B. Riley Has Negative Forecast for Koppers Q3 Earnings

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 EPS estimates for Koppers in a report released 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 has a "Buy" rating and a $50.00 price target 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 set a $55.00 price target on shares of Koppers and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday.

Koppers Trading Up 4.8%

Shares of KOP opened at $29.70 on Wednesday. Koppers has a twelve month low of $22.99 and a twelve month high of $40.07. The company has a market cap of $585.62 million, a P/E ratio of 41.25 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a current ratio of 2.60, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.83. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $32.54 and its 200-day simple moving average is $29.87.

Koppers (NYSE:KOP - Get Free Report) last announced 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). Koppers had a net margin of 0.76% and a return on equity of 17.43%. The firm had revenue of $504.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $540.30 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.36 EPS. The company's revenue was down 10.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of Koppers

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Byrne Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Koppers in the 1st quarter worth approximately $38,000. Quarry LP acquired a new stake in Koppers in the 4th quarter worth approximately $40,000. Copeland Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Koppers in the 1st quarter worth approximately $49,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in Koppers by 112.9% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,835 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $51,000 after purchasing an additional 973 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AlphaQuest LLC boosted its stake in Koppers by 97,600.0% in the 1st quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 1,954 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $55,000 after purchasing an additional 1,952 shares in the last quarter. 92.75% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Koppers Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 15th. Investors of record on Friday, August 29th will be paid a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 29th. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. 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.

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