H. B. Fuller (FUL) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

H. B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL - Get Free Report) is expected to be announcing its Q2 2025 earnings results after the market closes on Wednesday, June 25th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.08 per share and revenue of $894.87 million for the quarter. H. B. Fuller has set its FY25 guidance at $3.90-4.20 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 3.900-4.200 EPS.

H. B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, March 26th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.54 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.49 by $0.05. H. B. Fuller had a return on equity of 11.57% and a net margin of 3.17%. The firm had revenue of $788.66 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $769.55 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.67 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was down 2.7% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect H. B. Fuller to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $5 EPS for the next fiscal year.

H. B. Fuller Trading Down 1.4%

Shares of NYSE:FUL opened at $53.66 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.91 billion, a PE ratio of 26.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 1.12. The company's 50-day moving average price is $54.90 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $59.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.23, a current ratio of 1.97 and a quick ratio of 1.21. H. B. Fuller has a one year low of $47.56 and a one year high of $87.67.

H. B. Fuller Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 13th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 29th were paid a $0.235 dividend. This represents a $0.94 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.75%. This is an increase from H. B. Fuller's previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 29th. H. B. Fuller's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 47.00%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Celeste Beeks Mastin bought 3,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 1st. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $56.66 per share, with a total value of $198,310.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 3,500 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $198,310. This represents a ∞ increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 1.99% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in H. B. Fuller stock. Strs Ohio purchased a new stake in shares of H. B. Fuller Company (NYSE:FUL - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 1,800 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock, valued at approximately $101,000. 95.93% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have weighed in on FUL. Robert W. Baird raised H. B. Fuller from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $60.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Baird R W upgraded H. B. Fuller from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Seaport Res Ptn lowered shares of H. B. Fuller from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on H. B. Fuller from $60.00 to $50.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, March 28th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $62.50.

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.

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