Koppers (KOP) to Release Earnings on Thursday

Koppers (NYSE:KOP) is projected to issue its Q4 2025 results before the market opens on Thursday, February 26th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.59 per share and revenue of $445.00 million for the quarter. Parties may visit the the company’s upcoming Q4 2025 earning results page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET.

Koppers Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of Koppers stock opened at $35.11 on Thursday. Koppers has a twelve month low of $22.99 and a twelve month high of $35.70. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $29.47 and its 200 day moving average price is $28.92. The company has a current ratio of 2.63, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.68. The firm has a market capitalization of $688.53 million, a PE ratio of 43.89 and a beta of 1.40.

Koppers Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 6th will be paid a $0.09 dividend. This is a boost 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 is presently 40.00%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Koppers

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Simcoe Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Koppers during the 4th quarter worth $22,032,000. First Trust Advisors LP purchased a new position in Koppers during the third quarter worth about $1,730,000. Lazard Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of Koppers by 294.2% during the fourth quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 79,029 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $2,140,000 after acquiring an additional 58,982 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Koppers by 76.3% in the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 136,080 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $3,685,000 after acquiring an additional 58,899 shares during the period. Finally, Quaker Capital Investments LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Koppers by 13.5% in the 4th quarter. Quaker Capital Investments LLC now owns 474,865 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $12,859,000 after acquiring an additional 56,500 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.75% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

KOP has been the subject of several recent research reports. Zacks Research raised Koppers from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Koppers from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Barrington Research reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $55.00 price target on shares of Koppers in a research note on Tuesday, November 11th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Koppers presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $52.50.

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.