Achmea Investment Management B.V. Has $16.45 Million Stock Holdings in RPM International Inc. (NYSE:RPM)

Achmea Investment Management B.V. boosted its position in RPM International Inc. (NYSE:RPM - Free Report) by 94.7% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 142,187 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock after purchasing an additional 69,153 shares during the period. Achmea Investment Management B.V. owned about 0.11% of RPM International worth $16,448,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its position in RPM International by 82.1% during the first quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 763 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $89,000 after acquiring an additional 344 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its stake in RPM International by 355.5% in the 1st quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 5,106 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $591,000 after buying an additional 3,985 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its holdings in RPM International by 302.8% during the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 4,507 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $555,000 after buying an additional 3,388 shares during the last quarter. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in RPM International during the 4th quarter valued at $9,161,000. Finally, Rebalance LLC purchased a new stake in shares of RPM International in the fourth quarter valued at $246,000. 80.95% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

RPM International Price Performance

NYSE RPM traded down $0.80 on Monday, reaching $109.76. The company's stock had a trading volume of 125,840 shares, compared to its average volume of 692,695. The firm's 50 day moving average is $110.81 and its two-hundred day moving average is $116.59. The stock has a market cap of $14.10 billion, a PE ratio of 21.98, a PEG ratio of 2.91 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 1.38 and a current ratio of 2.22. RPM International Inc. has a twelve month low of $95.28 and a twelve month high of $141.79.

RPM International (NYSE:RPM - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 8th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.35 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.50 by ($0.15). The firm had revenue of $1.48 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.51 billion. RPM International had a return on equity of 25.08% and a net margin of 8.82%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 3.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.52 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that RPM International Inc. will post 5.5 EPS for the current year.

RPM International Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 17th were paid a $0.51 dividend. This represents a $2.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.86%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, April 17th. RPM International's payout ratio is presently 40.88%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently issued reports on RPM shares. BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on shares of RPM International from $126.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, June 6th. Fermium Researc upgraded shares of RPM International to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. UBS Group lowered their price objective on shares of RPM International from $113.00 to $110.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Robert W. Baird reduced their target price on shares of RPM International from $125.00 to $110.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. Finally, Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on shares of RPM International from $125.00 to $113.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $124.55.

About RPM International

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.