Koppers FY2025 EPS Estimate Lifted by Barrington Research

Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP - Free Report) - Barrington Research lifted their FY2025 earnings estimates for Koppers in a report issued on Tuesday, November 11th. Barrington Research analyst G. Prestopino now forecasts that the specialty chemicals company will earn $4.04 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $3.84. Barrington Research currently has a "Outperform" rating and a $55.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Koppers' current full-year earnings is $4.24 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Koppers' Q4 2025 earnings at $0.64 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.21 EPS and Q2 2026 earnings at $1.62 EPS.

Koppers (NYSE:KOP - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Friday, November 7th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.21 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.25 by ($0.04). Koppers had a return on equity of 17.43% and a net margin of 0.76%.The business had revenue of $485.30 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $516.50 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.37 earnings per share. Koppers's quarterly revenue was down 12.4% on a year-over-year basis. Koppers has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.000-4.150 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently commented on KOP. Weiss Ratings cut Koppers from a "hold (c-)" rating to a "sell (d+)" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. B. Riley reiterated 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. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Koppers from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, October 10th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $52.50.

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Koppers Stock Up 1.1%

Koppers stock opened at $28.60 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $563.90 million, a P/E ratio of 39.72 and a beta of 1.45. The company has a current ratio of 2.60, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.83. Koppers has a twelve month low of $22.99 and a twelve month high of $39.79. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $28.01 and its 200-day simple moving average is $29.93.

Koppers Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 16th. Investors of record on Friday, November 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 28th. Koppers's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 40.00%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Koppers

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in KOP. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd grew its position in shares of Koppers by 7.4% during the third quarter. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd now owns 29,115 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $815,000 after acquiring an additional 1,995 shares during the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP acquired a new stake in Koppers during the 3rd quarter worth $1,730,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its position in Koppers by 6.0% during the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 37,300 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $1,044,000 after purchasing an additional 2,100 shares during the last quarter. Kennondale Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Koppers by 42.7% in the third quarter. Kennondale Capital Management LLC now owns 13,578 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $380,000 after purchasing an additional 4,066 shares during the period. Finally, Intech Investment Management LLC increased its stake in Koppers by 20.3% in the third quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 11,844 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $332,000 after purchasing an additional 2,001 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.75% of the company's stock.

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.

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