Q3 EPS Estimates for H.B. Fuller Cut by Seaport Res Ptn

H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of H.B. Fuller in a report issued on Wednesday, March 5th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now expects that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings of $1.10 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.20. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $1.18 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.56 EPS.

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

FUL has been the subject of a number of other reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on H.B. Fuller from $70.00 to $60.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 17th. Vertical Research lowered H.B. Fuller from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Citigroup decreased their target price on 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. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their target price on H.B. Fuller from $75.00 to $72.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $75.60.

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H.B. Fuller Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of NYSE:FUL traded down $0.07 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $57.07. The company's stock had a trading volume of 496,490 shares, compared to its average volume of 320,125. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.70, a PEG ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.41. 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 firm has a 50 day moving average price of $61.09 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $71.60. H.B. Fuller has a fifty-two week low of $54.18 and a fifty-two week high of $87.67.

H.B. Fuller Announces Dividend

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

Institutional Trading of H.B. Fuller

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its holdings in H.B. Fuller by 128.8% during the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 899 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $61,000 after purchasing an additional 506 shares in the last quarter. S&CO Inc. increased its holdings in H.B. Fuller by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. S&CO Inc. now owns 267,192 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $21,209,000 after purchasing an additional 920 shares in the last quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in H.B. Fuller by 731.1% during the 4th quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 1,255 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $85,000 after purchasing an additional 1,104 shares in the last quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of H.B. Fuller by 4.7% in the 4th 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 purchased a new position in shares of H.B. Fuller in the 4th quarter worth approximately $266,000. 95.93% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.