Q2 EPS Estimates for H.B. Fuller Lifted by Seaport Res Ptn

H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL - Free Report) - Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn raised their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of H.B. Fuller in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, March 26th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now expects that the specialty chemicals company will earn $1.00 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.99. Seaport Res Ptn 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $1.14 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.73 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.21 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.34 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.40 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.62 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Citigroup decreased their price objective on shares of H.B. Fuller from $78.00 to $68.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 3rd. Vertical Research lowered H.B. Fuller from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their target price on H.B. Fuller from $75.00 to $72.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of H.B. Fuller from $60.00 to $50.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $70.00.

H.B. Fuller Trading Up 0.1 %

NYSE:FUL traded up $0.04 on Friday, reaching $56.16. 147,608 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 522,816. The company has a current ratio of 1.81, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10. H.B. Fuller has a 1-year low of $52.59 and a 1-year high of $87.67. The company's 50 day moving average is $58.19 and its 200-day moving average is $68.44. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.41.

H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 26th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.49 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $788.66 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $769.55 million. H.B. Fuller had a net margin of 3.65% and a return on equity of 12.01%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 2.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.67 earnings per share.

H.B. Fuller Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 20th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 6th were issued a dividend of $0.2225 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 6th. This represents a $0.89 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.58%. H.B. Fuller's dividend payout ratio is 44.50%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On H.B. Fuller

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of FUL. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its holdings in H.B. Fuller by 128.8% during 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. Sterling Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of H.B. Fuller by 731.1% during the fourth quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 1,255 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $85,000 after acquiring an additional 1,104 shares in the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new stake in shares of H.B. Fuller in the 4th quarter worth about $266,000. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC bought a new position in H.B. Fuller in the 4th quarter valued at about $465,000. Finally, KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS acquired a new position in H.B. Fuller during the 4th quarter valued at about $783,000. 95.93% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

H.B. Fuller Company Profile

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.