B. Riley Brokers Lower Earnings Estimates for Koppers

Key Points

• B. Riley lowered its Q3 2025 EPS estimate for Koppers Holdings Inc. to $1.22, down from a prior forecast of $1.70, while maintaining a "Buy" rating and a $50.00 price target.
• Koppers reported Q2 earnings of $1.48 per share, missing the consensus estimate of $1.49, and had revenue of $504.80 million, which was 10.4% lower than the same quarter last year.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.08 per share, with a dividend yield of 1.1% and a payout ratio of 44.44%.

Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP - Free Report) - Research analysts at B. Riley lowered their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Koppers in a research note issued to investors on Monday, August 11th. B. Riley analyst L. Burke now expects that the specialty chemicals company will earn $1.22 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.70. B. Riley currently has a "Buy" rating and a $50.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Koppers' current full-year earnings is $4.24 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Koppers' Q4 2025 earnings at $0.67 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.08 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.15 EPS.

Separately, Barrington Research reduced their price objective on shares of Koppers from $64.00 to $55.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 8th.

Koppers Stock Performance

NYSE KOP traded down $1.02 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $29.62. The company had a trading volume of 223,009 shares, compared to its average volume of 147,598. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.83, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a current ratio of 2.60. Koppers has a 1-year low of $22.99 and a 1-year high of $40.07. The company has a market cap of $584.11 million, a PE ratio of 41.14 and a beta of 1.40. The business has a 50 day moving average of $32.46 and a 200-day moving average of $29.86.

Koppers (NYSE:KOP - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results 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). The company had revenue of $504.80 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $540.30 million. Koppers had a return on equity of 17.43% and a net margin of 0.76%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 10.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.36 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Koppers

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Koppers by 54.0% during the 1st quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 11,966 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $335,000 after acquiring an additional 4,197 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in Koppers by 112.9% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,835 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $51,000 after purchasing an additional 973 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its stake in shares of Koppers by 21.9% in the 4th quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 12,678 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $411,000 after acquiring an additional 2,281 shares during the period. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lifted its position in shares of Koppers by 51.5% in the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 63,462 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $2,056,000 after acquiring an additional 21,565 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LSV Asset Management increased its stake in Koppers by 19.9% in the 1st quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 758,661 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $21,243,000 after buying an additional 125,799 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.75% of the company's stock.

Koppers Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 29th will be issued a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 29th. Koppers's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 44.44%.

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.