H.B. Fuller (FUL) Competitors

Albemarle (NYSE:ALB) and H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, profitability, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.

Is ALB or FUL a better dividend stock?

Albemarle pays an annual dividend of $1.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. H.B. Fuller pays an annual dividend of $0.89 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Albemarle pays out -14.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. H.B. Fuller pays out 38.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Albemarle has raised its dividend for 30 consecutive years and H.B. Fuller has raised its dividend for 56 consecutive years. Albemarle is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility & risk, ALB or FUL?

Albemarle has a beta of 1.7, suggesting that its share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, H.B. Fuller has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ALB or FUL?

Albemarle received 460 more outperform votes than H.B. Fuller when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.26% of users gave Albemarle an outperform vote while only 55.42% of users gave H.B. Fuller an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Albemarle	Outperform Votes 777 62.26%	Underperform Votes 471 37.74%
H.B. Fuller	Outperform Votes 317 55.42%	Underperform Votes 255 44.58%

Which has better valuation & earnings, ALB or FUL?

H.B. Fuller has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Albemarle. Albemarle is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than H.B. Fuller, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Albemarle	$5.38B	1.70	-$1.18B	-$11.20	-6.94
H.B. Fuller	$3.57B	0.82	$130.26M	$2.31	23.29

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ALB or FUL?

92.9% of Albemarle shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.9% of H.B. Fuller shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Albemarle shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of H.B. Fuller shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer ALB or FUL?

In the previous week, Albemarle had 1 more articles in the media than H.B. Fuller. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Albemarle and 2 mentions for H.B. Fuller. Albemarle's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat H.B. Fuller's score of 0.60 indicating that Albemarle is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Albemarle	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
H.B. Fuller	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ALB or FUL more profitable?

H.B. Fuller has a net margin of 3.65% compared to Albemarle's net margin of -21.93%. H.B. Fuller's return on equity of 12.01% beat Albemarle's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Albemarle	-21.93%	-1.72%	-0.84%
H.B. Fuller	3.65%	12.01%	4.45%

Do analysts prefer ALB or FUL?

Albemarle currently has a consensus price target of $104.30, indicating a potential upside of 34.18%. H.B. Fuller has a consensus price target of $72.50, indicating a potential upside of 34.76%. Given H.B. Fuller's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe H.B. Fuller is more favorable than Albemarle.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Albemarle	2 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.15
H.B. Fuller	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Albemarle beats H.B. Fuller on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.