Koppers (NYSE:KOP) Releases FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Koppers (NYSE:KOP) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 4.200-5.000 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 4.680. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.9 billion-$2.0 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.9 billion.

Koppers Stock Up 0.3%

Koppers stock opened at $34.53 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $677.07 million, a P/E ratio of 43.16 and a beta of 1.40. Koppers has a 1-year low of $22.99 and a 1-year high of $35.70. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $30.04 and a 200 day simple moving average of $29.02. The company has a current ratio of 2.63, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.68.

Koppers Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, March 6th will be given a $0.09 dividend. This is an increase from Koppers’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.08. This represents a $0.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 6th. Koppers’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 40.00%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently commented on KOP. Zacks Research raised Koppers from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Koppers from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Barrington Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $55.00 price target on shares of Koppers in a research report on Tuesday, November 11th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $52.50.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Koppers

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in KOP. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd increased its holdings in shares of Koppers by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd now owns 29,423 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $797,000 after purchasing an additional 308 shares during the period. Engineers Gate Manager LP boosted its stake in shares of Koppers by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Engineers Gate Manager LP now owns 48,228 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $1,306,000 after buying an additional 332 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its stake in Koppers by 3.2% during 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 acquiring an additional 361 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP increased its stake in Koppers by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 62,361 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $1,689,000 after acquiring an additional 567 shares during the period. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its holdings in 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 acquiring an additional 615 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.75% of the company’s stock.

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.