Rpm International Inc/De/ (RPM) stock, explained like you're 5

Is Rpm International Inc/De/ a small, medium or large cap company?

Yes. Rpm International Inc/De/ is a large cap stock. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 12.5 billion dollars.

Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.

How Rpm International Inc/De/ makes money

• Selling products and services people buy when they feel confident, like cars, travel, shopping and dining.
• Online and in store sales.
• Memberships, financing and services around the main product.

What moves RPM stock

• How confident shoppers feel and how much they spend.
• Interest rates, which affect big purchases.
• Prices, costs and competition.

In the news lately

• The One Thing To Settle Before Buying RPM Stock (Yahoo Finance)
• RPM International (RPM) Shares Moved, What Is Behind The Latest Attention? (Simply Wall Street)
• RPM International (NYSE:RPM) Stock Purchase Revealed by Rep. David Taylor (MarketBeat)
• A 1,700 share grant brings director Whited’s direct RPM International (RPM) holdings to 8,800 shares. (Stock Titan)
• RPM Stock Has One Thing Left To Prove (Yahoo Finance)

Key terms to know before you follow RPM

• Market cap
• P/E ratio
• EPS (earnings per share)
• Earnings report
• Volatility