Koppers (KOP) Competitors $32.63 -0.69 (-2.07%) As of 02:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock KOP vs. KRO, TG, LYB, WLK, CBT, HWKN, LPX, TREX, SSRM, and LEUShould 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), Louisiana-Pacific (LPX), Trex (TREX), SSR Mining (SSRM), and Centrus Energy (LEU). Koppers vs. Its Competitors Kronos Worldwide Tredegar LyondellBasell Industries Westlake Cabot Hawkins Louisiana-Pacific Trex SSR Mining Centrus Energy Koppers (NYSE:KOP) and Kronos Worldwide (NYSE:KRO) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, dividends and community ranking. 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 57.70% of users gave Kronos Worldwide an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformKoppersOutperform Votes34565.71% Underperform Votes18034.29% Kronos WorldwideOutperform Votes29657.70% Underperform Votes21742.30% Do analysts rate KOP or KRO? Koppers currently has a consensus target price of $64.00, suggesting a potential upside of 96.14%. Kronos Worldwide has a consensus target price of $7.75, suggesting a potential upside of 20.72%. Given Koppers' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 Which has more volatility & risk, KOP or KRO? Koppers has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kronos Worldwide has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor KOP or KRO? In the previous week, Koppers had 2 more articles in the media than Kronos Worldwide. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Koppers and 3 mentions for Kronos Worldwide. Kronos Worldwide's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Koppers' score of 0.16 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 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Kronos Worldwide 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is KOP or KRO a better dividend stock? Koppers pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Kronos Worldwide pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. 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 raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Kronos Worldwide is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock 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% Which has better valuation and 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$2.05B0.32$89.20M$1.1628.13Kronos Worldwide$1.90B0.39-$49.10M$0.837.73 SummaryKoppers beats Kronos Worldwide on 16 of the 22 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 KOP 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$652.93M$4.36B$3.20B$19.86BDividend Yield0.97%1.09%5.04%3.83%P/E Ratio9.2716.9071.0435.60Price / Sales0.322.6426,914,679,906,559,100.0045.07Price / Cash4.2215.0524.2617.51Price / Book1.354.595.344.84Net Income$89.20M$157.53M$155.01M$1.02B7 Day Performance3.19%0.65%0.84%1.88%1 Month Performance10.02%-0.57%7.27%2.98%1 Year Performance-20.57%-19.06%21.59%9.82% Koppers Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KOPKoppers4.3381 of 5 stars$32.63-2.1%$64.00+96.1%-19.1%$652.93M$2.05B9.272,120Short Interest ↑KROKronos Worldwide2.9859 of 5 stars$6.60-0.1%$7.75+17.5%-49.8%$758.66M$1.90B8.142,250Ex-DividendTGTredegar1.0156 of 5 stars$8.66+0.5%N/A+70.6%$302.46M$618.79M-10.962,400Positive NewsLYBLyondellBasell Industries4.8939 of 5 stars$58.50+3.5%$69.75+19.2%-36.5%$18.80B$39.68B14.1319,300Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeWLKWestlake4.3854 of 5 stars$75.86+3.1%$89.85+18.4%-47.3%$9.73B$12.01B106.8515,900High Trading VolumeCBTCabot4.2083 of 5 stars$76.70+2.2%$92.67+20.8%-21.8%$4.12B$3.91B10.194,200Positive NewsHWKNHawkins3.0037 of 5 stars$136.97+1.2%$142.50+4.0%+50.9%$2.85B$974.43M34.94810LPXLouisiana-Pacific3.5726 of 5 stars$92.48+0.8%$107.38+16.1%-3.5%$6.44B$2.94B15.734,300Short Interest ↑TREXTrex3.4043 of 5 stars$57.08+0.8%$76.65+34.3%-30.5%$6.12B$1.12B26.061,640SSRMSSR Mining1.9344 of 5 stars$12.79+0.4%$10.03-21.6%+148.1%$2.59B$1.08B-9.914,550Analyst RevisionLEUCentrus Energy1.1378 of 5 stars$146.08+2.1%$146.00-0.1%+276.2%$2.49B$471.40M33.12280Trending NewsOptions VolumeAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Kronos Worldwide Competitors Tredegar Competitors LyondellBasell Industries Competitors Westlake Competitors Cabot Competitors Hawkins Competitors Louisiana-Pacific Competitors Trex Competitors SSR Mining Competitors Centrus Energy 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 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | SponsoredTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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