RPM International (NYSE:RPM) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.09 EPS

RPM International (NYSE:RPM) released its earnings results on Wednesday. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.84 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.75 by $0.09, Briefing.com reports. RPM International had a return on equity of 26.80% and a net margin of 8.02%. The business had revenue of $1.97 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.01 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.64 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 2.1% compared to the same quarter last year. RPM International updated its Q2 2025 guidance to EPS.

RPM International Stock Up 1.3 %

Shares of RPM opened at $128.92 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $16.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.56, a PEG ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 1.00. RPM International has a one year low of $88.84 and a one year high of $129.91. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $118.25 and its 200-day simple moving average is $113.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 1.97 and a quick ratio of 1.32.

RPM International Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 18th will be issued a dividend of $0.51 per share. 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.58%. RPM International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 42.40%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on RPM. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on RPM International from $125.00 to $134.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Vertical Research raised shares of RPM International from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $126.00 price target on the stock in a report on Tuesday, July 16th. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $149.00 price objective (up from $139.00) on shares of RPM International in a report on Thursday. Mizuho lowered their target price on shares of RPM International from $136.00 to $134.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 26th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada raised 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 note on Thursday. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, RPM International presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $126.91.

Insider Activity at RPM International

In related news, VP Matthew T. Ratajczak sold 1,452 shares of RPM International stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $117.79, for a total value of $171,031.08. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 24,339 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,866,890.81. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. In other news, VP Matthew T. Ratajczak sold 1,452 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $117.79, for a total transaction of $171,031.08. Following the sale, the vice president now directly owns 24,339 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,866,890.81. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Frank C. Sullivan sold 57,083 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $116.06, for a total transaction of $6,625,052.98. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 1,039,040 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $120,590,982.40. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 1.50% 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.