Seaport Res Ptn Issues Pessimistic Forecast for RPM Earnings

RPM International Inc. (NYSE:RPM) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for RPM International in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 18th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now forecasts that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings of $0.48 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.52. 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 FY2025 earnings at $5.53 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.22 EPS.

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

RPM has been the subject of several other reports. Mizuho reduced their target price on RPM International from $150.00 to $140.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. StockNews.com upgraded RPM International from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded RPM International from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $134.00 to $140.00 in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Evercore ISI upgraded RPM International to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, UBS Group boosted their target price on RPM International from $123.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $132.00.

RPM International Price Performance

RPM International stock opened at $123.09 on Wednesday. RPM International has a 52 week low of $103.68 and a 52 week high of $141.79. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $124.82 and a 200 day simple moving average of $125.82. The company has a quick ratio of 1.46, a current ratio of 2.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. The stock has a market cap of $15.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.33, a PEG ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 1.01.

RPM International Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 17th were paid a $0.51 dividend. This represents a $2.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.66%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 17th. RPM International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 40.32%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On RPM International

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of RPM. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV lifted its stake in shares of RPM International by 61.7% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 215 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 82 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of RPM International by 55.3% in the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 236 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 84 shares during the last quarter. Crews Bank & Trust bought a new stake in shares of RPM International in the 4th quarter valued at about $37,000. Eastern Bank bought a new stake in shares of RPM International in the 3rd quarter valued at about $41,000. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of RPM International by 58.7% in the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 419 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $52,000 after acquiring an additional 155 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 80.95% of the company’s stock.

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.