Koppers (NYSE:KOP) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Koppers (NYSE:KOP - Get Free Report) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Friday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 4.750-4.750 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 4.240. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.0 billion-$2.2 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.2 billion.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have commented on KOP. Barrington Research reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $64.00 target price on shares of Koppers in a research report on Monday, February 24th. StockNews.com raised shares of Koppers from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, March 22nd.

Koppers Stock Up 9.6%

Shares of NYSE KOP traded up $2.60 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $29.66. The company's stock had a trading volume of 292,871 shares, compared to its average volume of 156,658. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $26.76 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $30.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.83, a current ratio of 2.54 and a quick ratio of 1.13. Koppers has a 1 year low of $22.99 and a 1 year high of $45.21. The firm has a market capitalization of $607.59 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.43 and a beta of 1.44.

Koppers (NYSE:KOP - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 9th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.56 by $0.15. Koppers had a net margin of 3.55% and a return on equity of 16.71%. The company had revenue of $456.50 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $488.00 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.62 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 8.3% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts predict that Koppers will post 4.24 EPS for the current year.

Koppers Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 17th. Investors of record on Friday, May 30th will be paid a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 30th. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.08%. Koppers's dividend payout ratio is currently 27.59%.

Koppers declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase program on Thursday, February 27th that permits the company to repurchase $100.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the specialty chemicals company to reacquire up to 16.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

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.