Seizert Capital Partners LLC Boosts Stock Holdings in Koppers Holdings Inc. $KOP

Seizert Capital Partners LLC lifted its position in Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP) by 209.4% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 112,401 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock after acquiring an additional 76,068 shares during the quarter. Seizert Capital Partners LLC’s holdings in Koppers were worth $3,044,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Byrne Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Koppers in the third quarter valued at $42,000. Financial Consulate Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Koppers during the 3rd quarter worth about $42,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its position in shares of Koppers by 258.1% during the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 1,930 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $62,000 after acquiring an additional 1,391 shares during the period. Quantbot Technologies LP grew its position in shares of Koppers by 95.6% during the 2nd quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 2,130 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $68,000 after acquiring an additional 1,041 shares during the period. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its stake in shares of Koppers by 23.5% in the 2nd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 3,235 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $104,000 after purchasing an additional 615 shares in the last quarter. 92.75% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Koppers News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Koppers this week:

• Neutral Sentiment: Sidoti issued a broad update trimming a number of quarterly estimates for Koppers, but the cuts are very small (mostly $0.01–$0.02 per quarter) and Sidoti’s FY2026 ($4.31) and FY2027 ($4.84) forecasts remain above consensus. MarketBeat: Koppers coverage
• Negative Sentiment: Sidoti lowered its FY2026 EPS view from $4.37 to $4.31 and trimmed FY2027 from $4.88 to $4.84 — small downward revisions that signal slightly weaker near‑term visibility. MarketBeat: Koppers coverage
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple quarterly cuts were recorded: Q1–Q4 2026 and Q1–Q4 2027 estimates were trimmed (examples: Q1 2026 from $0.34 to $0.33; Q2 2026 from $1.23 to $1.22; Q4 2026 from $1.48 to $1.46; Q1 2027 from $0.45 to $0.44; Q2–Q4 2027 similarly modestly lowered). These repeated small reductions reflect Sidoti’s slightly tempered outlook across the company’s seasonality. MarketBeat: Koppers coverage

Koppers Stock Down 0.1%

KOP stock opened at $41.89 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $810.06 million, a P/E ratio of 15.12, a P/E/G ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.28. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $37.60 and a 200-day simple moving average of $32.05. The company has a quick ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 2.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.59. Koppers Holdings Inc. has a 52 week low of $24.77 and a 52 week high of $42.17.

Koppers (NYSE:KOP) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.70 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.59 by $0.11. Koppers had a net margin of 2.98% and a return on equity of 15.47%. The firm had revenue of $432.70 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $445.00 million. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.77 EPS. Koppers’s quarterly revenue was down 9.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Koppers has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.200-5.000 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Koppers Holdings Inc. will post 4.18 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Koppers Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 6th were given a $0.09 dividend. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. This is a boost from Koppers’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.08. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 6th. Koppers’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 13.00%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. Zacks Research raised Koppers from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, February 9th. Barrington Research restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $55.00 price objective on shares of Koppers in a research report on Thursday, April 2nd. Weiss Ratings raised Koppers from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Koppers from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 28th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $52.50.

Insider Buying and Selling at Koppers

In other news, CEO M Leroy Ball sold 2,489 shares of Koppers stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $37.91, for a total value of $94,357.99. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 447,459 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $16,963,170.69. The trade was a 0.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 7.28% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Koppers Company Profile

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.