Seaport Res Ptn Issues Negative Estimate for RPM Earnings

RPM International Inc. (NYSE:RPM) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q4 2026 EPS estimates for RPM International in a report issued on Wednesday, October 1st. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now forecasts that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings of $1.86 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.88. The consensus estimate for RPM International’s current full-year earnings is $5.50 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for RPM International’s Q2 2027 earnings at $1.66 EPS and Q4 2027 earnings at $2.09 EPS.

RPM has been the topic of several other reports. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on RPM International from $131.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 25th. UBS Group raised their target price on RPM International from $126.00 to $127.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 24th. Bank of America raised RPM International from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $110.00 to $128.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 14th. BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on RPM International from $140.00 to $152.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on shares of RPM International from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Monday, July 28th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $131.00.

RPM International Stock Up 0.4%

NYSE RPM opened at $116.71 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 2.26 and a quick ratio of 1.51. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.96 billion, a PE ratio of 21.82, a PEG ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 1.03. RPM International has a 1 year low of $95.28 and a 1 year high of $141.79. The business’s 50-day moving average is $122.29 and its 200 day moving average is $114.85.

RPM International (NYSE:RPM) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 1st. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.87 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $2.11 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.05 billion. RPM International had a return on equity of 24.22% and a net margin of 9.16%.RPM International’s quarterly revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.84 earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On RPM International

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of RPM. Fairway Wealth LLC boosted its stake in RPM International by 50,413.3% during the first quarter. Fairway Wealth LLC now owns 220,743 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $25,536,000 after acquiring an additional 220,306 shares in the last quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp boosted its stake in RPM International by 18.1% during the second quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp now owns 601,564 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $66,076,000 after acquiring an additional 92,358 shares in the last quarter. Achmea Investment Management B.V. boosted its stake in RPM International by 94.7% during the first quarter. Achmea Investment Management B.V. now owns 142,187 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $16,448,000 after acquiring an additional 69,153 shares in the last quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System boosted its stake in RPM International by 21.7% during the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 355,934 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $39,096,000 after acquiring an additional 63,532 shares in the last quarter. Finally, ABN Amro Investment Solutions bought a new stake in RPM International during the second quarter worth about $6,553,000. Institutional investors own 80.95% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Frederick R. Nance sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $119.36, for a total transaction of $119,360.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 7,394 shares in the company, valued at $882,547.84. The trade was a 11.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 1.60% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

RPM International Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 31st. Investors of record on Monday, October 20th will be given a dividend of $0.54 per share. This is an increase from RPM International’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.51. This represents a $2.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, October 20th. RPM International’s dividend payout ratio is presently 40.37%.

About RPM International

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.