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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 stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk.

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

In the previous week, Axalta Coating Systems had 3 more articles in the media than RPM International. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Axalta Coating Systems and 6 mentions for RPM International. RPM International's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Axalta Coating Systems' score of 0.83 indicating that RPM International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Axalta Coating Systems has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RPM International has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock 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$5.28B1.30$391M$2.0515.32
RPM International$7.34B2.01$588.40M$4.9923.01

Axalta Coating Systems presently has a consensus price target of $40.60, indicating a potential upside of 29.28%. RPM International has a consensus price target of $126.73, indicating a potential upside of 10.36%. 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)
4 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80
RPM International
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.62

Summary

RPM International beats Axalta Coating Systems on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding RPM and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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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$14.72B$15.97B$3.28B$20.48B
Dividend Yield1.81%2.05%5.15%3.74%
P/E Ratio22.9718.4892.6327.91
Price / Sales2.013.2125,886,820,843,671,200.0039.66
Price / Cash17.9213.4123.8622.25
Price / Book5.893.236.044.59
Net Income$588.40M$421.06M$147.74M$982.91M
7 Day Performance1.30%0.66%1.34%0.36%
1 Month Performance-0.87%4.77%5.41%3.80%
1 Year Performance8.16%13.27%26.64%14.01%

RPM International Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
RPM
RPM International
4.0386 of 5 stars
$114.84
+0.6%
$126.73
+10.4%
+9.8%$14.72B$7.34B22.9717,207Positive News
Analyst Forecast
AXTA
Axalta Coating Systems
4.8927 of 5 stars
$30.19
-2.2%
$40.44
+33.9%
-8.9%$6.60B$5.28B14.7312,800News Coverage
AYI
Acuity
4.5132 of 5 stars
$306.38
+0.3%
$340.60
+11.2%
+28.3%$9.39B$3.84B24.1413,200
FUL
H. B. Fuller
3.3226 of 5 stars
$60.77
-2.4%
$67.25
+10.7%
-17.4%$3.28B$3.57B32.857,500
GGG
Graco
3.6515 of 5 stars
$87.58
-1.4%
$93.00
+6.2%
+13.5%$14.64B$2.11B30.954,300
ITT
ITT
4.3115 of 5 stars
$158.84
-1.4%
$165.50
+4.2%
+25.4%$12.50B$3.63B25.2511,700
ITW
Illinois Tool Works
4.7433 of 5 stars
$254.70
-1.5%
$252.58
-0.8%
+11.0%$74.63B$15.76B22.4044,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
MAS
Masco
4.7532 of 5 stars
$65.31
-1.6%
$73.63
+12.7%
+2.1%$13.78B$7.83B17.8418,000Positive News
PNR
Pentair
4.491 of 5 stars
$105.05
-1.7%
$107.14
+2.0%
+42.5%$17.28B$4.08B27.149,750Positive News
Analyst Forecast
PPG
PPG Industries
4.702 of 5 stars
$115.58
-2.3%
$130.67
+13.1%
-5.5%$26.24B$15.85B24.7546,000Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
SHW
Sherwin-Williams
4.8191 of 5 stars
$346.21
-2.2%
$391.31
+13.0%
+17.8%$86.76B$23.10B32.7263,890Positive News
Analyst Forecast

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This page (NYSE:RPM) was last updated on 7/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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