Bradley Pearce Sells 2,000 Shares of Koppers (NYSE:KOP) Stock

Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP) CAO Bradley Pearce sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $51.01, for a total value of $102,020.00. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 41,037 shares in the company, valued at $2,093,297.37. The trade was a 4.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link.

Koppers Stock Down 8.8%

Shares of KOP stock traded down $4.47 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $46.07. The stock had a trading volume of 233,613 shares, compared to its average volume of 188,728. Koppers Holdings Inc. has a 12-month low of $25.00 and a 12-month high of $53.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $886.08 million, a P/E ratio of -9.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 12.35 and a beta of 1.25. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $46.64 and its two-hundred day moving average is $40.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31, a current ratio of 2.33 and a quick ratio of 1.01.

Koppers (NYSE:KOP) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.12 by $0.25. The business had revenue of $520.10 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $506.10 million. Koppers had a positive return on equity of 14.98% and a negative net margin of 4.59%.The business’s revenue was up 3.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.48 EPS. Koppers has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.800-4.200 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Koppers Holdings Inc. will post 4.15 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Koppers Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 28th will be issued a dividend of $0.09 per share. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 28th. Koppers’s dividend payout ratio is presently -7.63%.

Key Headlines Impacting Koppers

Here are the key news stories impacting Koppers this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Koppers’ second-quarter earnings and revenue exceeded analyst expectations. Strong performance from its Performance Chemicals (PC) segment and continued utility-pole demand helped offset pricing pressure and higher costs, supporting the company’s near-term outlook. KOP Q2 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates on PC Unit Strength
• Positive Sentiment: Sidoti raised its estimate for first-quarter 2028 EPS to $1.04 from $0.92, indicating some confidence in longer-term earnings potential. The firm’s FY2026 estimate of $4.18 remains slightly above the current consensus estimate of $4.15.
• Neutral Sentiment: Management is scheduled to meet with investors in Montreal and Toronto on August 11–12. These meetings could provide additional insight into demand, pricing, costs and guidance, but no new operating announcements were disclosed. Koppers Management Meeting with Financial Community in Montreal and Toronto
• Negative Sentiment: Sidoti reduced its FY2026 EPS forecast to $4.18 from $4.38 and lowered its Q4 2026 estimate to $1.17 from $1.40. The cuts suggest that pricing pressure, elevated costs or softer trends in some businesses may weigh on the remainder of the year.
• Negative Sentiment: Sidoti also trimmed its Q2 2027, Q3 2027 and Q4 2027 estimates, bringing FY2027 EPS to $4.86 from $4.95. Its FY2028 forecast fell to $5.02 from $5.24, reinforcing concerns about the durability of Koppers’ earnings growth despite the latest quarterly beat.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on KOP shares. Singular Research upgraded shares of Koppers to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 15th. Barrington Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $55.00 price objective on shares of Koppers in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Koppers in a report on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Koppers from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Koppers has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $55.00.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Koppers

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Assetmark Inc. bought a new position in Koppers in the second quarter worth about $30,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its holdings in shares of Koppers by 258.1% in the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 1,930 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $62,000 after buying an additional 1,391 shares in the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP boosted its holdings in shares of Koppers by 95.6% in the 2nd quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 2,130 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $68,000 after buying an additional 1,041 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its position in shares of Koppers by 23.5% in the 2nd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 3,235 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $104,000 after buying an additional 615 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kestra Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of Koppers in the 4th quarter worth approximately $114,000. 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.