Seaport Res Ptn Has Bullish Forecast for RPM Q4 Earnings

RPM International Inc. (NYSE:RPM) – Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn raised their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of RPM International in a report issued on Tuesday, February 18th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now expects that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings of $1.82 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.79. The consensus estimate for RPM International’s current full-year earnings is $5.50 per share.

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

RPM has been the subject of several other research reports. Mizuho lowered their target price on shares of RPM International from $150.00 to $140.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. Wells Fargo & Company raised shares of RPM International from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $134.00 to $140.00 in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. StockNews.com raised RPM International from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on RPM International from $126.00 to $124.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. Finally, Evercore ISI upgraded RPM International to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $132.00.

RPM International Stock Down 1.3 %

NYSE RPM opened at $123.09 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.46, a current ratio of 2.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. RPM International has a 52 week low of $103.68 and a 52 week high of $141.79. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.33, a PEG ratio of 1.99 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a fifty day moving average of $124.82 and a two-hundred day moving average of $125.82.

RPM International Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 31st. Investors of record on Friday, January 17th were issued a dividend of $0.51 per share. This represents a $2.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.66%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 17th. RPM International’s payout ratio is 40.32%.

Institutional Trading of RPM International

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of RPM. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV raised its position 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 worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 82 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in RPM International by 55.3% in the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 236 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 84 shares during the last quarter. Crews Bank & Trust bought a new position in RPM International in the fourth quarter worth about $37,000. Eastern Bank purchased a new stake in shares of RPM International during the third quarter valued at about $41,000. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its holdings 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 buying an additional 155 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other 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.