Zacks Research Analysts Increase Earnings Estimates for RPM

RPM International Inc. (NYSE:RPM - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q1 2027 EPS estimates for shares of RPM International in a report issued on Tuesday, April 22nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings of $1.96 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.93. The consensus estimate for RPM International's current full-year earnings is $5.50 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for RPM International's FY2027 earnings at $6.21 EPS.

RPM International (NYSE:RPM - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly 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 company had revenue of $1.48 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.51 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.52 EPS. RPM International's quarterly revenue was down 3.0% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on RPM. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective 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. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on shares of RPM International from $140.00 to $116.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. StockNews.com cut shares of RPM International from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on shares of RPM International from $126.00 to $124.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. Finally, Mizuho cut their price objective on shares of RPM International from $150.00 to $140.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, RPM International presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $122.10.

RPM International Price Performance

RPM stock traded up $0.21 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $105.84. The company had a trading volume of 283,238 shares, compared to its average volume of 659,330. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 2.23 and a quick ratio of 1.46. RPM International has a 1 year low of $95.28 and a 1 year high of $141.79. The company has a market capitalization of $13.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.92, a P/E/G ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 1.06. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $112.60 and a 200-day moving average price of $123.35.

Institutional Trading of RPM International

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in RPM International by 12,321.2% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 271,154 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $31,367,000 after acquiring an additional 268,971 shares in the last quarter. Fairway Wealth LLC boosted its position in RPM International by 50,413.3% during the 1st quarter. Fairway Wealth LLC now owns 220,743 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $25,536,000 after acquiring an additional 220,306 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its position in RPM International by 6.5% during the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,430,472 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $176,034,000 after acquiring an additional 87,540 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in RPM International by 3.0% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,735,940 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $336,198,000 after acquiring an additional 79,256 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec boosted its position in RPM International by 39.3% during the 4th quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec now owns 279,570 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $34,404,000 after acquiring an additional 78,828 shares in the last quarter. 80.95% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

RPM International Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 17th will be paid a $0.51 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 17th. This represents a $2.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.93%. RPM International's payout ratio 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.