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RPM vs. AXTA, AYI, FUL, GGG, ITT, 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), H. B. Fuller (FUL), Graco (GGG), ITT (ITT), Illinois Tool Works (ITW), Masco (MAS), Pentair (PNR), PPG Industries (PPG), and Sherwin-Williams (SHW).

RPM International vs. Its Competitors

Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE:AXTA) and RPM International (NYSE:RPM) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment and valuation.

RPM International has a net margin of 8.82% compared to Axalta Coating Systems' net margin of 8.56%. Axalta Coating Systems' return on equity of 26.30% beat RPM International's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Axalta Coating Systems8.56% 26.30% 7.00%
RPM International 8.82%25.08%9.98%

98.3% of Axalta Coating Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.0% of RPM International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Axalta Coating Systems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of RPM International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Axalta Coating Systems currently has a consensus price target of $38.80, indicating a potential upside of 30.60%. RPM International has a consensus price target of $126.80, indicating a potential upside of 13.80%. Given Axalta Coating Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Axalta Coating Systems is more favorable than RPM International.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Axalta Coating Systems
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
RPM International
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.58

In the previous week, Axalta Coating Systems had 7 more articles in the media than RPM International. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Axalta Coating Systems and 6 mentions for RPM International. Axalta Coating Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat RPM International's score of 0.66 indicating that Axalta Coating Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Axalta Coating Systems
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
RPM International
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Axalta Coating Systems has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RPM International has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Axalta Coating Systems$5.28B1.23$391M$2.0514.49
RPM International$7.34B1.95$588.40M$4.9922.33

Summary

Axalta Coating Systems and RPM International 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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RPM vs. The Competition

MetricRPM InternationalCHEM IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$14.33B$15.61B$3.25B$20.85B
Dividend Yield1.83%2.01%5.16%3.65%
P/E Ratio22.3316.74101.4426.34
Price / Sales1.953.1330,017,513,221,228,500.0059.22
Price / Cash17.7713.2423.8622.29
Price / Book5.713.146.004.66
Net Income$588.40M$421.06M$147.94M$994.58M
7 Day Performance-1.55%-2.09%0.41%-0.29%
1 Month Performance4.20%4.53%5.16%4.91%
1 Year Performance-2.49%6.08%25.97%10.53%

RPM International Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
RPM
RPM International
3.7906 of 5 stars
$111.42
-0.2%
$126.80
+13.8%
-2.5%$14.33B$7.34B22.3317,207News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Ex-Dividend
AXTA
Axalta Coating Systems
4.9162 of 5 stars
$30.69
+0.5%
$40.60
+32.3%
-17.0%$6.71B$5.28B14.9712,800News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
AYI
Acuity
4.6641 of 5 stars
$294.40
-1.4%
$340.60
+15.7%
+12.4%$9.02B$4.17B23.2013,200Positive News
FUL
H. B. Fuller
4.4557 of 5 stars
$62.25
-1.6%
$67.25
+8.0%
-27.9%$3.36B$3.57B33.657,500Dividend Announcement
GGG
Graco
4.1785 of 5 stars
$87.17
-0.6%
$93.00
+6.7%
+4.9%$14.57B$2.15B30.804,300News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
ITT
ITT
4.434 of 5 stars
$158.11
+0.2%
$170.00
+7.5%
+13.0%$12.44B$3.63B25.1411,700
ITW
Illinois Tool Works
4.6074 of 5 stars
$257.72
-0.8%
$253.83
-1.5%
+1.5%$75.51B$15.90B22.6744,000Positive News
Analyst Revision
MAS
Masco
4.8128 of 5 stars
$65.91
+0.1%
$73.63
+11.7%
-9.9%$13.90B$7.83B18.0118,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
PNR
Pentair
4.5556 of 5 stars
$106.79
-0.3%
$109.43
+2.5%
+30.5%$17.57B$4.08B27.609,750Upcoming Earnings
PPG
PPG Industries
4.7114 of 5 stars
$116.40
-0.8%
$131.83
+13.3%
-13.2%$26.42B$15.85B24.9346,000Dividend Increase
Analyst Forecast
SHW
Sherwin-Williams
4.5085 of 5 stars
$344.56
-0.4%
$391.94
+13.8%
+4.2%$86.35B$23.10B32.5763,890Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Announcement

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