Koppers (KOP) Competitors

Innospec (NASDAQ:IOSP) and Koppers (NYSE:KOP) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.

Is IOSP or KOP a better dividend stock?

Innospec pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Koppers pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Innospec pays out 155.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Koppers pays out 27.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Innospec has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years and Koppers has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Innospec is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, IOSP or KOP?

Innospec has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Koppers has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, IOSP or KOP?

Koppers has higher revenue and earnings than Innospec. Koppers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Innospec, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Innospec	$1.85B	1.06	$35.60M	$1.08	72.73
Koppers	$2.09B	0.31	$52.40M	$1.16	27.52

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of IOSP or KOP?

96.6% of Innospec shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.8% of Koppers shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Innospec shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.9% of Koppers shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor IOSP or KOP?

In the previous week, Koppers had 1 more articles in the media than Innospec. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Koppers and 2 mentions for Innospec. Koppers' average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Innospec's score of -0.11 indicating that Koppers is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Innospec	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Koppers	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is IOSP or KOP more profitable?

Innospec has a net margin of 1.51% compared to Koppers' net margin of 1.24%. Koppers' return on equity of 17.41% beat Innospec's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Innospec	1.51%	11.38%	8.00%
Koppers	1.24%	17.41%	4.60%

Do analysts recommend IOSP or KOP?

Koppers has a consensus price target of $64.00, indicating a potential upside of 100.50%. Given Koppers' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Koppers is more favorable than Innospec.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Innospec	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00
Koppers	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Summary

Koppers beats Innospec on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.