Koppers (KOP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Koppers Holdings Inc. is a global provider of treated wood products, carbon compounds and specialty chemicals used in infrastructure, transportation and industrial applications. The company’s products include railroad and utility poles, treated lumber, wood preservatives, carbon pitch and other chemicals used in aluminum production, construction, steelmaking and related industries.

Koppers serves railroads, utilities, aluminum producers, infrastructure contractors and industrial manufacturers. Its railroad and utility products business provides treated railway crossties, switch ties, utility poles and related services, while its chemicals and carbon materials businesses produce coal-tar-based products and other specialty materials for use in industrial processes.

Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Koppers operates across North America, Australia and other international markets. The company’s history is connected to the Koppers name established in the early 20th century and to the development of coal-carbonization and wood-treatment businesses. Koppers is led by President and Chief Executive Officer M. Leroy Ball.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $45.51 to $47.79
• 50-Day Range: $44.93 to $52.27
• 52-Week Range: $25.00 to $53.00
• Volume: 91,087 shs
• Average Volume: 186,285 shs
• Market Capitalization: $894.44 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 0.76%
• Price Target: $55.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Koppers Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Koppers scored higher than 78% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 87th out of 231 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Koppers has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Koppers has a consensus price target of $55.00, representing about 18.0% upside from its current price of $46.60.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Koppers has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 19.85%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Koppers are expected to grow by 19.85% in the coming year, from $4.08 to $4.89 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Koppers is -9.82, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Koppers is -9.82, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Koppers has a P/B Ratio of 1.59. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.39% of the float of Koppers has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Koppers has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.75.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Koppers has recently decreased by 19.10%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Koppers has a dividend yield of 0.78%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Koppers has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Koppers will have a dividend payout ratio of 7.36% next year. This indicates that Koppers will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Koppers has a news sentiment score of 0.74. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.43 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Koppers this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for KOP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Koppers to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Koppers insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $4,857,451.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

7.28% of the stock of Koppers is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

92.75% of the stock of Koppers is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Record date for 9/14 Dividend: 8/28/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/14 Dividend: 8/28/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/14/2026
• Today: 10/05/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/06/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Chemicals
• Sub-Industry: Commodity Chemicals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:KOP
• CIK: 1315257
• Web: www.koppers.com
• Phone: (412) 227-2001
• Fax: 412-227-2333
• Employees: 1,859
• Year Founded: 1988

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Koppers: $55.00
• High Price Target: $55.00
• Low Price Target: $55.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +16.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($4.72)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.60
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $56 million
• Net Margins: -4.59%
• Pretax Margin: -5.15%
• Return on Equity: 14.98%
• Return on Assets: 4.17%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.31
• Current Ratio: 2.33
• Quick Ratio: 1.01

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.88 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.48
• Cash Flow: $9.23 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.13
• Book Value: $29.24 per share
• Price / Book: 1.62

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 18,910,000
• Free Float: 17,535,000
• Market Cap: $895.01 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.23