Koppers (KOP) to Release Earnings on Friday

Koppers (NYSE:KOP) is expected to release its Q3 2025 results before the market opens on Friday, November 7th. Analysts expect Koppers to post earnings of $1.25 per share and revenue of $516.50 million for the quarter. Koppers has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.000-4.600 EPS.Interested persons can check the company’s upcoming Q3 2025 earningsummary page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Friday, November 7, 2025 at 11:00 AM ET.

Koppers (NYSE:KOP) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, August 8th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.48 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.49 by ($0.01). Koppers had a return on equity of 17.43% and a net margin of 0.76%.The business had revenue of $504.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $540.30 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.36 earnings per share. Koppers’s quarterly revenue was down 10.4% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect Koppers to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $4 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Koppers Price Performance

Shares of KOP stock opened at $28.28 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 2.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.83. Koppers has a twelve month low of $22.99 and a twelve month high of $39.83. The company has a market cap of $557.57 million, a P/E ratio of 39.28 and a beta of 1.41. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $28.12 and a 200 day simple moving average of $29.84.

Koppers Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 15th. Investors of record on Friday, August 29th were given a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 29th. Koppers’s dividend payout ratio is currently 44.44%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Koppers

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. State of Wyoming grew its position in shares of Koppers by 59.0% in the 2nd quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 6,090 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $196,000 after buying an additional 2,261 shares during the last quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board grew its position in shares of Koppers by 6.1% in the 2nd quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 68,249 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $2,194,000 after buying an additional 3,944 shares during the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its position in shares of Koppers by 258.1% in the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 1,930 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $62,000 after buying an additional 1,391 shares during the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of Koppers by 5.8% in the 2nd quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 19,944 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $639,000 after buying an additional 1,085 shares during the last quarter. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its position in shares of Koppers by 23.5% in the 2nd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 3,235 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $104,000 after buying an additional 615 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 92.75% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

Koppers Company Profile

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.