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H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) Reaches New 1-Year Low - Should You Sell?

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H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL - Get Free Report)'s stock price reached a new 52-week low on Monday . The company traded as low as $67.49 and last traded at $67.89, with a volume of 30708 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $68.16.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

FUL has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Citigroup reduced their target price on H.B. Fuller from $85.00 to $78.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, December 18th. StockNews.com cut shares of H.B. Fuller from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 18th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $92.75.

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H.B. Fuller Stock Performance

The company has a market capitalization of $3.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.98, a P/E/G ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.41. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $75.47 and its 200-day moving average price is $78.55. The company has a current ratio of 1.89, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10.

H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, September 25th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.23 by ($0.10). The business had revenue of $917.93 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $944.04 million. H.B. Fuller had a return on equity of 13.39% and a net margin of 5.15%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 1.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.06 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that H.B. Fuller will post 4.17 EPS for the current year.

H.B. Fuller Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 31st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 17th were paid a $0.2225 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 17th. This represents a $0.89 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.31%. H.B. Fuller's dividend payout ratio is currently 27.47%.

Institutional Trading of H.B. Fuller

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC increased its stake in shares of H.B. Fuller by 8.1% in the second quarter. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC now owns 71,354 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $5,491,000 after acquiring an additional 5,356 shares during the last quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System raised its stake in shares of H.B. Fuller by 3.1% in the 2nd quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System now owns 88,348 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $6,799,000 after buying an additional 2,694 shares in the last quarter. S&CO Inc. raised its holdings in shares of H.B. Fuller by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. S&CO Inc. now owns 267,192 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $21,209,000 after buying an additional 920 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP grew its holdings in shares of H.B. Fuller by 9.9% in the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 290,005 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $22,319,000 after purchasing an additional 26,239 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its holdings in H.B. Fuller by 1.4% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 525,731 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $40,460,000 after purchasing an additional 7,292 shares in the last quarter. 95.93% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

H.B. Fuller Company Profile

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H.B. Fuller Company, together with its subsidiaries, formulates, manufactures, and markets adhesives, sealants, coatings, polymers, tapes, encapsulants, additives, and other specialty chemical products. It operates through three segments: Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives; Engineering Adhesives; and Construction Adhesives.

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