Koppers (NYSE:KOP) Releases FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Koppers (NYSE:KOP) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 3.800-4.200 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 4.100. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.9 billion-$2.0 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.9 billion.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have weighed in on KOP. Barrington Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $55.00 price target on shares of Koppers in a report on Monday, May 4th. Singular Research raised Koppers to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 15th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Koppers in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Koppers from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 16th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Koppers presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $52.50.

Koppers Price Performance

Shares of Koppers stock traded down $0.55 during trading on Thursday, reaching $50.48. 25,753 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 184,860. The company has a market capitalization of $970.83 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.29, a P/E/G ratio of 12.58 and a beta of 1.25. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $46.03 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $39.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.67, a current ratio of 2.71 and a quick ratio of 1.11. Koppers has a 52-week low of $25.00 and a 52-week high of $52.25.

Koppers (NYSE:KOP) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.37 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.12 by $0.25. Koppers had a return on equity of 14.53% and a net margin of 4.10%.The company had revenue of $520.10 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $506.10 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.48 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 3.0% on a year-over-year basis. Koppers has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.800-4.200 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Koppers will post 4.13 EPS for the current year.

Koppers Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 28th will be given a dividend of $0.09 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 28th. This represents a $0.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. Koppers’s dividend payout ratio is 9.47%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO M Leroy Ball sold 3,412 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $43.90, for a total value of $149,786.80. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 436,243 shares in the company, valued at $19,151,067.70. This trade represents a 0.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 7.28% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Koppers

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of KOP. Simcoe Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Koppers in the 4th quarter valued at about $22,032,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in Koppers by 4.0% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 568,413 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $15,393,000 after purchasing an additional 22,114 shares in the last quarter. Quaker Capital Investments LLC increased its holdings in Koppers by 13.5% during the 4th quarter. Quaker Capital Investments LLC now owns 474,865 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $12,859,000 after purchasing an additional 56,500 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its position in Koppers by 11.9% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 321,277 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $10,327,000 after purchasing an additional 34,188 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bridgeway Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Koppers by 1.0% during the 2nd quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC now owns 224,670 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $7,223,000 after buying an additional 2,286 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.75% of the company’s stock.

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.