Insider Selling: Koppers (NYSE:KOP) Insider Sells $375,000.00 in Stock

Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP) insider James Sullivan sold 7,500 shares of Koppers stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $50.00, for a total transaction of $375,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 82,898 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,144,900. This trade represents a 8.30% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link.

Koppers Stock Performance

Shares of KOP stock traded down $0.84 on Wednesday, reaching $45.17. The stock had a trading volume of 338,836 shares, compared to its average volume of 190,149. Koppers Holdings Inc. has a 12 month low of $25.00 and a 12 month high of $53.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $854.16 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -9.57, a P/E/G ratio of 12.30 and a beta of 1.25. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $46.71 and its two-hundred day moving average is $40.51. The company has a quick ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 2.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31.

Koppers (NYSE:KOP) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.37 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.12 by $0.25. The business had revenue of $520.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $506.10 million. Koppers had a positive return on equity of 14.98% and a negative net margin of 4.59%.Koppers’s quarterly revenue was up 3.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.48 earnings per share. Koppers has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.800-4.200 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Koppers Holdings Inc. will post 4.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Koppers Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.09 per share. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 28th. Koppers’s payout ratio is currently -7.63%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Koppers

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of KOP. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd lifted its holdings in Koppers by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd now owns 29,423 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $797,000 after buying an additional 308 shares during the period. Engineers Gate Manager LP boosted its holdings in Koppers by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Engineers Gate Manager LP now owns 48,228 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $1,306,000 after acquiring an additional 332 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its holdings in Koppers by 3.2% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 11,602 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $325,000 after purchasing an additional 361 shares during the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP boosted its position in Koppers by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 62,361 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $1,689,000 after acquiring an additional 567 shares during the last quarter. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its stake in shares of Koppers by 23.5% in the 2nd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 3,235 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $104,000 after purchasing an additional 615 shares during the period. 92.75% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

More Koppers News

Here are the key news stories impacting Koppers this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Second-quarter results beat expectations. Koppers reported $1.37 in EPS versus the $1.12 consensus estimate, while revenue of $520.1 million exceeded forecasts of $506.1 million. Strong Performance Chemicals volumes and utility-pole demand offset pricing pressure and higher costs. KOP Q2 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates on PC Unit Strength
• Positive Sentiment: Some longer-term estimates improved. Sidoti raised its Q1 2027 EPS estimate to $1.01 from $0.67 and its Q1 2028 forecast to $1.04 from $0.92. The firm’s published FY2026, FY2027 and FY2028 EPS forecasts remain $4.18, $4.86 and $5.02, respectively.
• Neutral Sentiment: Management investor meetings may provide further guidance. Koppers executives are meeting with investors in Montreal and Toronto, potentially offering more information on demand trends, costs and the company’s outlook. No new financial details have been announced.
• Negative Sentiment: Large insider selling raised a caution signal. Director James A. Sullivan sold 80,000 shares for approximately $4.0 million, reducing his stake by nearly 47%. Chief Accounting Officer Bradley Pearce separately sold 2,000 shares for about $102,000, reducing his position by 4.65%. The sales occurred near $50–$51 per share and may be pressuring sentiment. Koppers Insider Selling Report
• Negative Sentiment: Sidoti lowered multiple earnings forecasts. The analyst cut Q4 2026 EPS to $1.17 from $1.40, FY2026 EPS to $4.18 from $4.38, FY2027 EPS to $4.86 from $4.95 and FY2028 EPS to $5.02 from $5.24. Estimates for Q2–Q4 2027 and Q3 2026 were also reduced, suggesting concerns about the durability of earnings growth despite the latest quarterly beat.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have commented on KOP. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Koppers from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, May 16th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Koppers from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Tuesday. Singular Research upgraded shares of Koppers to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Barrington Research reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $55.00 price target on shares of Koppers in a report on Monday, May 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has given a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $55.00.

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.