The price-to-earnings ratio for Koppers Holdings Inc (NYSE: KOP) is above average at 29.42x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.39.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy”, 1 as “overweight”, 0 as “hold”, and 0 as “sell”.
The public float for KOP is 18.97M, and currently, short sellers hold a 3.89% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of KOP on July 04, 2025 was 154.06K shares.
KOP stock’s latest price update
Koppers Holdings Inc (NYSE: KOP)’s stock price has decreased by -1.20% compared to its previous closing price of $34.1. However, the company has seen a 5.98% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. prnewswire.com reported 2025-06-25 that PITTSBURGH, June 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE: KOP) today published its 2024 Corporate Sustainability Report (CSR), detailing the company’s progress in executing its comprehensive Sustainability Plan, driven by its values of People, Planet, and Performance. Highlights from the 2024 CSR include: Achieving a Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 2.52, the lowest in company history, demonstrating our global workforce’s unwavering commitment to a Zero Harm culture.
KOP’s Market Performance
Koppers Holdings Inc (KOP) has seen a 5.98% rise in stock performance for the week, with a 7.81% gain in the past month and a 20.80% surge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.76%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.61% for KOP. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 4.10% for KOP stock, with a simple moving average of 5.66% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of KOP
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for KOP stocks, with Singular Research repeating the rating for KOP by listing it as a “Buy”. The predicted price for KOP in the upcoming period, according to Singular Research is $67.50 based on the research report published on March 13, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Monness Crespi & Hardt, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see KOP reach a price target of $45, previously predicting the price at $40. The rating they have provided for KOP stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on May 10th, 2021.
Monness Crespi & Hardt gave a rating of “Buy” to KOP, setting the target price at $25 in the report published on April 28th of the previous year.
KOP Trading at 11.97% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought KOP to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -19.09% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.61%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.76%, as shares surge +7.12% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +36.67% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, KOP rose by +5.98%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -9.09% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $32.36. In addition, Koppers Holdings Inc saw -6.83% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at KOP starting from BALL M LEROY, who sold 3,784 shares at the price of $29.27 back on Mar 19 ’25. After this action, BALL M LEROY now owns 361,512 shares of Koppers Holdings Inc, valued at $110,768 using the latest closing price.
BALL M LEROY, the Officer of Koppers Holdings Inc, proposed sale 3,784 shares at $29.27 during a trade that took place back on Mar 19 ’25, which means that BALL M LEROY is holding N/A shares at $110,761 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for KOP
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.07% for the present operating margin
- 0.2% for the gross margin
The net margin for Koppers Holdings Inc stands at 0.01%. The total capital return value is set at 0.09%. Equity return is now at value 5.08%, with 1.37% for asset returns.
Based on Koppers Holdings Inc (KOP), the company’s capital structure generated 0.68 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.1. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.15. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.84.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 213.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at 5.76. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.83. The receivables turnover for the company is 10.01for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.08. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.64.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Koppers Holdings Inc (KOP) has experienced a better performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
