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KOP vs. KRO, TG, LYB, WLK, CBT, HWKN, TREX, LPX, ASH, and SAND

Should 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.

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.

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.

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.

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%

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.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
KoppersOutperform Votes
345
65.71%
Underperform Votes
180
34.29%
Kronos WorldwideOutperform Votes
296
57.81%
Underperform Votes
216
42.19%

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 Ratio
Koppers$2.05B0.30$89.20M$1.1626.21
Kronos Worldwide$1.90B0.41-$49.10M$0.838.07

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

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.

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)
3.50
Kronos Worldwide
2 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.67

Summary

Koppers beats Kronos Worldwide on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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KOP vs. The Competition

MetricKoppersLumber & wood products, except furniture IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$608.30M$4.37B$3.08B$19.30B
Dividend Yield1.02%1.12%5.21%3.84%
P/E Ratio8.6416.7867.8834.53
Price / Sales0.302.6525,591,212,775,269,400.0034.83
Price / Cash4.2215.0524.3417.51
Price / Book1.264.585.214.69
Net Income$89.20M$157.53M$156.48M$1.02B
7 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

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
KOP
Koppers
4.522 of 5 stars
$30.40
-0.1%
$64.00
+110.5%
-30.8%$608.30M$2.05B8.642,120Positive News
KRO
Kronos Worldwide
3.8917 of 5 stars
$7.56
+3.8%
$12.00
+58.7%
-49.8%$869.67M$1.89B9.332,250Gap Up
TG
Tredegar
0.5725 of 5 stars
$8.41
+0.4%
N/A+52.7%$291.48M$598.03M-10.652,400Positive News
LYB
LyondellBasell Industries
4.9281 of 5 stars
$60.64
+6.5%
$69.75
+15.0%
-43.5%$19.49B$39.68B14.6519,300Positive News
WLK
Westlake
4.7396 of 5 stars
$85.62
+7.0%
$106.08
+23.9%
-54.1%$10.98B$12.01B120.5915,900Analyst Forecast
High Trading Volume
CBT
Cabot
4.6602 of 5 stars
$76.12
+2.9%
$92.67
+21.7%
-27.7%$4.13B$3.91B10.114,200News Coverage
Positive News
HWKN
Hawkins
3.7122 of 5 stars
$117.68
-1.6%
$142.50
+21.1%
+43.2%$2.46B$952.13M30.02810Analyst Revision
TREX
Trex
3.7165 of 5 stars
$61.75
+6.9%
$76.65
+24.1%
-35.2%$6.62B$1.12B28.201,640Gap Down
LPX
Louisiana-Pacific
4.0781 of 5 stars
$94.49
+4.3%
$107.38
+13.6%
-0.9%$6.58B$2.94B16.074,300Positive News
ASH
Ashland
4.3674 of 5 stars
$52.75
+5.3%
$68.60
+30.1%
-50.2%$2.41B$1.95B-79.923,900
SAND
Sandstorm Gold
1.8105 of 5 stars
$8.17
-7.3%
$9.25
+13.3%
+44.5%$2.40B$183.54M163.3320Analyst Upgrade

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This page (NYSE:KOP) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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