Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP) Receives $52.50 Average Price Target from Brokerages

Shares of Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP) have earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the five brokerages that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $52.50.

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on KOP shares. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Koppers in a report on Friday, July 24th. Singular Research raised Koppers to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Koppers from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 16th. Finally, Barrington Research reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $55.00 price objective on shares of Koppers in a research note on Monday, May 4th.

Key Headlines Impacting Koppers

Here are the key news stories impacting Koppers this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Second-quarter results exceeded expectations: Koppers reported adjusted earnings of $1.37 per share, above the $1.12 analyst consensus, while revenue rose 3% year over year to $520.1 million versus the $506.1 million estimate. Koppers Q2 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Management maintained a sizable 2026 earnings outlook: Full-year EPS guidance is $3.80-$4.20, with revenue expected at $1.9 billion-$2.0 billion. The company also outlined adjusted EBITDA of $240 million-$250 million, providing investors with visibility into expected operating performance. Koppers 2026 EBITDA Outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Valuation-focused coverage could support the stock: Zacks is assessing whether investors are undervaluing Koppers based on value, growth, momentum, earnings estimates and revisions. Are Investors Undervaluing Koppers?
• Neutral Sentiment: Koppers declared a quarterly dividend of $0.09 per share, payable September 14 to shareholders of record August 28. The approximately 0.7% yield offers modest income support but is unlikely to materially change the investment case. Koppers Dividend Announcement
• Negative Sentiment: Reported net loss and restructuring costs overshadowed the adjusted earnings beat: Koppers recorded a $147.5 million net loss, including $215.8 million in impairment, restructuring and plant-closure costs. EPS also declined from $1.48 in the prior-year quarter to $1.37. Koppers Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results
• Negative Sentiment: Guidance is slightly below expectations at the midpoint: The $3.80-$4.20 EPS range has a $4.00 midpoint, below the roughly $4.10 consensus estimate, potentially limiting upside despite the quarterly beat.
• Negative Sentiment: Plant-closure execution risk remains: Koppers is accelerating the closure of its Illinois facility and moving production to Denmark, while the Stickney distillation operation is expected to end by September 30, 2026. These actions may improve efficiency over time but create near-term costs and operational uncertainty. Koppers Accelerates Illinois Plant Closure

Koppers Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:KOP opened at $51.11 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 2.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31. The stock has a market cap of $982.85 million, a PE ratio of -10.83, a PEG ratio of 12.40 and a beta of 1.25. The company’s fifty day moving average is $46.46 and its 200 day moving average is $40.16. Koppers has a 52 week low of $25.00 and a 52 week high of $53.00.

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, beating the consensus estimate of $1.12 by $0.25. Koppers had a negative net margin of 4.59% and a positive return on equity of 14.98%. The business 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 business posted $1.48 earnings per share. The company’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. Research analysts anticipate that Koppers will post 4.15 earnings per share for the current year.

Koppers Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 14th. Investors of record on Friday, August 28th will be issued a dividend of $0.09 per share. This represents a $0.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 28th. Koppers’s dividend payout ratio is currently -7.63%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Koppers news, CEO M Leroy Ball sold 3,412 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $43.90, for a total transaction of $149,786.80. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 436,243 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $19,151,067.70. This represents a 0.78% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 7.28% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Koppers

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Koppers in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $136,837,000. Pzena Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Koppers during the second quarter valued at approximately $47,652,000. Simcoe Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Koppers during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $22,032,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new stake in Koppers in the second quarter worth $9,993,000. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership purchased a new stake in Koppers in the first quarter worth $6,269,000. 92.75% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.