently decreased by 12.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.50

News Sentiment

Koppers has a news sentiment score of 1.50. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Koppers this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Koppers insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 6.90% of the stock of Koppers is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

92.75% of the stock of Koppers is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

KOP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have KOP shares performed this year?

Koppers' stock was trading at $32.40 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, KOP stock has decreased by 22.3% and is now trading at $25.17.
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How were Koppers' earnings last quarter?

Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February, 27th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.77 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.95 by $0.18. The specialty chemicals company earned $477 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $497 million. Koppers had a net margin of 3.55% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 16.71%.
Read the conference call transcript.

How will Koppers' stock buyback program work?

Koppers' Board of Directors initiated a stock buyback plan on Thursday, February 27th 2025, which permits the company to repurchase $100,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could reacquire up to 16.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Who are Koppers' major shareholders?

Koppers' top institutional investors include Hennessy Advisors Inc. (0.81%), Rhumbline Advisers (0.30%), GAMMA Investing LLC (0.25%) and SummerHaven Investment Management LLC (0.11%). Insiders that own company stock include M Leroy Ball, James A Sullivan, Leslie S Hyde, Stephen R Tritch, Xudong Feng, Daniel J Skrovanek, Bradley A Pearce and Joseph P Dowd.
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How do I buy shares of Koppers?

Shares of KOP stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Koppers own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Koppers investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) and AUO (AUOTY).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/27/2025
• Record date for 3/24 Dividend: 3/07/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 3/24 Dividend: 3/07/2025
• Dividend Payable: 3/24/2025
• Today: 4/24/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/02/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Lumber & wood products, except furniture
• Sub-Industry: Commodity Chemicals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:KOP
• CIK: 1315257
• Web: www.koppers.com
• Phone: (412) 227-2001
• Fax: 412-227-2333
• Employees: 2,120
• Year Founded: 1988

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $64.00
• High Stock Price Target: $64.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $64.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +154.3%
• Consensus Rating: Strong Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $2.43
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 7.10
• Forward P/E Ratio: 5.94
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $89.20 million
• Net Margins: 3.55%
• Pretax Margin: 4.87%
• Return on Equity: 16.71%
• Return on Assets: 4.53%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.83
• Current Ratio: 2.54
• Quick Ratio: 1.13

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.09 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.25
• Cash Flow: $5.96 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.22
• Book Value: $24.16 per share
• Price / Book: 1.04

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 20,486,000
• Free Float: 18,941,000
• Market Cap: $515.63 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.50