Koppers (NYSE:KOP) Raised to “Buy” at Wall Street Zen

Koppers (NYSE:KOP) was upgraded by investment analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued on Saturday.

Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Zacks Research upgraded Koppers from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Barrington Research restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $55.00 target price on shares of Koppers in a research note on Friday. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Koppers from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Koppers has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $52.50.

Koppers Stock Performance

Shares of KOP stock opened at $37.77 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $741.86 million, a P/E ratio of 13.64 and a beta of 1.35. The company has a current ratio of 2.94, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.59. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $30.43 and its 200 day moving average is $29.12. Koppers has a 12 month low of $22.99 and a 12 month high of $38.21.

Koppers (NYSE:KOP) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 26th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.70 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.59 by $0.11. Koppers had a net margin of 2.98% and a return on equity of 15.47%. 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 previous year, the business earned $0.77 EPS. Koppers’s revenue was down 9.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Koppers has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.200-5.000 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Koppers will post 4.24 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in KOP. Simcoe Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Koppers during the fourth quarter valued at about $22,032,000. CSM Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Koppers during the 2nd quarter valued at about $4,725,000. LSV Asset Management raised its holdings in shares of Koppers by 17.1% during the 3rd quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 954,431 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $26,724,000 after buying an additional 139,600 shares in the last quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH bought a new stake in Koppers in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $3,635,000. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. lifted its position in Koppers by 145.2% in the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 186,729 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $6,003,000 after buying an additional 110,577 shares during the last quarter. 92.75% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Koppers News Roundup

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

About Koppers

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.