What is Sidoti’s Forecast for Koppers Q1 Earnings?

Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP) – Stock analysts at Sidoti issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Koppers in a research note issued on Wednesday, March 18th. Sidoti analyst M. Mathison forecasts that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings of $0.34 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Koppers’ current full-year earnings is $4.24 per share. Sidoti also issued estimates for Koppers’ Q2 2026 earnings at $1.23 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.31 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.48 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.37 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.45 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.37 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.45 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $1.61 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.88 EPS.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the company. Zacks Research raised Koppers from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Barrington Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $55.00 target price on shares of Koppers in a research note on Friday, February 27th. Weiss Ratings raised Koppers from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Koppers from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 28th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $52.50.

Koppers Price Performance

KOP stock opened at $37.49 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 2.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.59. The firm has a market cap of $736.32 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.53 and a beta of 1.35. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $33.35 and its 200 day simple moving average is $29.91. Koppers has a 12-month low of $22.99 and a 12-month high of $39.50.

Koppers (NYSE:KOP) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.70 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.59 by $0.11. Koppers had a return on equity of 15.47% and a net margin of 2.98%.The business had revenue of $432.70 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $445.00 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.77 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was down 9.3% on a year-over-year basis. Koppers has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.200-5.000 EPS.

Koppers Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 23rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 6th will be issued a dividend of $0.09 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 6th. This represents a $0.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. This is an increase from Koppers’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.08. Koppers’s dividend payout ratio is presently 13.00%.

Insider Activity at Koppers

In other news, CEO M Leroy Ball sold 2,489 shares of the firm’s 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 transaction, the chief executive officer owned 447,459 shares in the company, valued at $16,963,170.69. This trade represents a 0.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 6.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Koppers

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Simcoe Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Koppers in the fourth quarter valued at about $22,032,000. LSV Asset Management boosted its holdings in Koppers by 17.1% during the third quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 954,431 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $26,724,000 after purchasing an additional 139,600 shares during the last quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH bought a new stake in Koppers in the 3rd quarter worth about $3,635,000. American Century Companies Inc. grew its position in Koppers by 145.2% in the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 186,729 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $6,003,000 after purchasing an additional 110,577 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Seizert Capital Partners LLC increased its stake in Koppers by 209.4% in the 4th quarter. Seizert Capital Partners LLC now owns 112,401 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $3,044,000 after buying an additional 76,068 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 92.75% of the company’s stock.

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.