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RPM International (RPM) Competitors

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$125.29 -0.11 (-0.09%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET)

RPM vs. IFF, ALB, CE, BCPC, NEU, FUL, ASH, SXT, 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), H.B. Fuller (FUL), Ashland (ASH), Sensient Technologies (SXT), Innospec (IOSP), and Quaker Chemical (KWR). These companies are all part of the "specialty chemicals" industry.

RPM International vs.

International Flavors & Fragrances (NYSE:IFF) and RPM International (NYSE:RPM) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking and profitability.

96.0% of International Flavors & Fragrances shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.9% of RPM International shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of International Flavors & Fragrances shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of RPM International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

International Flavors & Fragrances presently has a consensus price target of $110.21, suggesting a potential upside of 28.54%. RPM International has a consensus price target of $131.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.56%. Given International Flavors & Fragrances' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe International Flavors & Fragrances is more favorable than RPM International.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
International Flavors & Fragrances
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.69
RPM International
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40

International Flavors & Fragrances has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RPM International has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

In the previous week, International Flavors & Fragrances had 3 more articles in the media than RPM International. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for International Flavors & Fragrances and 6 mentions for RPM International. RPM International's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat International Flavors & Fragrances' score of 0.66 indicating that RPM International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
International Flavors & Fragrances
2 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
RPM International
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

International Flavors & Fragrances received 42 more outperform votes than RPM International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.17% of users gave International Flavors & Fragrances an outperform vote while only 58.85% of users gave RPM International an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
International Flavors & FragrancesOutperform Votes
491
60.17%
Underperform Votes
325
39.83%
RPM InternationalOutperform Votes
449
58.85%
Underperform Votes
314
41.15%

International Flavors & Fragrances pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. RPM International pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. International Flavors & Fragrances pays out -17.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. RPM International pays out 42.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. RPM International has increased its dividend for 51 consecutive years. International Flavors & Fragrances is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

RPM International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than International Flavors & Fragrances. International Flavors & Fragrances is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RPM International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
International Flavors & Fragrances$11.42B1.92-$2.57B-$9.09-9.43
RPM International$7.29B2.21$588.40M$4.7726.27

RPM International has a net margin of 8.43% compared to International Flavors & Fragrances' net margin of -20.33%. RPM International's return on equity of 26.82% beat International Flavors & Fragrances' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
International Flavors & Fragrances-20.33% 7.16% 3.44%
RPM International 8.43%26.82%10.13%

Summary

International Flavors & Fragrances beats RPM International on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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RPM vs. The Competition

MetricRPM InternationalPaints & allied products IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$16.13B$14.92B$8.74B$19.18B
Dividend Yield1.54%1.43%1.87%3.58%
P/E Ratio26.2719.9927.6641.22
Price / Sales2.211.452.2717.58
Price / Cash21.0913.8722.2221.28
Price / Book6.423.626.185.32
Net Income$588.40M$708.92M$516.58M$989.67M
7 Day Performance-5.39%-6.09%-4.46%-3.45%
1 Month Performance-8.20%-5.15%-4.94%-3.73%
1 Year Performance12.22%-12.63%36.24%12.06%

RPM International Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
RPM
RPM International
3.9969 of 5 stars
$125.29
-0.1%
$131.00
+4.6%
+12.9%$16.13B$7.29B26.2717,207Analyst Downgrade
High Trading Volume
IFF
International Flavors & Fragrances
4.4002 of 5 stars
$87.69
+0.3%
$111.00
+26.6%
+7.7%$22.42B$11.42B-9.6121,500Analyst Forecast
ALB
Albemarle
3.9994 of 5 stars
$100.72
+1.3%
$114.47
+13.7%
-37.8%$11.84B$6.50B-5.939,000Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
CE
Celanese
4.9985 of 5 stars
$68.52
-0.1%
$116.56
+70.1%
-54.9%$7.49B$10.48B6.9012,410Analyst Forecast
BCPC
Balchem
4.6726 of 5 stars
$175.89
+0.1%
$190.00
+8.0%
+15.6%$5.72B$942.38M47.281,302Positive News
NEU
NewMarket
1.8435 of 5 stars
$558.55
+3.6%
N/A-4.6%$5.36B$2.78B12.032,000
FUL
H.B. Fuller
4.0598 of 5 stars
$73.39
-0.1%
$97.67
+33.1%
-16.3%$4.01B$3.55B22.657,200Analyst Forecast
ASH
Ashland
4.8175 of 5 stars
$74.65
-0.2%
$102.00
+36.6%
-15.2%$3.52B$2.11B22.323,200
SXT
Sensient Technologies
3.8738 of 5 stars
$77.83
+0.7%
$85.00
+9.2%
+12.0%$3.30B$1.46B36.983,956Positive News
IOSP
Innospec
3.3297 of 5 stars
$116.06
+0.2%
N/A-9.7%$2.89B$1.95B20.222,400Analyst Downgrade
KWR
Quaker Chemical
4.0691 of 5 stars
$152.50
-0.2%
$187.33
+22.8%
-34.7%$2.71B$1.95B22.394,400

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This page (NYSE:RPM) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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