Barrington Research Has Weak Outlook for Koppers Q3 Earnings

Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP) – Equities researchers at Barrington Research decreased their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Koppers in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, November 12th. Barrington Research analyst G. Prestopino now expects that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings per share of $1.24 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.52. Barrington Research currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $64.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Koppers’ current full-year earnings is $4.24 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Koppers’ FY2025 earnings at $4.03 EPS.

Koppers (NYSE:KOP) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, November 8th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.25 by $0.12. Koppers had a return on equity of 16.71% and a net margin of 3.55%. The business had revenue of $554.30 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $571.80 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.32 EPS. The business’s revenue was up .7% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other research firms have also issued reports on KOP. StockNews.com upgraded Koppers from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday. Singular Research upgraded shares of Koppers to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, September 20th.

Koppers Price Performance

KOP opened at $37.56 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 2.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.83. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $36.40 and its 200 day moving average price is $38.81. Koppers has a fifty-two week low of $33.80 and a fifty-two week high of $58.23. The firm has a market cap of $761.34 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.67 and a beta of 1.84.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Koppers

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Pzena Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Koppers by 91.8% in the third quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 770,169 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $28,134,000 after purchasing an additional 368,709 shares in the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Koppers by 586.8% during the 2nd quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 196,704 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $7,276,000 after acquiring an additional 168,063 shares in the last quarter. Hennessy Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Koppers during the second quarter worth $5,671,000. Foundry Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Koppers during the third quarter valued at $4,022,000. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in Koppers by 20.7% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 568,787 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $20,778,000 after purchasing an additional 97,586 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.75% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Joseph P. Dowd sold 5,516 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $37.72, for a total value of $208,063.52. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 10,300 shares in the company, valued at $388,516. This represents a 34.88 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO M Leroy Ball sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $37.92, for a total transaction of $189,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 315,129 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,949,691.68. This trade represents a 1.56 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 6.55% of the company’s stock.

Koppers Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 29th will be paid a dividend of $0.07 per share. This represents a $0.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.75%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 29th. Koppers’s payout ratio is currently 7.95%.

Koppers Company Profile

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.