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After finishing at $116.63 in the prior trading day, RPM International, Inc (NYSE: RPM) closed at $115.52, down -0.95%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.95 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.51 million shares were traded. RPM stock price reached its highest trading level at $117.27 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $114.42.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of RPM by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 55.28 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 22.62. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.46 and its Current Ratio is at 2.23. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.86 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.86.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Wells Fargo on January 08, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Overweight and sets its target price to $140 from $134 previously.
On July 26, 2024, JP Morgan Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Overweight but kept the price unchanged to $120.
Vertical Research Upgraded its Hold to Buy on July 16, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $126.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 14 ’24 when Nance Frederick R. sold 594 shares for $135.47 per share. The transaction valued at 80,467 led to the insider holds 8,526 shares of the business.
Nance Frederick R. bought 594 shares of RPM for $80,149 on Nov 14 ’24. On Oct 31 ’24, another insider, Laroche Michael J., who serves as the VP, Controller & CAO of the company, sold 3,615 shares for $127.14 each. As a result, the insider received 459,611 and left with 11,596 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, RPM now has a Market Capitalization of 14852174848 and an Enterprise Value of 16915570688. As of this moment, RPM’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 22.81, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.92. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.01. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.02 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.47. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.303 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.316.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for RPM is 1.05, which has changed by -0.0014694333 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07903516 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, RPM has reached a high of $141.79, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $103.68. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.13%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -5.32%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 680.66K shares per day over the past 3-months and 678860 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 128.57M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 126.92M. Insiders hold about 1.28% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 83.87% stake in the company. Shares short for RPM as of 1740700800 were 1442482 with a Short Ratio of 2.12, compared to 1738281600 on 1499463. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1442482 and a Short% of Float of 1.45000005.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, RPM’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.89, compared to 1.94 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.016205093The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.74. The current Payout Ratio is 39.44% for RPM, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-01-17 with an ex-dividend date of 1737072000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1997-12-09 when the company split stock in a 5:4 ratio.
