Seaport Res Ptn Has Negative Forecast for RPM Q3 Earnings

RPM International Inc. (NYSE:RPM - Free Report) - Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn decreased their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of RPM International in a research note issued on Friday, July 18th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now forecasts that the specialty chemicals company will earn $0.57 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.58. The consensus estimate for RPM International's current full-year earnings is $5.50 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for RPM International's Q4 2026 earnings at $1.81 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.84 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.62 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently issued reports on RPM. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on RPM International from $125.00 to $113.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price target on RPM International from $126.00 to $116.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 10th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on RPM International from $126.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, June 6th. Robert W. Baird dropped their target price on RPM International from $125.00 to $110.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Finally, Fermium Researc raised RPM International to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, RPM International presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $126.80.

RPM International Stock Performance

RPM International stock traded up $9.51 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $122.46. 2,196,878 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 743,567. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $112.44 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $115.04. RPM International has a fifty-two week low of $95.28 and a fifty-two week high of $141.79. The stock has a market cap of $15.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.54, a P/E/G ratio of 2.98 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 2.22 and a quick ratio of 1.38.

RPM International (NYSE:RPM - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.60 by $0.12. RPM International had a return on equity of 25.08% and a net margin of 8.82%. The business had revenue of $2.08 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.02 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.56 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was up 3.7% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS raised its stake in RPM International by 1.8% in the second quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS now owns 46,400 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $5,097,000 after purchasing an additional 800 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its stake in RPM International by 65.5% in the second quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,263 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $139,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC raised its stake in RPM International by 28.7% in the second quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,072 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $118,000 after purchasing an additional 239 shares in the last quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. raised its stake in RPM International by 277.8% in the second quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 340 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 250 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Strs Ohio acquired a new position in RPM International in the first quarter valued at about $1,507,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.95% of the company's stock.

RPM International Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 31st. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 15th will be paid a $0.51 dividend. This represents a $2.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.67%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, July 15th. RPM International's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 40.88%.

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.