Koppers (NYSE:KOP) Insider Sells 80,000 Shares

Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP) insider James Sullivan sold 80,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the insider 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 transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink.

Koppers Trading Down 8.8%

Shares of NYSE:KOP traded down $4.47 on Tuesday, reaching $46.07. 233,613 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 188,728. The stock 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 business’s 50-day simple moving average is $46.64 and its 200 day simple moving average is $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 Holdings Inc. has a 52 week low of $25.00 and a 52 week high of $53.00.

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

Koppers Announces Dividend

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

Institutional Trading of Koppers

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in KOP. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Koppers by 3.2% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 71,897 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $2,013,000 after acquiring an additional 2,212 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its holdings in Koppers by 3.2% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 11,602 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $325,000 after purchasing an additional 361 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in Koppers by 1.8% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 107,054 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $2,998,000 after purchasing an additional 1,845 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC raised its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 3,212 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC lifted its position 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 purchasing an additional 41,097 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.75% of the company’s stock.

More Koppers News

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 Upgrades and Downgrades

KOP has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Koppers from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, May 16th. Singular Research raised shares of Koppers to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Barrington Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $55.00 target price on shares of Koppers in a report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Koppers in a research note on Friday, July 24th. One research 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $55.00.

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.