RPM International Inc. (RPM) Stock Analysis
Falling Knife setup
Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals
Sell if holding. At $102.24, A.R:R 1.4:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Thin upside margin: 9.6%; Concentration risk — Customer: top Consumer segment customers (65.0%).
RPM International manufactures specialty chemicals, paints, coatings, roofing systems, sealants, and adhesives globally through four segments: CPG (~38%), Consumer (~33%), PCG (~20%), and SPG (~9%), marketing in 163 countries with $7.4B net sales in FY2025. Revenue comes from... Read more
Sell if holding. At $102.24, A.R:R 1.4:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Thin upside margin: 9.6%; Concentration risk — Customer: top Consumer segment customers (65.0%). Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 31, MACD bearish. Score 5.3/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 83d clear, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio and death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: moderate.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHCustomertop Consumer segment customers65%10-K Item 1A: 'Within our Consumer segment, sales to these customers accounted for approximately 65%, 67% and 67% of net sales for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-04-23Item 5.02LOWThomas C. Gentile III appointed to RPM International's Board of Directors effective April 20, 2026. Gentile is Chairman, CEO, and President of Hexcel Corporation. No officer departure cited.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
Growth below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. At $102.24, A.R:R 1.4:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Thin upside margin: 9.6%; Concentration risk — Customer: top Consumer segment customers (65.0%). Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 31, MACD bearish. Prior stop was $95.87. Score 5.3/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $111.42 (+9.6% upside). Prior stop was $95.87. Stop-loss: $95.87.
Concentration risk — Customer: top Consumer segment customers (65.0%); Thin upside margin: 9.6%; Consecutive earnings misses (2).
RPM International Inc. trades at a P/E of 19.4 (forward 17.2). TrendMatrix value score: 6.3/10. Verdict: Sell.
21 analysts cover RPM with a consensus score of 4.0/5. Average price target: $128.
What does RPM International Inc. do?RPM International manufactures specialty chemicals, paints, coatings, roofing systems, sealants, and adhesives globally...
RPM International manufactures specialty chemicals, paints, coatings, roofing systems, sealants, and adhesives globally through four segments: CPG (~38%), Consumer (~33%), PCG (~20%), and SPG (~9%), marketing in 163 countries with $7.4B net sales in FY2025. Revenue comes from construction, industrial, specialty, and consumer end markets.