Barrington Research Reaffirms “Outperform” Rating for Koppers (NYSE:KOP)

Koppers (NYSE:KOP)‘s stock had its “outperform” rating reiterated by Barrington Research in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday,Benzinga reports. They currently have a $55.00 price objective on the specialty chemicals company’s stock. Barrington Research’s price target points to a potential upside of 45.61% from the company’s current price.

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

Koppers Stock Up 1.4%

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

Koppers (NYSE:KOP) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.59 by $0.11. Koppers had a return on equity of 15.85% and a net margin of 2.98%.The business had revenue of $432.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $445.00 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.77 EPS. Koppers’s quarterly 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. On average, analysts anticipate that Koppers will post 4.24 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. LSV Asset Management raised its stake in Koppers by 17.1% in the 3rd quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 954,431 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $26,724,000 after acquiring an additional 139,600 shares during the period. Simcoe Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Koppers in the fourth quarter valued at $22,032,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Koppers by 4.0% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 568,413 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $15,393,000 after purchasing an additional 22,114 shares during the period. Quaker Capital Investments LLC lifted its stake in shares of Koppers by 13.5% during the 4th quarter. Quaker Capital Investments LLC now owns 474,865 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $12,859,000 after buying an additional 56,500 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Koppers by 11.9% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 321,277 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $10,327,000 after buying an additional 34,188 shares during the last quarter. 92.75% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Headlines Impacting Koppers

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.