RPM vs. IFF, ALB, CE, BCPC, NEU, SXT, FUL, ASH, IOSP, and KWR
Should you be buying RPM International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of RPM International include International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), Albemarle (ALB), Celanese (CE), Balchem (BCPC), NewMarket (NEU), Sensient Technologies (SXT), H.B. Fuller (FUL), Ashland (ASH), Innospec (IOSP), and Quaker Chemical (KWR). These companies are all part of the "specialty chemicals" industry.
RPM International vs.
RPM International (NYSE:RPM) and International Flavors & Fragrances (NYSE:IFF) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.
RPM International pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. International Flavors & Fragrances pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. RPM International pays out 40.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. International Flavors & Fragrances pays out 170.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. RPM International has increased its dividend for 51 consecutive years.
RPM International has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, International Flavors & Fragrances has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.
International Flavors & Fragrances received 45 more outperform votes than RPM International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.36% of users gave International Flavors & Fragrances an outperform vote while only 58.91% of users gave RPM International an outperform vote.
RPM International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than International Flavors & Fragrances. RPM International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than International Flavors & Fragrances, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
80.9% of RPM International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of International Flavors & Fragrances shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of RPM International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of International Flavors & Fragrances shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, International Flavors & Fragrances had 14 more articles in the media than RPM International. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for International Flavors & Fragrances and 6 mentions for RPM International. International Flavors & Fragrances' average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat RPM International's score of 0.66 indicating that International Flavors & Fragrances is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
RPM International has a net margin of 8.89% compared to International Flavors & Fragrances' net margin of 2.12%. RPM International's return on equity of 26.76% beat International Flavors & Fragrances' return on equity.
RPM International presently has a consensus target price of $132.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.04%. International Flavors & Fragrances has a consensus target price of $103.77, indicating a potential upside of 34.94%. Given International Flavors & Fragrances' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe International Flavors & Fragrances is more favorable than RPM International.
Summary
International Flavors & Fragrances beats RPM International on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.
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