KOPPERS HOLDINGS INC (KOP)
Materials · specialty chemicals and treated wood products · NYSE
Global specialty chemicals and treated wood products company serving railroad, utility, and infrastructure markets with coal tar and copper-based preservation solutions.
What KOPPERS HOLDINGS INC does
Koppers Holdings is a global provider of treated wood products, wood treatment chemicals, and carbon compounds. The company operates through three primary business lines: Railroad and Utility Products and Services (RUPS), Performance Chemicals (PC), and Carbon Materials and Chemicals (CMC). Its offerings support infrastructure needs, including railroad crossties, utility poles, and protective chemical coatings.
Themes: wood treatment chemicals, railroad infrastructure, utility pole treatment, coal tar derivatives, specialty chemicals
Fundamentals
- Price$45.19 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$855M as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return+57.0% 2025-08-21 close $28.79 → 2026-08-21 close $45.19
- P/E11.14 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+4.1% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+22.8% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+14.0% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity1.67 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)-8.4% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-1.7% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.25 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-06 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +0.8%; at least 4 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How KOP compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiobottom 25% 94 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit marginmiddle range 142 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 142 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginmiddle range 141 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitymiddle range 151 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 127 covered Materials peers
- indicated dividend yieldbottom 25% 95 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 124 covered Materials peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Materials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, KOP's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 11%, free-cash-flow payout 9%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout11% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout9% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How KOPPERS HOLDINGS INC looks technically
KOPPERS HOLDINGS INC (KOP) is trading 21.3% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 120 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 33, with sellers in control. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 41, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day low about 3 trading days ago.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 21.3% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +21.3% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $47.18 | $47.18 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $37.25 | $37.25 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been higher than the one before it and each dip has been shallower — the pattern chart-watchers call an uptrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | higher highs and higher lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 9 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 9 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five; the labelling fails if price closes below 44.1. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C. | possible upward five-wave sequence, in wave 3 (one of several readings) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 120 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 120 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 33, with sellers in control | 33.2 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 41, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 40.9 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the bottom of its 14-day range ($44.10 to $53.00) — its "stochastic" reading is 12 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 12.3 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in negative territory (momentum leaning bearish) | 11 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $53.00 | $53.00 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 14.7% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -14.7% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 79.6% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +79.7% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 14.7% below its highest point of the past year | 14.7% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 3 trading days ago | 3 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 12 trading days ago | 12 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $58.23 (set on 2024-02-29) | $58.23 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($26.35 to $52.33), and it has given back roughly a quarter of its rise from last year’s low — 27% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $35.44 to $36.27. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 27.5% |
| From the all-time high | it is 22.4% below its all-time high | -22.4% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 1.2% below a resistance level at $45.72 — a price it turned at twice since 2026-05-08, most recently on 2026-06-17. Since 2024-08-21 it has 13 such levels below the current price and 2 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +1.2% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $8.25 (set on 2020-04-03) | $8.25 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 447.8% above its all-time low | +447.8% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually wide versus its own recent history (wider than about 87% of the past ~6 months) | 87th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $2.18 between its high and its low — about 4.8% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $2.18 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $43.54 and $53.31 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $43.54 – $48.42 – $53.31 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 4.8% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 4.8% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 3.7 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (21.3% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 3.7 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 1.83× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a hammer | 4 sessions ago, after a stretch of decline, it sold off hard during the session and then closed back near its high — a "hammer", the long lower wick showing the drop was bought back before the close | 4 sessions ago |
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Price gaps
2
| Open gap | it gapped 2.3% below the previous close 10 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 52.33 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | -2.3% |
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| Gap filled | a 4.7% gap down opened on 2026-08-06 has been "filled" 11 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 11 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed lower in its latest session, after a session that did not close lower — a single down day rather than a run | 1 session down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 14.5 percentage points (the stock lost 12.2% while the market gained 2.3%) | -14.5% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 10.9 percentage points (the stock gained 14.0% while the market gained 3.1%) | +10.9% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 17.6 percentage points (the stock gained 28.7% while the market gained 11.1%) | +17.6% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 36.5 percentage points (the stock gained 57.0% while the market gained 20.5%) | +36.5% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, outperforming the market over 6 months, near the bottom of its 14-day range (oversold) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a strong downtrend, with sellers in control, a fresh 20-day low, MACD momentum is negative — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading inside the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the zone traders read as unresolved — neither side has established a trend, and the band is where that gets settled. The band itself is moderate, spanning 5.3% of the share price. | 0.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 12% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $40.30 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +12.1% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 5% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-06 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $47.57 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 12 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -5.0% |
Price levels it has turned at before
KOP last closed at $45.19 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 13 prices below its last close and 2 above; the 3 nearest below and the 2 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $45.72 | Resistance | 1.2% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-05-08 to 2026-06-17 |
| $39.81 | Support | 11.9% below the last close | turned there twice · 2024-11-08 to 2024-11-25 |
| $39.19 | Support | 13.3% below the last close | turned there four times · 2026-03-05 to 2026-04-14 |
| $37.95 | Support | 16.0% below the last close | turned there four times · 2024-09-18 to 2026-05-19 |
| $52.63 | Resistance | 16.4% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-07-22 to 2026-08-06 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $44.10.
This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $58.97 and $68.16 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C, which fails on a close below $44.10.
This reading has stood for 2 trading days, since 2026-08-20.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Broke down to a new 20-day low · beating the market · At the bottom of its 14-day range (stochastic below 20) · Under water since its last earnings report (below the anchored VWAP) · Trading inside the Ichimoku cloud | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingStrong Buy (1.50 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 3 analysts
- Mean price target$57.00 range $54.00 – $62.00; median $55.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-22. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for KOP
- Consensus EPS estimate$1.35 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-22
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Raw material price volatility and supply disruptions, particularly coal tar (dependent on coke production), scrap copper, and lumber availability, which the company may not be able to fully pass through to customers","Geopolitical events and tariffs disrupting supply chains and operations, including the loss of coal tar supply from Russia/Ukraine to European operations and potential tariffs affecting imports from Canada, Denmark, China, and Taiwan","Transportation and freight service dependencies, including specialized ocean-going vessels, which if interrupted could impair ability to receive raw materials and ship finished goods to customers"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of KOP's 10-Q filed 2026-05-08 against the prior one filed 2025-11-07.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Added reference to 'geopolitical events (including the current war in the Middle East)' in forward-looking statements risk factors (newer filing, 2026-05-08)
- Removed:
- Removed phrase 'or in Koppers communications and discussions with investors and analysts in the normal course of business through meetings, phone calls and conference calls' from forward-looking statements disclosure (older filing, 2025-11-07)
- Removed sentence 'We sold our railroad bridge services business during the third quarter of 2025. See Note 2 - Acquisitions and Restructuring.' from RUPS business description (older filing, 2025-11-07)
- Reworded:
- Annual Report on Form 10-K reference changed from 'for the year ended December 31, 2024' (older, 2025-11-07) to 'for the year ended December 31, 2025' (newer, 2026-05-08)
- Notes:
- Text truncates at end of both versions; full Non-GAAP section not available for comparison
- CMC business description appears truncated in both versions; complete comparison not possible
Risk Factors
- Added:
- Risk Factors section now references Form 10-K for year ended December 31, 2025 (newer filing) versus December 31, 2024 (older filing)
- Added detail about acquisition of western U.S. pole procurement business in RUPS segment
- Added information about sale of railroad services business in Q3 2025 with specific impact of $9.6 million on RUPS net sales
- Added detail about 15 percent volume increase in Performance Chemicals primarily in the Americas
- Added information about ceasing phthalic anhydride production in Q2 2025 with $13.9 million impact
- Added detail about nine percent price decline in carbon pitch globally
- Added information about idling two plants in RUPS business and discontinuing phthalic anhydride production at Stickney, Illinois facility
- Added detail about liquidation of KCCC and related gain on sale of assets of $4.3 million
- Added Cash Flow section comparing Q1 2026 and Q1 2025 operating, investing, and financing activities
- Added Adjusted EBITDA reconciliation table for three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025
- Added detail about copper-hedging program benefit in Performance Chemicals segment
- Removed:
- Removed discussion of segment focus areas for RUPS, PC, and CMC businesses
- Removed Railway Tie Association market indicator showing 19.9 million ties estimate for 2025
- Removed Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) projection of 2.4 percent growth in early 2026
- Removed discussion of slowdown in manufacturing, steel, aluminum and carbon black industries
- Removed discussion of coal tar supply chain linked to metallurgical coke production
- Removed discussion of petroleum-blended products and distillation yield improvement projects
- Removed Results of Operations comparison for three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024
- Removed discussion of sale of railroad bridge services business (replaced with railroad services business in newer filing)
- Removed Selling, general and administrative expenses discussion and stock-based compensation detail
- Removed reference to impairment and restructuring discussion continuing mid-sentence
- Reworded:
- Changed from 'Risk Factors in this 10-Q as well as in our Form 10-K' to 'Risk Factors in our Form 10-K' indicating different filing structure approach
- Changed comparison period from 'three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024' to 'three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025'
- Changed description of railroad business sale from 'railroad bridge services business' to 'railroad services business'
- Changed carbon pitch price decline description from 'approximately three percent' (older) to 'approximately nine percent' (newer)
- Notes:
- The older filing appears truncated at the Impairment and restructuring discussion, limiting ability to assess complete removal of content
- The newer filing content shown is from a 10-Q for Q1 2026, while the older filing is from a 10-Q for Q3 2025, so differences reflect both content updates and different quarterly periods
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 2 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days.
- Last 90 days0 buys · 2 sells ($320976) — 1 selling insider
- Last 180 days0 buys · 3 sells ($434116) — 1 selling insider
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-06-18. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about KOP's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding KOP as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 3,827,101
- Reported value $148,032,287
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 0 increased, 5 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
KOP had 713,171 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
KOP had 3.77% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 4.55 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 713,171
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 3.77%
- Prior settlement (shares) 753,012
- Reported change -5.29%
- Days to cover (reported) 4.55
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Stella-Jones (STLJF)
- Viance (private)
- KMG Chemicals (private)
- Rain Carbon (private)
- Cabot Corporation (CBT)
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Frequently asked questions
What does KOPPERS HOLDINGS INC (KOP) do?
Koppers Holdings is a global provider of treated wood products, wood treatment chemicals, and carbon compounds. The company operates through three primary business lines: Railroad and Utility Products and Services (RUPS), Performance Chemicals (PC), and Carbon Materials and Chemicals (CMC). Its offerings support infrastructure needs, including railroad crossties, utility poles, and protective chemical coatings.
What sector is KOPPERS HOLDINGS INC (KOP) in?
KOPPERS HOLDINGS INC (KOP) is classified in the Materials sector. Its industry is specialty chemicals and treated wood products. It trades on NYSE.
Does KOP pay a dividend?
Yes — KOPPERS HOLDINGS INC (KOP) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 0.82% and at least 4 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are KOPPERS HOLDINGS INC's (KOP) competitors?
Notable peers of KOPPERS HOLDINGS INC (KOP) include Stella-Jones, Viance (private), KMG Chemicals (private), Rain Carbon (private) and Cabot Corporation. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is KOPPERS HOLDINGS INC (KOP) overbought or oversold right now?
KOPPERS HOLDINGS INC (KOP) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 41, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on KOP come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.