Koppers (NYSE:KOP) Upgraded by Wall Street Zen to “Buy” Rating

Koppers (NYSE:KOP) was upgraded by investment analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued to investors on Saturday.

Several other equities analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Zacks Research raised Koppers from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Koppers from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Barrington Research reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $55.00 price objective on shares of Koppers in a report on Friday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $52.50.

Koppers Stock Performance

KOP opened at $37.77 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $30.43 and its 200-day moving average price is $29.14. The company has a market cap of $740.73 million, a P/E ratio of 13.64 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a quick ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 2.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.68. Koppers has a 52-week low of $22.99 and a 52-week high of $38.21.

Koppers (NYSE:KOP) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.70 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.59 by $0.11. Koppers had a net margin of 2.98% and a return on equity of 15.85%. The company had revenue of $432.70 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $445.00 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.77 EPS. Koppers’s revenue was down 9.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Koppers has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.200-5.000 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Koppers will post 4.24 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Koppers

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of KOP. Simcoe Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Koppers during the fourth quarter worth about $22,032,000. CSM Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Koppers in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $4,725,000. LSV Asset Management grew its stake in shares of Koppers by 17.1% during the 3rd quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 954,431 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $26,724,000 after purchasing an additional 139,600 shares during the period. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH acquired a new stake in shares of Koppers during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $3,635,000. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Koppers by 145.2% during the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 186,729 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $6,003,000 after purchasing an additional 110,577 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.75% of the company’s stock.

Koppers News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Koppers this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Barrington Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $55.00 price target (~45% upside vs. current levels), which supports upside momentum and may attract buy interest. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Koppers beat Q4 EPS estimates ($0.70 vs. $0.59 consensus) and provided FY‑2026 EPS guidance of $4.20–$5.00, roughly in line with analyst expectations — a combination that likely underpins the stock’s strength. Press Release / Slide Deck
• Neutral Sentiment: Investors can review the full Q4 earnings call transcript and highlights for color on demand trends, margin drivers and capital allocation plans; these details will matter for sustaining sentiment but are not a clear directional catalyst on their own. Earnings Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue declined ~9.3% year‑over‑year to $432.7M and missed the consensus (~$445M), signaling softer demand in the quarter — a headwind that tempers the EPS beat and raises questions on topline recovery. Zacks Article
• Negative Sentiment: Koppers announced it will idle two plants and lay off dozens as part of a restructuring, which could reduce near‑term production and create execution risk (and PR/headcount costs) even if it improves longer‑term margin structure. BizJournals Article

About Koppers

Koppers Company, Inc is a global specialty chemicals and materials manufacturer serving diverse industrial markets. The company operates through two primary segments: Carbon Materials & Chemicals, which produces a range of coal tar–based products, phenolic specialties and carbon compounds; and Railroad Products & Services, which offers wood treating and infrastructure services for rail and utility customers.

In its Carbon Materials & Chemicals segment, Koppers supplies coal tar pitch, refined creosote, coal tar‐based distillates and phenolic resins used in aluminum smelting, graphite electrode manufacture, carbon fiber production, and water treatment applications.