RPM International (NYSE:RPM) Announces Earnings Results, Meets Estimates

RPM International (NYSE:RPM) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.56 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.56, Briefing.com reports. The firm had revenue of $2.01 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.01 billion. RPM International had a return on equity of 26.72% and a net margin of 7.61%. RPM International’s quarterly revenue was down .4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.36 earnings per share. RPM International updated its Q1 2025 guidance to EPS.

RPM International Trading Down 0.8 %

NYSE RPM traded down $0.91 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $117.56. 1,247,778 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 626,431. The business’s 50 day moving average is $110.64 and its 200-day moving average is $111.09. RPM International has a 12-month low of $88.84 and a 12-month high of $121.63. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a current ratio of 2.29.

RPM International Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 31st. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 17th will be given a dividend of $0.46 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, July 17th. This represents a $1.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.57%. RPM International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 42.40%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have weighed in on RPM. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on RPM International from $105.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, April 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered RPM International from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $120.00 target price on the stock. in a report on Friday. Mizuho lowered their target price on RPM International from $136.00 to $134.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Vertical Research raised RPM International from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $126.00 target price on the stock in a report on Tuesday, July 16th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada upped their price objective on RPM International from $119.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Friday. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $120.55.

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.