Koppers (KOP) to Release Earnings on Friday

Koppers (NYSE:KOP) is expected to be issuing its Q1 2025 quarterly earnings results before the market opens on Friday, May 9th. Analysts expect Koppers to post earnings of $0.56 per share and revenue of $488.00 million for the quarter. Koppers has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.750-4.750 EPS.

Koppers (NYSE:KOP) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 27th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.77 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.95 by ($0.18). Koppers had a return on equity of 16.71% and a net margin of 3.55%. The firm had revenue of $477.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $497.00 million. On average, analysts expect Koppers to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $4 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Koppers Stock Down 1.1 %

Shares of KOP stock opened at $25.17 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $515.67 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.15 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a quick ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 2.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.83. Koppers has a 12-month low of $22.99 and a 12-month high of $45.69. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $26.87 and a 200-day moving average of $31.09.

Koppers declared that its board has authorized a stock buyback program on Thursday, February 27th that authorizes the company to buyback $100.00 million in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the specialty chemicals company to reacquire up to 16.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally a sign that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Koppers Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 7th were given a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 7th. This is a boost from Koppers’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.07. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.27%. Koppers’s payout ratio is 13.17%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have commented on the stock. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Koppers from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, March 22nd. Barrington Research restated an “outperform” rating and set a $64.00 target price on shares of Koppers in a research note on Monday, February 24th.

About Koppers

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.