Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP – Get Free Report) insider James Sullivan sold 80,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $50.01, for a total transaction of $4,000,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 90,398 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,520,803.98. The trade was a 46.95% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link.
Koppers Price Performance
Shares of KOP traded down $4.47 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $46.07. 233,613 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 188,728. The company has a market cap of $886.08 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -9.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 12.35 and a beta of 1.25. Koppers Holdings Inc. has a 1 year low of $25.00 and a 1 year high of $53.00. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $46.64 and a 200 day moving average price of $40.39. The company has a current ratio of 2.33, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31.
Koppers (NYSE:KOP – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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 company 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 firm’s revenue was up 3.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.48 earnings per share. Koppers has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.800-4.200 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Koppers Holdings Inc. will post 4.15 earnings per share for the current year.
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Hedge Funds Weigh In On Koppers
Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Koppers by 3.2% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 71,897 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $2,013,000 after buying an additional 2,212 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Koppers by 3.2% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 11,602 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $325,000 after acquiring an additional 361 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Koppers by 1.8% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 107,054 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $2,998,000 after acquiring an additional 1,845 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Koppers by 3.0% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 111,031 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $3,109,000 after acquiring an additional 3,212 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Koppers by 374.3% in the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 52,076 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $1,458,000 after acquiring an additional 41,097 shares during the last quarter. 92.75% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Barrington Research restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $55.00 price objective on shares of Koppers in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Koppers from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 16th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Koppers in a report on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Singular Research upgraded shares of Koppers to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 15th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Koppers has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $55.00.
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Trending Headlines about 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.
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.
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