Koppers (NYSE:KOP) Raised to “Buy” at Wall Street Zen

Koppers (NYSE:KOP) was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report issued on Saturday.

A number of other research analysts have also issued reports on KOP. Barrington Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $55.00 target price on shares of Koppers in a research report on Friday. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Koppers from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Koppers from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $52.50.

Koppers Price Performance

NYSE:KOP opened at $37.77 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 2.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.68. Koppers has a 52 week low of $22.99 and a 52 week high of $38.21. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $30.43 and its 200-day moving average price is $29.14. The stock has a market capitalization of $740.73 million, a PE ratio of 13.64 and a beta of 1.40.

Koppers (NYSE:KOP) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.70 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.59 by $0.11. Koppers had a return on equity of 15.85% and a net margin of 2.98%.The company had revenue of $432.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $445.00 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.77 EPS. Koppers’s quarterly revenue was down 9.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Koppers has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.200-5.000 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Koppers will post 4.24 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Koppers

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. LSV Asset Management raised its position in shares of Koppers by 17.1% in the third quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 954,431 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $26,724,000 after buying an additional 139,600 shares during the last quarter. Simcoe Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Koppers during the 4th quarter valued at about $22,032,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in Koppers by 4.0% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 568,413 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $15,393,000 after acquiring an additional 22,114 shares during the last quarter. Quaker Capital Investments LLC lifted its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 56,500 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its stake in Koppers by 11.9% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 321,277 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $10,327,000 after purchasing an additional 34,188 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.75% of the company’s stock.

Koppers News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Koppers this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Barrington Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $55.00 price target (~45% upside vs. current levels), which supports upside momentum and may attract buy interest. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Koppers beat Q4 EPS estimates ($0.70 vs. $0.59 consensus) and provided FY‑2026 EPS guidance of $4.20–$5.00, roughly in line with analyst expectations — a combination that likely underpins the stock’s strength. Press Release / Slide Deck
• Neutral Sentiment: Investors can review the full Q4 earnings call transcript and highlights for color on demand trends, margin drivers and capital allocation plans; these details will matter for sustaining sentiment but are not a clear directional catalyst on their own. Earnings Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue declined ~9.3% year‑over‑year to $432.7M and missed the consensus (~$445M), signaling softer demand in the quarter — a headwind that tempers the EPS beat and raises questions on topline recovery. Zacks Article
• Negative Sentiment: Koppers announced it will idle two plants and lay off dozens as part of a restructuring, which could reduce near‑term production and create execution risk (and PR/headcount costs) even if it improves longer‑term margin structure. BizJournals Article

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.