Koppers’ (KOP) “Outperform” Rating Reiterated at Barrington Research

Barrington Research restated their outperform rating on shares of Koppers (NYSE:KOP) in a report issued on Friday morning,Benzinga reports. They currently have a $55.00 target price on the specialty chemicals company’s stock.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Weiss Ratings raised Koppers from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Zacks Research raised shares of Koppers from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $52.50.

Koppers Price Performance

Shares of NYSE KOP opened at $37.77 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.59, a current ratio of 2.94 and a quick ratio of 1.13. The business has a 50-day moving average of $30.43 and a 200-day moving average of $29.12. The stock has a market capitalization of $741.86 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.64 and a beta of 1.35. Koppers has a fifty-two week low of $22.99 and a fifty-two week high of $38.21.

Koppers (NYSE:KOP) last issued its quarterly 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. The firm had revenue of $432.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $445.00 million. Koppers had a return on equity of 15.47% and a net margin of 2.98%.The business’s quarterly revenue was down 9.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.77 earnings per share. Koppers has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.200-5.000 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Koppers will post 4.24 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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 given a dividend of $0.09 per share. This represents a $0.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. This is a positive change from Koppers’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.08. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 6th. Koppers’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 40.00%.

Institutional Trading of Koppers

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury increased its position in Koppers by 37.0% during the 4th quarter. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury now owns 15,256 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $449,000 after buying an additional 4,123 shares during the period. XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Koppers in the fourth quarter valued at about $657,000. Numerai GP LLC bought a new position in Koppers during the fourth quarter worth about $487,000. Engineers Gate Manager LP raised its stake in Koppers by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Engineers Gate Manager LP now owns 48,228 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $1,306,000 after purchasing an additional 332 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Guggenheim Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Koppers in the 4th quarter worth about $568,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.