Koppers Holdings Inc (NYSE: KOP) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 12.39x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.92. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for KOP is 20.24M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.63% of that float. On May 06, 2024, the average trading volume of KOP was 121.44K shares.
KOP) stock’s latest price update
Koppers Holdings Inc (NYSE: KOP) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -16.90 compared to its previous closing price of 52.91. However, the company has seen a fall of -16.61% in its stock price over the last five trading days. Seeking Alpha reported 2024-05-03 that Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP ) Q1 2024 Earnings Conference Call May 3, 2024 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Quynh McGuire – Vice President, Investor Relations Leroy Ball – Chief Executive Officer Jimmi Sue Smith – Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Liam Burke – B. Riley FBR Gary Prestopino – Barrington Research Michael Matheson – Singular Research Operator Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.
KOP’s Market Performance
KOP’s stock has fallen by -16.61% in the past week, with a monthly drop of -20.14% and a quarterly drop of -14.57%. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.84% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.44% for Koppers Holdings Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -18.67% for KOP’s stock, with a -3.25% simple moving average for the past 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 current 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 $40 in the report published on January 29th of the previous year.
KOP Trading at -18.44% 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 -24.49% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.44%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.84%, as shares sank -21.57% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -15.70% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, KOP fell by -16.61%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +19.61% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $53.46. In addition, Koppers Holdings Inc saw -14.15% 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 Hyde Leslie S, who sale 22,403 shares at the price of $53.91 back on Mar 21 ’24. After this action, Hyde Leslie S now owns 55,658 shares of Koppers Holdings Inc, valued at $1,207,772 using the latest closing price.
BALL M LEROY, the CEO of Koppers Holdings Inc, sale 7,362 shares at $52.88 during a trade that took place back on Mar 06 ’24, which means that BALL M LEROY is holding 320,718 shares at $389,283 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for KOP
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.08 for the present operating margin
- 0.18 for the gross margin
The net margin for Koppers Holdings Inc stands at 0.04. The total capital return value is set at 0.12. Equity return is now at value 16.38, with 4.21 for asset returns.
Based on Koppers Holdings Inc (KOP), the company’s capital structure generated 0.64 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.17. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.76. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.39.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 249.5 million with net debt to EBITDA at 3.83. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.86. The receivables turnover for the company is 9.8for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.16. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.29.
Conclusion
To sum up, Koppers Holdings Inc (KOP) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
