Seaport Res Ptn Has Bearish Estimate for RPM FY2025 Earnings

RPM International Inc. (NYSE:RPM) – Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn cut their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of RPM International in a research report issued on Tuesday, January 7th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now forecasts that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings per share of $5.54 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.

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

Several other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Mizuho lowered their price objective on shares of RPM International from $150.00 to $140.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded shares of RPM International from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $134.00 to $140.00 in a research report on Wednesday. StockNews.com raised shares of RPM International from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their target price on shares of RPM International from $132.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 3rd. Finally, BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating and set a $149.00 price target (up from $139.00) on shares of RPM International in a research note on Thursday, October 3rd. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $132.00.

RPM International Stock Performance

RPM opened at $120.59 on Friday. RPM International has a 12-month low of $103.63 and a 12-month high of $141.79. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.98 and a beta of 1.02. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $131.36 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $123.12. The company has a quick ratio of 1.48, a current ratio of 2.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77.

Institutional Trading of RPM International

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in RPM. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of RPM International by 5.8% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,656,684 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $320,851,000 after purchasing an additional 145,070 shares in the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its position in RPM International by 9,945.2% in the 2nd quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 1,949,479 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $209,920,000 after buying an additional 1,930,072 shares during the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of RPM International by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 241,551 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $29,228,000 after buying an additional 1,919 shares during the period. National Pension Service raised its position in shares of RPM International by 4.8% during the third quarter. National Pension Service now owns 224,212 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $27,130,000 after acquiring an additional 10,317 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec lifted its stake in shares of RPM International by 2,975.6% during the third quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec now owns 200,742 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $24,290,000 after acquiring an additional 194,215 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 80.95% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other RPM International news, Director Frederick R. Nance sold 594 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $135.47, for a total transaction of $80,469.18. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 8,526 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,155,017.22. This represents a 6.51 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, VP Tracy D. Crandall sold 3,718 shares of RPM International stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $133.71, for a total transaction of $497,133.78. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now owns 22,738 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,040,297.98. This trade represents a 14.05 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 7,927 shares of company stock worth $1,037,214 in the last 90 days. 1.60% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

RPM International Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 17th will be issued a $0.51 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 17th. This represents a $2.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.69%. RPM International’s payout ratio is presently 40.32%.

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.