Key Points
- CEO insider sale: M. Leroy Ball sold 4,000 Koppers shares for approximately $183,840, reducing his position by 0.92% to 429,555 shares. He also sold 3,000 shares in August and 3,412 shares in June.
- Quarterly performance: Koppers reported $1.37 in quarterly EPS, exceeding analyst estimates of $1.12, while revenue rose 3% year over year to $520.1 million. The company maintained fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $3.80–$4.20.
- Market outlook: Koppers shares opened at $45.95, and analysts’ consensus rating is “Moderate Buy” with a $55 price target, despite ratings ranging from Strong Buy to Sell. The company also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.09 per share.
Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP - Get Free Report) CEO M Leroy Ball sold 4,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, August 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $45.96, for a total value of $183,840.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 429,555 shares in the company, valued at $19,742,347.80. This trade represents a 0.92% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink.
M Leroy Ball also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Wednesday, August 19th, M Leroy Ball sold 3,000 shares of Koppers stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $45.84, for a total value of $137,520.00.
- On Thursday, June 18th, M Leroy Ball sold 3,412 shares of Koppers stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $43.90, for a total transaction of $149,786.80.
Koppers Stock Up 0.2%
Shares of NYSE KOP opened at $45.95 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $47.63 and a 200-day moving average of $42.12. Koppers Holdings Inc. has a 52-week low of $25.00 and a 52-week high of $53.00. The company has a quick ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 2.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31. The stock has a market capitalization of $868.91 million, a PE ratio of -9.74, a P/E/G ratio of 11.25 and a beta of 1.23.
Koppers (NYSE:KOP - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.37 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.12 by $0.25. Koppers had a positive return on equity of 14.98% and a negative net margin of 4.59%.The company had revenue of $520.10 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $506.10 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.48 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was up 3.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Koppers has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.800-4.200 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Koppers Holdings Inc. will post 4.08 EPS for the current year.
Koppers Announces Dividend
The firm also recently announced 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. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 28th. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. Koppers's payout ratio is presently -7.63%.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of research firms have weighed in on KOP. Weiss Ratings cut Koppers from a "hold (c+)" rating to a "sell (d+)" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Singular Research upgraded Koppers to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Koppers from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, August 15th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has given a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Koppers has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $55.00.
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Institutional Trading of Koppers
Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in KOP. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Koppers during the second quarter valued at $136,837,000. Pzena Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Koppers in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $47,652,000. California State Teachers Retirement System increased its holdings in shares of Koppers by 4,694.1% in the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 896,878 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $40,270,000 after buying an additional 878,170 shares in the last quarter. Simcoe Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Koppers during the fourth quarter worth $22,032,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new position in Koppers in the 2nd quarter worth about $9,993,000. 92.75% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
About Koppers
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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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