Seaport Res Ptn Decreases Earnings Estimates for H.B. Fuller

H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL - Free Report) - Seaport Res Ptn reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for H.B. Fuller in a research note issued on Wednesday, March 5th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now expects that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings of $0.43 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.45. Seaport Res Ptn currently has a "Hold" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for H.B. Fuller's current full-year earnings is $4.07 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for H.B. Fuller's Q2 2025 earnings at $0.99 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $3.70 EPS.

H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 15th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.92 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.00 by ($0.08). H.B. Fuller had a net margin of 3.65% and a return on equity of 12.01%. The business had revenue of $923.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $916.84 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.32 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was up 2.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other research analysts also recently weighed in on FUL. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on H.B. Fuller from $70.00 to $60.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 17th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their target price on H.B. Fuller from $75.00 to $72.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Vertical Research downgraded H.B. Fuller from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Finally, Citigroup lowered their target price on H.B. Fuller from $78.00 to $68.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $75.60.

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H.B. Fuller Stock Down 0.1 %

Shares of FUL stock traded down $0.07 on Thursday, reaching $57.07. 496,490 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 320,125. H.B. Fuller has a 12-month low of $54.18 and a 12-month high of $87.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a current ratio of 1.81. The company has a market capitalization of $3.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.41. The business's 50 day moving average price is $61.09 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $71.53.

H.B. Fuller Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 20th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 6th were given a $0.2225 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 6th. This represents a $0.89 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.56%. H.B. Fuller's dividend payout ratio is currently 38.53%.

Institutional Trading of H.B. Fuller

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its position in shares of H.B. Fuller by 128.8% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 899 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $61,000 after buying an additional 506 shares during the last quarter. S&CO Inc. lifted its position in shares of H.B. Fuller by 0.3% in the third 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 during the last quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of H.B. Fuller by 731.1% in the fourth quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 1,255 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $85,000 after buying an additional 1,104 shares during the last quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of H.B. Fuller by 4.7% in the fourth quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 33,058 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $2,231,000 after buying an additional 1,472 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new stake in shares of H.B. Fuller in the fourth quarter worth about $266,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.93% of the company's stock.

About H.B. Fuller

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.