KOP Insider Trading
Koppers Holdings Inc. | Lumber & Wood Products (No Furniture)
Comprehensive Trading Performance Summary
The investment history of corporate insiders at Koppers Holdings Inc. provides a unique lens into the internal conviction of the company's leadership. By analyzing SEC Form 4 filings, investors can track how directors and officers are allocating their own capital. High-conviction buying often signals that management believes the current market price significantly undervalues future growth prospects, while strategic selling might occur for personal liquidity or portfolio diversification. Monitoring these shifts in ownership is essential for understanding the alignment between management and shareholders in the Lumber & Wood Products (No Furniture) sector.
Transactions on Chart
Open Full Chart| Filing Date | Trade Date | Reporting Person | Relationship | Type | Price | Qty | Total, $ | Owned After | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-24 23:31 | 2022-05-20 | Feng Xudong | Director | SELL | $24.37 | 2,430 | $59,219 | 32,840 | -6.9% |
| 2022-03-21 23:49 | 2022-03-18 | Pearce Bradley A | Officer - Chief Accounting Officer | SELL | $29.46 | 1,000 | $29,460 | 29,632 | -3.3% |
| 2022-03-02 17:50 | 2022-02-28 | Dowd Joseph P | Officer - Global VP, Zero Harm | SELL | $28.75 | 1,749 | $50,284 | 31,751 | -5.2% |
| 2022-03-01 19:17 | 2022-02-28 | Dowd Joseph P | Officer - Global VP, Zero Harm | SELL | $28.51 | 3,000 | $85,530 | 33,500 | -8.2% |
| 2021-05-18 22:31 | 2021-05-17 | GROVES DANIEL R | Officer - VP, Culture & Engagement | OPT+S | $35.26 | 17,211 | $606,860 | 16,455 | 0.0% |
| 2021-05-13 17:28 | 2021-05-11 | GROVES DANIEL R | Officer - VP, Culture & Engagement | SELL | $36.62 | 6,000 | $219,720 | 16,455 | -26.7% |
| 2021-03-03 23:14 | 2021-03-01 | GROVES DANIEL R | Officer - VP, Culture & Engagement | SELL | $35.06 | 6,795 | $238,233 | 23,825 | -22.2% |
| 2020-11-25 17:21 | 2020-11-23 | Feng Xudong | Director | SELL | $27.35 | 3,752 | $102,617 | 32,192 | -10.4% |
| 2020-09-01 21:33 | 2020-08-28 | BALL M LEROY | Director, Officer - President and CEO | OPT+S | $24.67 | 2,500 | $61,675 | 229,076 | 0.0% |
| 2020-08-11 00:06 | 2020-08-07 | Pearce Bradley A | Officer - Chief Accounting Officer | SELL | $25.50 | 1,000 | $25,500 | 22,221 | -4.3% |
| 2020-05-20 23:14 | 2020-05-19 | NEUPAVER ALBERT J | Director | BUY | $15.36 | 3,250 | $49,920 | 65,936 | +5.2% |
| 2019-11-14 19:13 | 2019-11-12 | Lacy Steven R | Officer - Chief Admin. Officer, GC & Sec | OPT+S | $42.71 | 5,615 | $239,817 | 34,457 | 0.0% |
| 2019-09-24 23:05 | 2019-09-20 | Hyde Leslie S | Officer - VP Corp Strategy, Risk Managem | OPT+S | $29.72 | 2,687 | $79,858 | 31,968 | 0.0% |
| 2019-09-06 22:56 | 2019-09-05 | Feng Xudong | Director | SELL | $26.92 | 2,442 | $65,739 | 27,510 | -8.2% |
| 2019-08-14 17:38 | 2019-08-13 | Johnson R. Michael | Officer - VP Utility and Industrial Prod | BUY | $28.92 | 12,000 | $347,072 | 215,787 | +5.9% |
| 2019-06-04 22:11 | 2019-06-04 | Pearce Bradley A | Officer - Chief Accounting Officer | SELL | $27.75 | 1,000 | $27,750 | 16,477 | -5.7% |
| 2019-05-15 22:06 | 2019-05-13 | Lacy Steven R | Officer - Chief Admin. Officer, GC & Sec | SELL | $29.80 | 29,740 | $886,252 | 32,522 | -47.8% |
| 2019-05-15 22:02 | 2019-05-14 | Johnson R. Michael | Officer - VP Utility and Industrial Prod | BUY | $29.74 | 1,523 | $45,294 | 203,787 | +0.8% |
| 2019-05-14 20:30 | 2019-05-10 | Johnson R. Michael | Officer - VP Utility and Industrial Prod | BUY | $29.32 | 8,577 | $251,453 | 202,264 | +4.4% |
| 2019-05-11 00:06 | 2019-05-08 | Johnson R. Michael | Officer - VP Utility and Industrial Prod | BUY | $29.09 | 9,900 | $287,967 | 193,687 | +5.4% |
| 2019-05-09 21:18 | 2019-05-08 | Lacy Steven R | Officer - Chief Admin. Officer, GC & Sec | SELL | $29.80 | 2,335 | $69,583 | 62,262 | -3.6% |
| 2019-05-07 23:30 | 2019-05-03 | Lacy Steven R | Officer - Chief Admin. Officer, GC & Sec | SELL | $29.80 | 6,631 | $197,604 | 64,597 | -9.3% |
| 2019-03-15 18:05 | 2019-03-14 | Johnson R. Michael | Officer - VP Utility and Industrial Prod | BUY | $25.50 | 20,000 | $509,964 | 183,787 | +12.2% |
| 2019-01-22 16:27 | 2018-06-06 | NIELSEN CHRISTIAN A | Officer - VP, European Operations | SELL | $41.74 | 4,000 | $166,940 | 23,741 | -14.4% |
| 2018-12-21 18:30 | 2018-12-20 | McCormack Mark R | Officer - VP, Australasian Operations | OPT+S | $17.44 | 2,414 | $42,100 | 84,687 | 0.0% |
| 2018-12-19 17:02 | 2018-12-17 | Johnson R. Michael | Officer - VP Utility and Industrial Prod | BUY | $17.35 | 50,000 | $867,500 | 161,534 | +44.8% |
| 2018-12-19 17:08 | 2018-12-18 | ZUGAY MICHAEL | Officer - CFO and Treasurer | BUY | $17.10 | 10,000 | $171,000 | 47,643 | +26.6% |
| 2018-12-17 22:46 | 2018-12-17 | Sullivan James A. | Officer - SVP RPS, Global CM&C | BUY | $16.43 | 5,000 | $82,150 | 36,157 | +16.0% |
| 2018-12-14 23:14 | 2018-12-13 | BALL M LEROY | Director, Officer - President and CEO | BUY | $17.03 | 6,000 | $102,200 | 157,038 | +4.0% |
| 2018-12-04 22:44 | 2018-12-03 | Dowd Joseph P | Officer - Global VP, SHE & Process Excel | BUY | $18.50 | 1,000 | $18,500 | 15,010 | +7.1% |
| 2018-12-03 23:09 | 2018-12-03 | BALL M LEROY | Director, Officer - President and CEO | BUY | $18.90 | 4,000 | $75,600 | 151,038 | +2.7% |
| 2018-11-19 22:00 | 2018-11-19 | NEUPAVER ALBERT J | Director | BUY | $20.75 | 5,000 | $103,750 | 50,316 | +11.0% |
| 2018-11-14 22:13 | 2018-11-13 | Johnson R. Michael | Officer - VP Utility and Industrial Prod | BUY | $21.69 | 15,000 | $325,350 | 111,534 | +15.5% |
| 2018-11-13 21:20 | 2018-11-12 | Johnson R. Michael | Officer - VP Utility and Industrial Prod | BUY | $20.16 | 50,000 | $1,008,000 | 96,534 | +107.4% |
| 2018-11-13 22:44 | 2018-11-12 | BALL M LEROY | Director, Officer - President and CEO | BUY | $20.01 | 22,000 | $440,189 | 147,038 | +17.6% |
| 2018-09-06 23:36 | 2018-09-06 | BALL M LEROY | Director, Officer - President and CEO | BUY | $34.96 | 2,000 | $69,920 | 124,822 | +1.6% |
| 2018-08-28 23:58 | 2018-08-27 | Hyde Leslie S | Officer - VP Corp Strategy, Risk Managem | OPT+S | $36.35 | 1,126 | $40,930 | 29,929 | 0.0% |
| 2018-08-15 23:39 | 2018-08-14 | Johnson R. Michael | Officer - VP Utility and Industrial Prod | BUY | $35.36 | 25,000 | $884,000 | 46,534 | +116.1% |
| 2018-08-15 23:36 | 2018-08-14 | Sullivan James A. | Officer - SVP RPS, Global CM&C | BUY | $35.73 | 1,000 | $35,730 | 30,982 | +3.3% |
| 2018-08-15 23:41 | 2018-08-14 | NEUPAVER ALBERT J | Director | BUY | $35.88 | 5,000 | $179,400 | 45,316 | +12.4% |
| 2018-06-13 00:08 | 2018-06-08 | ZHU JIANZHONG | Officer - VP, China Operations | SELL | $42.57 | 8,800 | $374,616 | 13,523 | -39.4% |
| 2018-06-13 00:04 | 2018-06-08 | Tronsberg-Deihle Louann E | Officer - Treasurer | OPT+S | $43.10 | 14,148 | $609,779 | 28,166 | 0.0% |
| 2018-06-11 18:27 | 2018-06-07 | Reeder Stephen C | Officer - SVP, Performance Chemicals | SELL | $42.48 | 4,650 | $197,532 | 16,199 | -22.3% |
| 2018-06-04 23:39 | 2018-06-04 | Loadman Thomas D | Officer - Senior Vice President | SELL | $41.00 | 5,000 | $205,000 | 51,300 | -8.9% |
| 2018-06-01 00:13 | 2018-05-30 | Baldwin Cynthia A | Director | SELL | $40.73 | 1,000 | $40,730 | 20,976 | -4.6% |
| 2018-05-31 17:27 | 2018-05-29 | Dowd Joseph P | Officer - Global VP, SHE & Process Excel | OPT+S | $40.27 | 10,887 | $438,452 | 13,751 | 0.0% |
| 2018-05-31 00:33 | 2018-05-30 | GROVES DANIEL R | Officer - Vice President Human Resources | SELL | $40.28 | 3,900 | $157,092 | 11,906 | -24.7% |
| 2018-05-25 00:01 | 2018-05-22 | Dowd Joseph P | Officer - Global VP, SHE & Process Excel | OPT+S | $40.64 | 5,665 | $230,222 | 17,997 | 0.0% |
| 2018-05-18 00:28 | 2018-05-15 | Johnson R. Michael | Officer - VP Utility and Industrial Prod | BUY | $38.94 | 20,000 | $778,886 | 21,534 | +1,303.8% |
| 2018-05-10 18:40 | 2018-05-09 | Reeder Stephen C | Officer - SVP, Performance Chemicals | SELL | $39.23 | 5,000 | $196,150 | 20,849 | -19.3% |
How to Interpret $KOP Trades
Not every insider transaction in Koppers Holdings Inc. is a signal for immediate action. Professional investors look for "cluster buying"—when multiple executives simultaneously purchase $KOP shares on the open market. It is crucial to distinguish between scheduled sales (under Rule 10b5-1) and voluntary increases in ownership, which demonstrate management’s true conviction that the stock is undervalued.
Data Source & Accuracy for KOP
Insider activity data for Koppers Holdings Inc. is streamed in real-time directly from the SEC EDGAR system. We analyze raw Form 4 filings, filtering out technical adjustments and complex derivative transactions. This provides a transparent view of how ownership structure is evolving in $KOP, allowing you to follow the capital of those with the most intimate knowledge of the company.
UNDERSTANDING THE DATA
FILING DATE: The date and time when the transaction was reported to the SEC. This is when the public first receives the information.
TRADE DATE: The actual day the insider executed the purchase or sale in the market.
INDUSTRY: The specific market sector the company operates in. Useful for identifying broader institutional capital flows across sectors.
OWNED AFTER: The total number of shares held by the insider following the transaction. This highlights the insider's remaining conviction in the company.
CHANGE %: The percentage increase or decrease of the insider's total position. Large percentage changes often carry more weight than the dollar amount alone.
TRADE TYPES DEFINITIONS
BUY: An open market purchase. Typically indicates an insider's belief that the stock is undervalued or poised for growth.
SELL: An open market sale. While often used for diversification or liquidity, large or unexpected sales can be a warning signal.
OPT+S (OPTION EXERCISE & SALE): This occurs when an insider exercises their stock options and sells them immediately. Often part of a structured compensation plan.