Koppers (KOP) Competitors $30.40 -0.04 (-0.13%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$30.39 -0.01 (-0.03%) As of 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock KOP vs. KRO, TG, LYB, WLK, CBT, HWKN, TREX, LPX, ASH, and SANDShould you be buying Koppers stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Koppers include Kronos Worldwide (KRO), Tredegar (TG), LyondellBasell Industries (LYB), Westlake (WLK), Cabot (CBT), Hawkins (HWKN), Trex (TREX), Louisiana-Pacific (LPX), Ashland (ASH), and Sandstorm Gold (SAND). Koppers vs. Kronos Worldwide Tredegar LyondellBasell Industries Westlake Cabot Hawkins Trex Louisiana-Pacific Ashland Sandstorm Gold Koppers (NYSE:KOP) and Kronos Worldwide (NYSE:KRO) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation. Which has more risk & volatility, KOP or KRO? Koppers has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kronos Worldwide has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in KOP or KRO? 92.8% of Koppers shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.1% of Kronos Worldwide shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.9% of Koppers shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Kronos Worldwide shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is KOP or KRO more profitable? Kronos Worldwide has a net margin of 5.05% compared to Koppers' net margin of 3.55%. Koppers' return on equity of 16.71% beat Kronos Worldwide's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Koppers3.55% 16.71% 4.53% Kronos Worldwide 5.05%11.74%5.30% Does the MarketBeat Community favor KOP or KRO? Koppers received 49 more outperform votes than Kronos Worldwide when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.71% of users gave Koppers an outperform vote while only 57.81% of users gave Kronos Worldwide an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformKoppersOutperform Votes34565.71% Underperform Votes18034.29% Kronos WorldwideOutperform Votes29657.81% Underperform Votes21642.19% Which has preferable valuation & earnings, KOP or KRO? Koppers has higher revenue and earnings than Kronos Worldwide. Kronos Worldwide is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Koppers, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKoppers$2.05B0.30$89.20M$1.1626.21Kronos Worldwide$1.90B0.41-$49.10M$0.838.07 Does the media favor KOP or KRO? In the previous week, Koppers had 4 more articles in the media than Kronos Worldwide. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Koppers and 2 mentions for Kronos Worldwide. Kronos Worldwide's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Koppers' score of 1.05 indicating that Kronos Worldwide is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Koppers 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Kronos Worldwide 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is KOP or KRO a better dividend stock? Koppers pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Kronos Worldwide pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Koppers pays out 27.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kronos Worldwide pays out 24.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Koppers has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Kronos Worldwide is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do analysts rate KOP or KRO? Koppers presently has a consensus price target of $64.00, suggesting a potential upside of 110.53%. Kronos Worldwide has a consensus price target of $11.17, suggesting a potential upside of 66.79%. Given Koppers' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Koppers is more favorable than Kronos Worldwide.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Koppers 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.50Kronos Worldwide 2 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.67 SummaryKoppers beats Kronos Worldwide on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Koppers News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KOP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart KOP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKoppersLumber & wood products, except furniture IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$608.30M$4.37B$3.08B$19.30BDividend Yield1.02%1.12%5.21%3.84%P/E Ratio8.6416.7867.8834.53Price / Sales0.302.6525,591,212,775,269,400.0034.83Price / Cash4.2215.0524.3417.51Price / Book1.264.585.214.69Net Income$89.20M$157.53M$156.48M$1.02B7 Day Performance-3.25%-3.32%2.45%-1.74%1 Month Performance23.70%12.09%5.51%7.50%1 Year Performance-30.89%-21.10%16.98%4.15% Koppers Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KOPKoppers4.522 of 5 stars$30.40-0.1%$64.00+110.5%-30.8%$608.30M$2.05B8.642,120Positive NewsKROKronos Worldwide3.8917 of 5 stars$7.56+3.8%$12.00+58.7%-49.8%$869.67M$1.89B9.332,250Gap UpTGTredegar0.5725 of 5 stars$8.41+0.4%N/A+52.7%$291.48M$598.03M-10.652,400Positive NewsLYBLyondellBasell Industries4.9281 of 5 stars$60.64+6.5%$69.75+15.0%-43.5%$19.49B$39.68B14.6519,300Positive NewsWLKWestlake4.7396 of 5 stars$85.62+7.0%$106.08+23.9%-54.1%$10.98B$12.01B120.5915,900Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeCBTCabot4.6602 of 5 stars$76.12+2.9%$92.67+21.7%-27.7%$4.13B$3.91B10.114,200News CoveragePositive NewsHWKNHawkins3.7122 of 5 stars$117.68-1.6%$142.50+21.1%+43.2%$2.46B$952.13M30.02810Analyst RevisionTREXTrex3.7165 of 5 stars$61.75+6.9%$76.65+24.1%-35.2%$6.62B$1.12B28.201,640Gap DownLPXLouisiana-Pacific4.0781 of 5 stars$94.49+4.3%$107.38+13.6%-0.9%$6.58B$2.94B16.074,300Positive NewsASHAshland4.3674 of 5 stars$52.75+5.3%$68.60+30.1%-50.2%$2.41B$1.95B-79.923,900SANDSandstorm Gold1.8105 of 5 stars$8.17-7.3%$9.25+13.3%+44.5%$2.40B$183.54M163.3320Analyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Kronos Worldwide Competitors Tredegar Competitors LyondellBasell Industries Competitors Westlake Competitors Cabot Competitors Hawkins Competitors Trex Competitors Louisiana-Pacific Competitors Ashland Competitors Sandstorm Gold Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:KOP) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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