RPM International (RPM)

• Market cap: $17.4B
• 1 day: -0.54%
• 5 days: -0.24%
• 1 month: 1.96%
• 3 months: 15.29%
• 6 months: 19.30%
• Year to date: 23.25%
• 1 year: 33.17%
• 5 years: 80.48%
• 10 years: 185.76%
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Paints, Varnishes, Lacquers, Enamels & Allied Products

About: RPM International Inc manufactures and sells a variety of paints, coatings, and adhesives. The firm organizes itself into four segments based on product type. The construction products group sells coatings, roofing, insulation, and other products to distributors, contractors, and end consumers globally. The performance coatings group produces coatings that are used in construction and industrial applications like floorings and corrosion control. The consumer group sells paint, finishes, and similar products to individual consumers through hardware and craft stores. The specialty products group sells a line of products ranging from niche applications of the other groups to marine finishes, to edible food colorings. The majority of revenue comes from North America.

Employees: 17,207

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 [Q2] → 3 (+1) [Q3]

41% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $34.6M | Put options by funds: $24.5M

6% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 84 | Existing positions closed: 79

5% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 233 | Existing positions reduced: 222

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $12B [Q2] → $12.4B (+$405M) [Q3]

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 698 [Q2] → 703 (+5) [Q3]

6.96% less ownership

Funds ownership: 86.43% [Q2] → 79.46% (-6.96%) [Q3]

Research analyst outlook

8 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

• Low target: $125 8% downside
• Avg. target: $136 1% upside
• High target: $150 11% upside

8 analyst ratings

• positive: 4 50%
• neutral: 4 50%
• negative: 0 0%

Morgan Stanley Vincent Sinisi 0 / 0 met price target	8% downside $125	Equal-Weight Maintained	4 Oct 2024
Seaport Global Michael Harrison 71% 1-year accuracy 5 / 7 met price target	11% upside $150	Buy Maintained	3 Oct 2024
Wells Fargo Michael Sison 24% 1-year accuracy 8 / 33 met price target	1% downside $134	Equal-Weight Maintained	3 Oct 2024
JP Morgan Jeffrey Zekauskas 53% 1-year accuracy 21 / 40 met price target	7% downside $126	Neutral Maintained	3 Oct 2024
Deutsche Bank David Huang 100% 1-year accuracy 2 / 2 met price target	4% upside $140	Buy Maintained	3 Oct 2024