Koppers (KOP) Competitors $24.48 -0.54 (-2.14%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$24.44 -0.05 (-0.20%) As of 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock KOP vs. KRO, TG, LYB, WLK, CBT, HWKN, LPX, TREX, SID, and SSRMShould you be buying Koppers stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Koppers include Kronos Worldwide (KRO), Tredegar (TG), LyondellBasell Industries (LYB), Westlake (WLK), Cabot (CBT), Hawkins (HWKN), Louisiana-Pacific (LPX), Trex (TREX), Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (SID), and SSR Mining (SSRM). Koppers vs. Kronos Worldwide Tredegar LyondellBasell Industries Westlake Cabot Hawkins Louisiana-Pacific Trex Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional SSR Mining Kronos Worldwide (NYSE:KRO) and Koppers (NYSE:KOP) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, profitability, dividends, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KRO or KOP? Koppers received 48 more outperform votes than Kronos Worldwide when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.65% of users gave Koppers an outperform vote while only 58.04% of users gave Kronos Worldwide an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformKronos WorldwideOutperform Votes29658.04% Underperform Votes21441.96% KoppersOutperform Votes34465.65% Underperform Votes18034.35% Is KRO or KOP a better dividend stock? Kronos Worldwide pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Koppers pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Kronos Worldwide pays out 27.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Koppers pays out 13.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, KRO or KOP? Koppers has higher revenue and earnings than Kronos Worldwide. Kronos Worldwide is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Koppers, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKronos Worldwide$1.89B0.42-$49.10M$0.749.28Koppers$2.09B0.24$89.20M$2.4310.10 Do analysts prefer KRO or KOP? Kronos Worldwide currently has a consensus target price of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 74.67%. Koppers has a consensus target price of $64.00, indicating a potential upside of 160.69%. Given Koppers' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Koppers is more favorable than Kronos Worldwide.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Kronos Worldwide 2 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.67Koppers 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.50 Is KRO or KOP more profitable? Kronos Worldwide has a net margin of 5.05% compared to Koppers' net margin of 3.55%. Koppers' return on equity of 16.71% beat Kronos Worldwide's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Kronos Worldwide5.05% 11.74% 5.30% Koppers 3.55%16.71%4.53% Does the media favor KRO or KOP? In the previous week, Koppers had 4 more articles in the media than Kronos Worldwide. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Koppers and 1 mentions for Kronos Worldwide. Koppers' average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Kronos Worldwide's score of -0.49 indicating that Koppers is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Kronos Worldwide 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Koppers 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of KRO or KOP? 15.1% of Kronos Worldwide shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.8% of Koppers shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Kronos Worldwide shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.6% of Koppers shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, KRO or KOP? Kronos Worldwide has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Koppers has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryKoppers beats Kronos Worldwide on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Koppers News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KOP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart KOP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKoppersLumber & wood products, except furniture IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$502.93M$4.15B$2.97B$18.62BDividend Yield1.25%1.28%5.23%4.24%P/E Ratio6.9715.6679.4931.24Price / Sales0.242.4824,272,056,611,966,700.0025.86Price / Cash4.2215.0524.3217.54Price / Book1.024.345.264.31Net Income$89.20M$157.53M$155.11M$1.02B7 Day Performance5.05%7.15%8.79%6.92%1 Month Performance-18.23%-8.89%2.20%-6.59%1 Year Performance-55.94%-26.64%15.06%1.58% Koppers Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KOPKoppers4.6158 of 5 stars$24.49-2.1%$64.00+161.4%-54.6%$501.60M$2.09B6.962,120News CoveragePositive NewsKROKronos Worldwide3.647 of 5 stars$6.53-2.4%$12.00+83.8%-37.2%$751.19M$1.89B8.062,196News CoverageTGTredegar0.6818 of 5 stars$6.81+0.5%N/A+12.7%$235.85M$598.03M-8.612,400Short Interest ↑News CoverageLYBLyondellBasell Industries4.9499 of 5 stars$56.64-2.3%$78.83+39.2%-43.4%$18.32B$40.30B13.6819,300Short Interest ↑High Trading VolumeWLKWestlake4.463 of 5 stars$86.18-2.6%$134.21+55.7%-41.3%$11.07B$12.14B121.3815,900Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeCBTCabot4.4351 of 5 stars$76.42-2.4%$93.25+22.0%-15.3%$4.14B$3.99B10.154,200High Trading VolumeHWKNHawkins3.9941 of 5 stars$105.47-1.5%$123.50+17.1%+60.4%$2.21B$952.13M26.91810Analyst UpgradeLPXLouisiana-Pacific4.6702 of 5 stars$83.23-3.3%$111.50+34.0%+13.1%$5.80B$2.94B14.154,300Short Interest ↓Positive NewsGap DownTREXTrex3.0976 of 5 stars$53.12-3.5%$79.00+48.7%-39.9%$5.70B$1.15B24.251,640Short Interest ↑Gap DownSIDCompanhia Siderúrgica Nacional0.8369 of 5 stars$1.44-1.0%$2.10+46.3%-45.0%$1.90B$43.69B-9.5735,200Short Interest ↓Positive NewsSSRMSSR Mining1.6979 of 5 stars$9.16+0.8%$9.93+8.4%+109.4%$1.85B$995.62M-7.102,500News CoveragePositive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Kronos Worldwide Competitors Tredegar Competitors LyondellBasell Industries Competitors Westlake Competitors Cabot Competitors Hawkins Competitors Louisiana-Pacific Competitors Trex Competitors Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional Competitors SSR Mining Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:KOP) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGet Your Bank Account “Fed Invasion” Ready with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredElon Musk Confirms: Tesla’s Optimus is Replacing Workers… and Heading to MarsElon Musk just confirmed Tesla’s robot will go to Mars. 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