RPM International Inc. (NYSE:RPM) Forecasted to Post Q2 2025 Earnings of $1.36 Per Share

RPM International Inc. (NYSE:RPM) – Analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for RPM International in a report issued on Sunday, October 6th. KeyCorp analyst A. Yefremov expects that the specialty chemicals company will earn $1.36 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for RPM International’s current full-year earnings is $5.54 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for RPM International’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.61 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.68 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.99 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of RPM International from $107.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 4th. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price target on shares of RPM International from $120.00 to $126.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 3rd. Vertical Research raised shares of RPM International from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $126.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Tuesday, July 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on RPM International from $120.00 to $126.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 3rd. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $149.00 target price (up from $139.00) on shares of RPM International in a research report on Thursday, October 3rd. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $129.70.

RPM International Trading Up 1.6 %

Shares of NYSE:RPM opened at $131.74 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $119.10 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $114.12. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.35, a PEG ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 1.00. RPM International has a 52-week low of $88.84 and a 52-week high of $131.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 1.48 and a current ratio of 2.26.

RPM International (NYSE:RPM) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 2nd. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.75 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $1.97 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.01 billion. RPM International had a return on equity of 26.82% and a net margin of 8.43%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 2.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.64 EPS.

RPM International Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 18th will be paid a $0.51 dividend. This is a positive change from RPM International’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.46. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 18th. This represents a $2.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.55%. RPM International’s dividend payout ratio is 42.40%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, VP Matthew T. Ratajczak sold 3,156 shares of RPM International stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $128.75, for a total transaction of $406,335.00. Following the sale, the vice president now owns 21,183 shares in the company, valued at $2,727,311.25. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. In other RPM International news, VP Matthew T. Ratajczak sold 3,156 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $128.75, for a total transaction of $406,335.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now owns 21,183 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,727,311.25. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Frank C. Sullivan sold 57,083 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $116.06, for a total value of $6,625,052.98. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 1,039,040 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $120,590,982.40. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 61,691 shares of company stock worth $7,202,419. 1.50% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of RPM International

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Pacer Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of RPM International by 9,945.2% in the second quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 1,949,479 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $209,920,000 after purchasing an additional 1,930,072 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its holdings in shares of RPM International by 4.3% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,475,784 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $158,912,000 after buying an additional 61,218 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its holdings in shares of RPM International by 61.6% in the 1st quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 100,071 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $11,903,000 after buying an additional 38,135 shares during the last quarter. Neo Ivy Capital Management purchased a new stake in shares of RPM International during the 2nd quarter valued at about $3,676,000. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of RPM International by 16.5% in the 1st quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 158,408 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $18,919,000 after acquiring an additional 22,388 shares during the last quarter. 80.95% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.