Bradley Pearce Sells 2,000 Shares of Koppers (NYSE:KOP) Stock

Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP) CAO Bradley Pearce sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $51.01, for a total value of $102,020.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 41,037 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,093,297.37. This trade represents a 4.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link.

Koppers Stock Down 1.8%

Shares of Koppers stock opened at $45.17 on Thursday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $46.75 and its 200-day moving average price is $40.62. The company has a quick ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 2.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31. Koppers Holdings Inc. has a 52-week low of $25.00 and a 52-week high of $53.00. The company has a market cap of $854.16 million, a P/E ratio of -9.57, a PEG ratio of 11.19 and a beta of 1.25.

Koppers (NYSE:KOP) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.37 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.12 by $0.25. The firm had revenue of $520.10 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $506.10 million. Koppers had a negative net margin of 4.59% and a positive return on equity of 14.98%. Koppers’s revenue was up 3.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.48 EPS. Koppers has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.800-4.200 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Koppers Holdings Inc. will post 4.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Koppers Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 28th will be issued a dividend of $0.09 per share. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 28th. Koppers’s dividend payout ratio is currently -7.63%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake in Koppers in the second quarter valued at $136,837,000. Pzena Investment Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Koppers by 0.4% during the 1st quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 1,209,376 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $46,779,000 after buying an additional 5,124 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of Koppers by 1.5% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,191,358 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $46,082,000 after buying an additional 17,833 shares during the last quarter. Simcoe Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Koppers in the 4th quarter valued at about $22,032,000. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of 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 buying an additional 22,114 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.75% of the company’s stock.

More Koppers News

Here are the key news stories impacting Koppers this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Second-quarter results exceeded expectations. Koppers reported $1.37 in earnings per share versus the $1.12 consensus estimate, while revenue of $520.1 million topped forecasts of $506.1 million. Strong Performance Chemicals volumes and utility-pole demand offset pricing pressure and higher costs. KOP Q2 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates on PC Unit Strength
• Positive Sentiment: Some future estimates were raised. Sidoti increased its Q1 2027 EPS forecast to $1.01 from $0.67 and raised its Q1 2028 estimate to $1.04 from $0.92, suggesting analysts see potential for stronger results in those periods.
• Neutral Sentiment: The company declared a quarterly dividend. Koppers will pay $0.09 per share on September 14 to shareholders of record on August 28, equivalent to a $0.36 annualized payout and an approximately 0.8% yield. The dividend is modest and unlikely to be a major near-term catalyst.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling is weighing on investor confidence. Director James A. Sullivan sold 80,000 shares for about $4.0 million on August 7 and another 7,500 shares for $375,000 on August 11, reducing his direct holdings substantially. Chief Accounting Officer Bradley Pearce also sold 2,000 shares for approximately $102,000. Koppers Insider Transaction Filing
• Negative Sentiment: Sidoti lowered most major earnings forecasts. The firm cut its FY2026 EPS estimate to $4.18 from $4.38, FY2027 to $4.86 from $4.95 and FY2028 to $5.02 from $5.24. It also reduced several quarterly estimates, including Q3 and Q4 2026, indicating expectations for a less consistent earnings trajectory despite the latest quarterly beat.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently weighed in on KOP. Singular Research upgraded Koppers to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Wall Street Zen raised Koppers from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, May 16th. Barrington Research restated an “outperform” rating and set a $55.00 price target on shares of Koppers in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Koppers from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Tuesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $55.00.

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.