RPM vs. AXTA, AYI, FBIN, FUL, GGG, ITW, MAS, PNR, PPG, and SHW
Should you be buying RPM International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of RPM International include Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA), Acuity (AYI), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), H. B. Fuller (FUL), Graco (GGG), Illinois Tool Works (ITW), Masco (MAS), Pentair (PNR), PPG Industries (PPG), and Sherwin-Williams (SHW).
RPM International vs. Its Competitors
RPM International (NYSE:RPM) and Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE:AXTA) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.
RPM International has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Axalta Coating Systems has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.
RPM International currently has a consensus target price of $131.40, indicating a potential upside of 9.80%. Axalta Coating Systems has a consensus target price of $37.71, indicating a potential upside of 32.89%. Given Axalta Coating Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Axalta Coating Systems is more favorable than RPM International.
81.0% of RPM International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.3% of Axalta Coating Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of RPM International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Axalta Coating Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Axalta Coating Systems had 10 more articles in the media than RPM International. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Axalta Coating Systems and 9 mentions for RPM International. Axalta Coating Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat RPM International's score of 0.86 indicating that Axalta Coating Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
RPM International has higher revenue and earnings than Axalta Coating Systems. Axalta Coating Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RPM International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
RPM International has a net margin of 9.34% compared to Axalta Coating Systems' net margin of 8.58%. Axalta Coating Systems' return on equity of 25.32% beat RPM International's return on equity.
Summary
RPM International and Axalta Coating Systems tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NYSE:RPM) was last updated on 8/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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