FY2025 EPS Estimates for Koppers Cut by Singular Research

Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP) – Research analysts at Singular Research reduced their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Koppers in a report issued on Thursday, November 13th. Singular Research analyst D. Marsh now forecasts that the specialty chemicals company will earn $3.94 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $4.24. The consensus estimate for Koppers’ current full-year earnings is $4.24 per share. Singular Research also issued estimates for Koppers’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.54 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.84 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.29 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.21 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.89 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.22 EPS.

Koppers (NYSE:KOP) last issued its earnings results on Friday, November 7th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.21 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.25 by ($0.04). Koppers had a return on equity of 17.43% and a net margin of 0.76%.The business had revenue of $485.30 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $516.50 million. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.37 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 12.4% on a year-over-year basis. Koppers has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.000-4.150 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently weighed in on KOP. Barrington Research reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $55.00 price objective on shares of Koppers in a report on Tuesday, November 11th. B. Riley reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $50.00 price objective (down from $55.00) on shares of Koppers in a report on Monday, August 11th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Koppers from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Koppers from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, October 10th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Koppers currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $52.50.

Koppers Price Performance

NYSE KOP opened at $29.00 on Monday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $28.03 and its two-hundred day moving average is $30.01. Koppers has a fifty-two week low of $22.99 and a fifty-two week high of $39.79. The firm has a market cap of $568.77 million, a P/E ratio of 40.28 and a beta of 1.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.83, a current ratio of 2.60 and a quick ratio of 1.11.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Koppers

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Creative Planning boosted its position in shares of Koppers by 7.4% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 12,180 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $341,000 after purchasing an additional 837 shares in the last quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP grew its position in Koppers by 28.7% during the 3rd quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 175,772 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $4,922,000 after purchasing an additional 39,194 shares during the last quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC lifted its stake in shares of Koppers by 40.2% in the third quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 90,043 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $2,521,000 after buying an additional 25,817 shares in the last quarter. Boston Partners increased its position in shares of Koppers by 27.3% during the third quarter. Boston Partners now owns 21,143 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $592,000 after acquiring an additional 4,534 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in Koppers by 15.2% in the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 212,194 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $5,941,000 after acquiring an additional 27,937 shares in the last quarter. 92.75% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Koppers Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 16th. Investors of record on Friday, November 28th will be issued a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 28th. Koppers’s payout ratio is currently 40.00%.

About Koppers

Koppers Holdings Inc provides treated wood products, wood preservation chemicals, and carbon compounds in the United States, Australasia, Europe, and internationally. The company operates through Railroad and Utility Products and Services (RUPS), Performance Chemicals (PC), and Carbon Materials and Chemicals (CMC) segments.