What is Seaport Res Ptn’s Forecast for RPM FY2025 Earnings?

RPM International Inc. (NYSE:RPM) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn reduced their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of RPM International in a report released on Tuesday, April 8th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now expects that the specialty chemicals company will earn $5.15 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $5.53. 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 Q1 2026 earnings at $1.91 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.53 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.83 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.85 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $2.14 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.75 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.70 EPS.

RPM International (NYSE:RPM) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 8th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.50 by ($0.15). The business had revenue of $1.48 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.51 billion. RPM International had a return on equity of 26.76% and a net margin of 8.89%. RPM International’s quarterly revenue was down 3.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.52 earnings per share.

Several other equities analysts have also weighed in on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on shares of RPM International from $126.00 to $124.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on RPM International from $125.00 to $113.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Mizuho cut their price target on RPM International from $150.00 to $140.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. Evercore ISI upgraded RPM International to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, BMO Capital Markets cut their target price on RPM International from $154.00 to $126.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, RPM International has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $124.10.

RPM International Stock Up 2.0 %

Shares of NYSE RPM opened at $104.48 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. The firm has a market cap of $13.43 billion, a PE ratio of 20.65, a P/E/G ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 1.06. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $117.06 and its 200 day simple moving average is $125.27. RPM International has a 12-month low of $95.28 and a 12-month high of $141.79.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On RPM International

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. NBC Securities Inc. grew its stake in shares of RPM International by 145,300.0% in the 1st quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 2,908 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $336,000 after acquiring an additional 2,906 shares in the last quarter. Fiduciary Alliance LLC grew its position in RPM International by 1.3% in the 1st quarter. Fiduciary Alliance LLC now owns 9,163 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $1,060,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in RPM International by 12,321.2% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 271,154 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $31,367,000 after buying an additional 268,971 shares during the last quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System lifted its position in shares of RPM International by 3.5% during the 4th quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 297,557 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $36,617,000 after buying an additional 10,185 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Putney Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of RPM International in the 4th quarter worth approximately $308,000. 80.95% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

RPM International Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 17th will be issued a dividend of $0.51 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 17th. This represents a $2.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.95%. RPM International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 40.88%.

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.