Boston Trust Walden Corp Has $54.55 Million Holdings in RPM International Inc. (NYSE:RPM)

Boston Trust Walden Corp boosted its holdings in shares of RPM International Inc. (NYSE:RPM - Free Report) by 2.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 488,696 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock after acquiring an additional 13,860 shares during the period. Boston Trust Walden Corp owned 0.38% of RPM International worth $54,553,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of RPM. Baird Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of RPM International by 9.0% in the 1st quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 233,786 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $19,039,000 after buying an additional 19,318 shares during the period. Cowa LLC grew its stake in shares of RPM International by 9,901.1% in the 1st quarter. Cowa LLC now owns 322,637 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $263,000 after buying an additional 319,411 shares during the period. Ancora Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of RPM International by 11.5% in the 1st quarter. Ancora Advisors LLC now owns 1,450 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $133,000 after buying an additional 150 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA grew its stake in shares of RPM International by 26.8% in the 1st quarter. BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA now owns 39,313 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $3,202,000 after buying an additional 8,319 shares during the period. Finally, Neuberger Berman Group LLC grew its stake in shares of RPM International by 18.3% in the 1st quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC now owns 23,423 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $1,908,000 after buying an additional 3,625 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.95% of the company's stock.

RPM International Trading Up 1.1 %

Shares of RPM stock traded up $1.27 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $112.96. The company had a trading volume of 771,545 shares, compared to its average volume of 631,973. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.56 billion, a PE ratio of 27.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.04. RPM International Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $78.52 and a fifty-two week high of $120.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95, a current ratio of 2.33 and a quick ratio of 1.45. The company's fifty day moving average is $113.25 and its 200 day moving average is $105.81.

RPM International (NYSE:RPM - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 4th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.48 by $0.04. RPM International had a net margin of 7.15% and a return on equity of 26.71%. The company had revenue of $1.52 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.52 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.37 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was up .4% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts expect that RPM International Inc. will post 4.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

RPM International Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, April 19th will be given a $0.46 dividend. This represents a $1.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.63%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 18th. RPM International's dividend payout ratio is presently 45.10%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently weighed in on RPM. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on shares of RPM International from $105.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday. UBS Group increased their price target on shares of RPM International from $121.00 to $122.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price objective on shares of RPM International from $127.00 to $123.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Finally, Mizuho upped their price objective on shares of RPM International from $128.00 to $136.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $112.60.

Insider Buying and Selling at RPM International

In other RPM International news, Director Frederick R. Nance sold 1,835 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $109.05, for a total value of $200,106.75. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 8,180 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $892,029. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. In related news, Director Frederick R. Nance sold 1,835 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $109.05, for a total value of $200,106.75. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 8,180 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $892,029. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, VP Matthew T. Ratajczak sold 6,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $109.63, for a total transaction of $657,780.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 23,451 shares in the company, valued at $2,570,933.13. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 10,215 shares of company stock valued at $1,112,547. Insiders own 1.50% 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.