Q1 EPS Estimates for H.B. Fuller Reduced by Seaport Res Ptn

H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of H.B. Fuller in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, March 5th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now anticipates that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings of $0.43 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.45. 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 Q2 2025 earnings at $0.99 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $3.70 EPS.

H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) last released its earnings results 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $916.84 million. H.B. Fuller had a return on equity of 12.01% and a net margin of 3.65%. H.B. Fuller’s quarterly revenue was up 2.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.32 earnings per share.

A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on FUL. Citigroup decreased their price target on shares of H.B. Fuller from $78.00 to $68.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on shares of H.B. Fuller from $70.00 to $60.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Vertical Research cut H.B. Fuller from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price objective 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 research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, H.B. Fuller presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $75.60.

H.B. Fuller Stock Up 1.9 %

Shares of NYSE FUL opened at $55.99 on Thursday. H.B. Fuller has a 12-month low of $54.18 and a 12-month high of $87.67. The stock has a market cap of $3.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.24, a PEG ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.41. The company has a current ratio of 1.81, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $61.78 and its 200-day simple moving average is $72.04.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On H.B. Fuller

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. MetLife Investment Management LLC raised its stake in H.B. Fuller by 4.7% during the 4th quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 33,058 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $2,231,000 after acquiring an additional 1,472 shares during the last quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC increased its holdings 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 valued at $85,000 after purchasing an additional 1,104 shares during the period. Kennedy Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of H.B. Fuller by 13.4% during the fourth quarter. Kennedy Capital Management LLC now owns 127,896 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $8,630,000 after purchasing an additional 15,100 shares during the last quarter. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of H.B. Fuller during the fourth quarter worth $465,000. Finally, KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS purchased a new position in H.B. Fuller in the 4th quarter valued at $783,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.93% of the company’s stock.

H.B. Fuller Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 20th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 6th were paid a $0.2225 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 6th. This represents a $0.89 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.59%. H.B. Fuller’s dividend payout ratio is presently 38.53%.

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.