Koppers (NYSE:KOP) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Koppers (NYSE:KOP - Get Free Report) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 4.750-4.750 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 4.300. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.2 billion-$2.2 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.1 billion.

Koppers Price Performance

Shares of NYSE KOP traded down $1.22 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $27.89. 312,304 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 130,430. Koppers has a fifty-two week low of $27.33 and a fifty-two week high of $56.96. The firm has a market cap of $565.30 million, a PE ratio of 7.92 and a beta of 1.83. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $30.88 and a 200-day simple moving average of $34.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.83, a current ratio of 2.54 and a quick ratio of 1.13.

Koppers (NYSE:KOP - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 27th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.95 by ($0.18). The firm had revenue of $477.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $497.00 million. Koppers had a net margin of 3.55% and a return on equity of 16.71%. Equities research analysts anticipate that Koppers will post 4.24 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Koppers Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 7th will be issued a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.15%. This is an increase from Koppers's previous quarterly dividend of $0.07. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 7th. Koppers's dividend payout ratio is presently 9.09%.

Koppers declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback program on Thursday, February 27th that allows the company to repurchase $100.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the specialty chemicals company to buy up to 16.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

KOP has been the subject of several recent research reports. Barrington Research reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $64.00 target price on shares of Koppers in a research note on Monday, February 24th. StockNews.com upgraded Koppers from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, November 11th.

Koppers Company Profile

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.