Koppers (NYSE:KOP) Given "Outperform" Rating at Barrington Research

Koppers (NYSE:KOP - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "outperform" rating reaffirmed by stock analysts at Barrington Research in a report released on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. They presently have a $64.00 target price on the specialty chemicals company's stock. Barrington Research's price objective indicates a potential upside of 104.56% from the stock's current price. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Koppers' Q2 2025 earnings at $1.44 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.46 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.97 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.57 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.26 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.60 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.63 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.60 EPS.

Separately, StockNews.com upgraded Koppers from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, March 22nd.

Koppers Price Performance

KOP stock traded down $0.13 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $31.29. 150,119 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 156,061. Koppers has a 52 week low of $22.99 and a 52 week high of $44.64. The stock has a market capitalization of $626.03 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.89 and a beta of 1.44. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $26.85 and a 200 day simple moving average of $30.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.83, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a current ratio of 2.54.

Koppers (NYSE:KOP - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Friday, May 9th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.56 by $0.15. The firm had revenue of $456.50 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $488.00 million. Koppers had a net margin of 3.55% and a return on equity of 16.71%. The business's revenue was down 8.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.62 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Koppers will post 4.24 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Koppers announced that its board has authorized a share buyback program on Thursday, February 27th that permits the company to repurchase $100.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the specialty chemicals company to purchase up to 16.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are often a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Rhumbline Advisers raised its holdings in shares of Koppers by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 70,685 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $2,290,000 after buying an additional 574 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in Koppers by 16.0% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 66,560 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $2,431,000 after acquiring an additional 9,156 shares during the last quarter. Hennessy Advisors Inc. increased its stake in Koppers by 6.8% in the fourth quarter. Hennessy Advisors Inc. now owns 184,500 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $5,978,000 after purchasing an additional 11,800 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC bought a new stake in shares of Koppers during the fourth quarter worth $488,000. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Koppers by 9.3% during the fourth quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 30,600 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $991,000 after purchasing an additional 2,600 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.75% of the company's stock.

About Koppers

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.