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

H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn decreased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for H.B. Fuller in a report released on Wednesday, March 26th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now expects that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings per share of $0.42 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.43. 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 Q1 2026 earnings at $0.67 EPS.

FUL has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Vertical Research cut shares of H.B. Fuller from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price target 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on H.B. Fuller from $70.00 to $60.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 17th. Finally, Citigroup dropped their price target on 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. One equities research 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. According to data from MarketBeat, H.B. Fuller has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $72.50.

H.B. Fuller Trading Up 1.2 %

H.B. Fuller stock opened at $54.46 on Thursday. 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’s fifty day moving average price is $58.55 and its 200-day moving average price is $69.00. The stock has a market cap of $2.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.57, a PEG ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.41. H.B. Fuller has a fifty-two week low of $52.59 and a fifty-two week high of $87.67.

H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, March 26th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.49 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $788.66 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $769.55 million. H.B. Fuller had a net margin of 3.65% and a return on equity of 12.01%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 2.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.67 EPS.

Institutional Trading of H.B. Fuller

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its holdings in H.B. Fuller by 128.8% in the fourth 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 during the period. Sterling Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of H.B. Fuller by 731.1% in the 4th quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 1,255 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $85,000 after buying an additional 1,104 shares during the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new position in H.B. Fuller during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $266,000. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC purchased a new position in H.B. Fuller during the fourth quarter valued at $465,000. Finally, KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS bought a new stake in H.B. Fuller in the fourth quarter worth $783,000. 95.93% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

H.B. Fuller Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 20th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 6th were given a dividend of $0.2225 per share. This represents a $0.89 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.63%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 6th. H.B. Fuller’s dividend payout ratio is currently 38.53%.

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.