Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Forecast for RPM Earnings

RPM International Inc. (NYSE:RPM) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for RPM International in a report issued on Tuesday, January 21st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the specialty chemicals company will earn $5.50 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $5.55. The consensus estimate for RPM International’s current full-year earnings is $5.51 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for RPM International’s Q1 2026 earnings at $1.93 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.01 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.12 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $1.93 EPS.

RPM International (NYSE:RPM) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, January 7th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.34 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $1.85 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.79 billion. RPM International had a net margin of 8.89% and a return on equity of 26.76%. The company’s revenue was up 3.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.22 EPS.

RPM has been the subject of several other reports. StockNews.com upgraded RPM International from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 6th. Mizuho lowered their target price on RPM International from $150.00 to $140.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $149.00 price target (up from $139.00) on shares of RPM International in a research report on Thursday, October 3rd. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price objective on shares of RPM International from $120.00 to $126.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 3rd. Finally, UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of RPM International from $123.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, RPM International has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $132.00.

RPM International Stock Performance

Shares of RPM stock opened at $126.98 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.23, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. The company has a market cap of $16.33 billion, a PE ratio of 25.10, a P/E/G ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 1.02. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $129.81 and its 200-day simple moving average is $124.38. RPM International has a 52 week low of $103.63 and a 52 week high of $141.79.

RPM International Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 17th will be given a $0.51 dividend. This represents a $2.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.61%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 17th. RPM International’s payout ratio is currently 40.32%.

Insider Activity

In related news, CAO Michael J. Laroche sold 3,615 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $127.14, for a total transaction of $459,611.10. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 11,596 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,474,315.44. This represents a 23.77 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Frederick R. Nance sold 594 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $135.47, for a total value of $80,469.18. Following the transaction, the director now owns 8,526 shares in the company, valued at $1,155,017.22. This trade represents a 6.51 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 1.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On RPM International

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of RPM. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec boosted its stake in RPM International by 2,975.6% in the third quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec now owns 200,742 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $24,290,000 after acquiring an additional 194,215 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in RPM International by 5.8% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,656,684 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $320,851,000 after purchasing an additional 145,070 shares during the period. Forsta AP Fonden grew its stake in RPM International by 166.7% during the 3rd quarter. Forsta AP Fonden now owns 68,800 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $8,325,000 after buying an additional 43,000 shares during the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in RPM International by 56.8% in the third quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 34,416 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $4,164,000 after buying an additional 12,470 shares during the period. Finally, Pensionfund Sabic bought a new stake in RPM International in the fourth quarter valued at $1,354,000. Institutional investors own 80.95% of the company’s stock.

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.