Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for RPM FY2025 Earnings

RPM International Inc. (NYSE:RPM - Free Report) - Stock analysts at KeyCorp issued their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for RPM International in a research report issued on Sunday, April 13th. KeyCorp analyst A. Yefremov expects that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings of $5.18 per share for the year. The consensus estimate for RPM International's current full-year earnings is $5.50 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for RPM International's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.59 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.76 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also recently weighed in on RPM. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on shares of RPM International from $126.00 to $124.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on RPM International from $140.00 to $116.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. StockNews.com cut RPM International from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. Evercore ISI upgraded RPM International to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price objective on shares of RPM International from $126.00 to $116.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $124.10.

RPM International Trading Down 2.6 %

RPM stock traded down $2.70 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $100.45. The company had a trading volume of 122,227 shares, compared to its average volume of 655,991. The company has a current ratio of 2.23, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. RPM International has a 52 week low of $95.28 and a 52 week high of $141.79. The stock has a market cap of $12.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.85, a PEG ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 1.06. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $115.22 and its 200 day moving average price is $124.59.

RPM International (NYSE:RPM - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, April 8th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.35 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.50 by ($0.15). RPM International had a return on equity of 26.76% and a net margin of 8.89%. The business had revenue of $1.48 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.51 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.52 EPS. RPM International's revenue for the quarter was down 3.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On RPM International

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in RPM International by 55.3% in the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 236 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 84 shares during the last quarter. Crews Bank & Trust bought a new position in RPM International in the fourth quarter valued at about $37,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of RPM International by 58.7% during the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 419 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $52,000 after purchasing an additional 155 shares during the period. Fairway Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of RPM International by 829.8% during the 4th quarter. Fairway Wealth LLC now owns 437 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $54,000 after purchasing an additional 390 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV boosted its holdings in shares of RPM International by 148.8% in the fourth quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 535 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $66,000 after buying an additional 320 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 80.95% of the company's stock.

RPM International Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 17th will be given a dividend of $0.51 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 17th. This represents a $2.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.03%. RPM International's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 40.88%.

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.