What is Sidoti’s Estimate for Koppers Q1 Earnings?

Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP) – Sidoti issued their Q1 2028 earnings estimates for shares of Koppers in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, August 3rd. Sidoti analyst M. Mathison forecasts that the specialty chemicals company will earn $0.92 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Koppers’ current full-year earnings is $4.13 per share. Sidoti also issued estimates for Koppers’ Q2 2028 earnings at $1.32 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $5.24 EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently weighed in on KOP. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Koppers from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 16th. Barrington Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $55.00 price target on shares of Koppers in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Koppers in a report on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Singular Research raised Koppers to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 15th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Koppers has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $52.50.

Koppers Trading Up 2.3%

NYSE:KOP opened at $51.90 on Wednesday. Koppers has a 52 week low of $25.00 and a 52 week high of $52.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.67, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a current ratio of 2.71. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $45.86 and its 200-day moving average is $39.76. The firm has a market cap of $998.04 million, a P/E ratio of 13.66, a P/E/G ratio of 12.28 and a beta of 1.25.

Koppers (NYSE:KOP) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 8th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.44 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $455.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $390.10 million. Koppers had a net margin of 4.10% and a return on equity of 14.53%. The company’s revenue was down .3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.71 EPS. Koppers has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.800-4.600 EPS.

Koppers Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 29th were issued a $0.09 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 29th. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. Koppers’s dividend payout ratio is presently 9.47%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Koppers news, CEO M Leroy Ball sold 3,412 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $43.90, for a total value 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 approximately $19,151,067.70. This trade represents a 0.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 7.28% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Koppers

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. AQR Capital Management LLC grew 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 valued at $2,013,000 after purchasing an additional 2,212 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Koppers by 3.2% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 11,602 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $325,000 after buying an additional 361 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Koppers by 1.8% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 107,054 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $2,998,000 after buying an additional 1,845 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC grew its holdings in shares of Koppers by 3.0% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 111,031 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $3,109,000 after buying an additional 3,212 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Koppers by 374.3% during the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 52,076 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $1,458,000 after buying an additional 41,097 shares during the last quarter. 92.75% of the stock is currently 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.