Research Analysts Offer Predictions for RPM FY2025 Earnings

RPM International Inc. (NYSE:RPM) – Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn decreased their FY2025 EPS estimates for RPM International in a report issued on Tuesday, January 7th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now anticipates that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings of $5.54 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $5.63. The consensus estimate for RPM International’s current full-year earnings is $5.56 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for RPM International’s Q1 2026 earnings at $1.97 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also recently issued reports on RPM. UBS Group lifted their price objective on RPM International from $123.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 19th. Wells Fargo & Company raised shares of RPM International from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $134.00 to $140.00 in a research report on Wednesday. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price objective on shares of RPM International from $120.00 to $126.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 3rd. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $149.00 price target (up previously from $139.00) on shares of RPM International in a report on Thursday, October 3rd. Finally, Mizuho dropped their price target on shares of RPM International from $150.00 to $140.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $132.00.

RPM International Price Performance

Shares of NYSE RPM opened at $122.36 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $131.36 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $123.12. RPM International has a fifty-two week low of $103.63 and a fifty-two week high of $141.79. The company has a market capitalization of $15.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.65, a P/E/G ratio of 1.98 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 1.48 and a current ratio of 2.26.

RPM International (NYSE:RPM) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, January 7th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.39 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.34 by $0.05. RPM International had a net margin of 8.43% and a return on equity of 26.82%. The firm had revenue of $1.85 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.79 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.22 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 3.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

RPM International Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 31st. Investors of record on Friday, January 17th will be issued a $0.51 dividend. This represents a $2.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.67%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 17th. RPM International’s dividend payout ratio is currently 42.77%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Frederick R. Nance sold 594 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $135.47, for a total value of $80,469.18. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 8,526 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,155,017.22. This trade represents a 6.51 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Michael J. Laroche sold 3,615 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $127.14, for a total transaction of $459,611.10. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 11,596 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,474,315.44. The trade was a 23.77 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 7,927 shares of company stock worth $1,037,214. 1.60% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On RPM International

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of RPM International during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $45,000. Forsta AP Fonden increased its stake in RPM International by 13.2% in the 2nd quarter. Forsta AP Fonden now owns 25,800 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $2,778,000 after buying an additional 3,000 shares during the period. Achmea Investment Management B.V. lifted its holdings in RPM International by 4.1% during the 2nd quarter. Achmea Investment Management B.V. now owns 85,830 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $9,242,000 after buying an additional 3,363 shares in the last quarter. Cornercap Investment Counsel Inc. purchased a new stake in RPM International in the 2nd quarter valued at about $950,000. Finally, Hardin Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in RPM International in the 2nd quarter worth about $363,000. Institutional investors own 80.95% of the company’s stock.

RPM International Company Profile

RPM International Inc manufactures and sells specialty chemicals for the industrial, specialty, and consumer markets worldwide. It offers waterproofing, coating, and traditional roofing systems; sealants, air barriers, tapes, and foams; residential home weatherization systems; roofing and building maintenance services; sealing and bonding, subfloor preparation, flooring, and glazing solutions; resin flooring systems, polyurethane, MMA waterproof, epoxy floor paint and coatings, concrete repair, and protection products; fire stopping and intumescent steel coating, and manufacturing industry solutions; rolled asphalt roofing materials and chemical admixtures; concrete and masonry admixtures, concrete fibers, curing and sealing compounds, structural grouts and mortars, epoxy adhesives, injection resins, polyurethane foams, floor hardeners and toppings, joint fillers, industrial and architectural coatings, decorative color/stains/stamps, and restoration materials; insulated building cladding materials; and concrete form wall systems.