H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 3.900-4.200 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 3.970. The company issued revenue guidance of $3.4 billion-$3.5 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $3.5 billion. H.B. Fuller also updated its FY25 guidance to $3.90-4.20 EPS.

H.B. Fuller Trading Up 1.2 %

FUL stock traded up $0.63 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $54.46. The company had a trading volume of 701,698 shares, compared to its average volume of 335,140. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $58.75 and a 200-day moving average price of $69.10. H.B. Fuller has a 12 month low of $52.59 and a 12 month high of $87.67. The company has a quick ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10. The stock has a market cap of $2.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.57, a PEG ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.41.

H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, March 26th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.54 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.50 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $788.66 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $769.55 million. H.B. Fuller had a return on equity of 12.01% and a net margin of 3.65%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 2.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.67 earnings per share. As a group, analysts predict that H.B. Fuller will post 4.07 earnings per share for the current year.

H.B. Fuller Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 20th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 6th were paid a $0.2225 dividend. This represents a $0.89 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.63%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 6th. H.B. Fuller’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 38.53%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Vertical Research lowered shares of H.B. Fuller from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, January 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on H.B. Fuller from $70.00 to $60.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Seaport Res Ptn cut H.B. Fuller from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 5th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut 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. Finally, 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. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, H.B. Fuller has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $72.50.

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.