NYSE:KOP - Koppers Stock Price, Price Target & More

Koppers trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "KOP."

Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 3rd. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.85 by $0.33. The specialty chemicals company earned $406.10 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $408.20 million. Koppers had a return on equity of 90.02% and a net margin of 2.77%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 17.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.68 EPS. View Koppers' Earnings History.

Koppers is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August, 2nd 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Koppers.

Koppers updated its FY18 earnings guidance on Thursday, May, 3rd. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $4.05-4.25 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $4.13. The company issued revenue guidance of approximately $1.9 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.84 billion.

3 analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Koppers' stock. Their forecasts range from $40.00 to $60.00. On average, they expect Koppers' share price to reach $51.6667 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 32.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Koppers.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Koppers in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."

Some companies that are related to Koppers include Mineral Resources (MIN), Polymetal International (POLY), Yamana Gold (YRI), Sims Metal Management (SGM), Balchem (BCPC), Centamin (CEE), Wienerberger (WBRBY), Trinseo (TSE), Pan American Silver (PAAS), Aurubis (NDA), Canfor (CFPZF), Sensient Technologies (SXT), Domtar (UFS), IAMGOLD (IMG) and Gold Fields (GFI).

Media headlines about KOP stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, Accern reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative media coverage by analyzing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Koppers earned a media sentiment score of 0.05 on Accern's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the specialty chemicals company an impact score of 46.26 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

Koppers' stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include James Investment Research Inc. (0.29%) and Bank of Montreal Can (0.28%). Company insiders that own Koppers stock include Cynthia A Baldwin, Daniel R Groves, David M Hillenbrand, Jianzhong Zhu, Joseph P Dowd, Leslie S Hyde, Louann E Tronsberg-Deihle, M Leroy Ball, R Michael Johnson, Stephen C Reeder, Steven R Lacy and Thomas D Loadman. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Koppers.

KOP stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of Montreal Can. Company insiders that have sold Koppers company stock in the last year include Cynthia A Baldwin, Daniel R Groves, Jianzhong Zhu, Joseph P Dowd, Leslie S Hyde, Louann E Tronsberg-Deihle, Stephen C Reeder and Thomas D Loadman. View Insider Buying and Selling for Koppers.

KOP stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including James Investment Research Inc.. Company insiders that have bought Koppers stock in the last two years include R Michael Johnson and Stephen C Reeder. View Insider Buying and Selling for Koppers.

Shares of KOP can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of KOP stock can currently be purchased for approximately $39.05.

Koppers has a market capitalization of $820.38 million and generates $1.48 billion in revenue each year. The specialty chemicals company earns $29.10 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.68 on an earnings per share basis. Koppers employs 1,800 workers across the globe.

Koppers' mailing address is 436 SEVENTH AVENUE, PITTSBURGH PA, 15219. The specialty chemicals company can be reached via phone at 412-227-2001 or via email at [email protected]