Koppers' (KOP) "Outperform" Rating Reiterated at Barrington Research

Key Points

• Barrington Research34.7% upside from the current share price.
• Koppers beat Q results on EPS ($0.70 vs. $0.59 expected) but revenue fell 9.3% YoY and missed estimates; the company set FY2026 guidance of 4.200–5.000 EPS versus analysts' average forecast of 4.18.
• The stock trades around $40.84 with a market cap of about $790M, carries a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" (average target $52.50), and is heavily institutionally owned (~92.8%), while insiders recently trimmed a small stake.

Koppers (NYSE:KOP - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "outperform" rating reaffirmed by Barrington Research in a report issued on Monday,Benzinga reports. They presently have a $55.00 price target on the specialty chemicals company's stock. Barrington Research's price target points to a potential upside of 34.67% from the company's current price.

A number of other brokerages have also recently weighed in on KOP. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Koppers from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, February 28th. Zacks Research upgraded Koppers from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Koppers from a "hold (c)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Koppers currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $52.50.

Koppers Trading Down 2.6%

NYSE KOP opened at $40.84 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $789.85 million, a P/E ratio of 14.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.28. Koppers has a fifty-two week low of $24.77 and a fifty-two week high of $42.17. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $37.60 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $32.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.59, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a current ratio of 2.94.

Koppers (NYSE:KOP - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.70 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.59 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $432.70 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $445.00 million. Koppers had a net margin of 2.98% and a return on equity of 15.47%. The company's quarterly revenue was down 9.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.77 EPS. Koppers has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.200-5.000 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Koppers will post 4.18 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Koppers news, CEO M Leroy Ball sold 2,489 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $37.91, for a total value of $94,357.99. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 447,459 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $16,963,170.69. The trade was a 0.55% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 7.28% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Koppers

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Fifth Third Bancorp lifted its position in shares of Koppers by 7,175.3% in the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 15,933 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $616,000 after acquiring an additional 15,714 shares in the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC purchased a new position in Koppers during the first quarter valued at $323,000. Kestra Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in Koppers by 25.3% in the 1st quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 5,297 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $205,000 after acquiring an additional 1,070 shares during the last quarter. DGS Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Koppers in the 1st quarter worth $323,000. Finally, Pzena Investment Management LLC grew its position in shares of Koppers by 0.4% during the first quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 1,209,376 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $46,779,000 after purchasing an additional 5,124 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 92.75% of the company's stock.

About Koppers

Koppers Company, Inc is a global specialty chemicals and materials manufacturer serving diverse industrial markets. The company operates through two primary segments: Carbon Materials & Chemicals, which produces a range of coal tar–based products, phenolic specialties and carbon compounds; and Railroad Products & Services, which offers wood treating and infrastructure services for rail and utility customers.

In its Carbon Materials & Chemicals segment, Koppers supplies coal tar pitch, refined creosote, coal tar‐based distillates and phenolic resins used in aluminum smelting, graphite electrode manufacture, carbon fiber production, and water treatment applications.

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