Sidoti Brokers Boost Earnings Estimates for Koppers

Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP) – Equities research analysts at Sidoti lifted their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for Koppers in a research note issued on Monday, May 11th. Sidoti analyst M. Mathison now forecasts that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings of $1.31 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.30. The consensus estimate for Koppers’ current full-year earnings is $4.14 per share. Sidoti also issued estimates for Koppers’ FY2026 earnings at $4.38 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.67 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.95 EPS.

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

A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on KOP. Barrington Research restated an “outperform” rating and set a $55.00 price objective on shares of Koppers in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Zacks Research upgraded Koppers from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Koppers from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 28th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Koppers from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $52.50.

Koppers Trading Up 1.2%

Shares of KOP opened at $43.58 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $38.44 and its two-hundred day moving average is $32.69. The stock has a market cap of $838.04 million, a PE ratio of 11.47, a P/E/G ratio of 10.40 and a beta of 1.28. Koppers has a 12 month low of $25.00 and a 12 month high of $46.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.67, a current ratio of 2.71 and a quick ratio of 1.11.

Koppers Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Friday, May 29th will be issued a $0.09 dividend. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 29th. Koppers’s payout ratio is currently 9.47%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO M Leroy Ball sold 2,489 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $37.91, for a total value of $94,357.99. Following the completion of 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 filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 7.28% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Koppers

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its holdings in Koppers by 258.1% in the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 1,930 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $62,000 after buying an additional 1,391 shares during the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP increased its holdings in Koppers by 95.6% in the second quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 2,130 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $68,000 after buying an additional 1,041 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its holdings in Koppers by 23.5% in the second quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 3,235 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $104,000 after buying an additional 615 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in Koppers in the fourth quarter valued at about $114,000. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new stake in Koppers in the first quarter valued at about $164,000. 92.75% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Koppers News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Koppers this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Sidoti raised its near-term and longer-term earnings outlook for Koppers after the company’s recent results beat expectations, lifting FY2026 EPS to $4.38 from $4.31 and FY2027 EPS to $4.95 from $4.84, while also nudging Q1 2027 estimates higher. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Koppers announced that Eric D. Brenner will join as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer effective May 26, 2026, which may reassure investors looking for financial leadership continuity after the company’s strong quarter. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Sidoti made a few small downward revisions to some quarterly estimates, including Q2 2026 and Q4 2026, but the broader trend in analyst estimates remains constructive and appears to be outweighed by the upward revisions elsewhere.

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.