Singular Research Forecasts Reduced Earnings for Koppers

Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP) – Research analysts at Singular Research dropped their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Koppers in a research report issued on Thursday, November 13th. Singular Research analyst D. Marsh now expects that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings per share of $3.94 for the year, down from their prior forecast of $4.24. The consensus estimate for Koppers’ current full-year earnings is $4.24 per share. Singular Research also issued estimates for Koppers’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.54 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.84 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.29 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.21 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.89 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.22 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Weiss Ratings lowered Koppers from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. B. Riley restated a “buy” rating and issued a $50.00 price target (down from $55.00) on shares of Koppers in a research note on Monday, August 11th. Barrington Research restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $55.00 price target on shares of Koppers in a research note on Tuesday, November 11th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Koppers from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, October 10th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $52.50.

Koppers Trading Up 0.2%

NYSE KOP opened at $27.93 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $547.74 million, a P/E ratio of 38.79 and a beta of 1.45. Koppers has a 52-week low of $22.99 and a 52-week high of $39.79. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $28.00 and a 200 day moving average price of $30.05. The company has a quick ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 2.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.83.

Koppers (NYSE:KOP) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, November 7th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.21 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.25 by ($0.04). The firm had revenue of $485.30 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $516.50 million. Koppers had a return on equity of 17.43% and a net margin of 0.76%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 12.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.37 EPS. Koppers has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.000-4.150 EPS.

Koppers Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 16th. Investors of record on Friday, November 28th will be paid a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 28th. Koppers’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 40.00%.

Institutional Trading of Koppers

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Pzena Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of Koppers by 2.2% in the second quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 1,248,032 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $40,124,000 after buying an additional 26,704 shares in the last quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in Koppers by 1.5% in the 1st quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,106,696 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $30,987,000 after acquiring an additional 16,269 shares during the last quarter. LSV Asset Management increased its holdings in 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 acquiring an additional 139,600 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in Koppers by 9.0% during the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 450,439 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $12,612,000 after acquiring an additional 37,152 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quaker Capital Investments LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Koppers by 10.6% in the third quarter. Quaker Capital Investments LLC now owns 418,365 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $11,714,000 after purchasing an additional 40,166 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.75% of the company’s stock.

About Koppers

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.