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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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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 7/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
