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

H. B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL - Get Free Report) is projected to post its Q2 2025 quarterly earnings results after the market closes on Wednesday, June 25th. Analysts expect H. B. Fuller to post 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 issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 26th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.49 by $0.05. H. B. Fuller had a net margin of 3.17% and a return on equity of 11.57%. The firm had revenue of $788.66 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $769.55 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.67 EPS. The company's 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 Stock Up 0.8%

FUL stock traded up $0.43 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $54.53. The company's stock had a trading volume of 535,204 shares, compared to its average volume of 384,376. 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 twelve month low of $47.56 and a twelve month high of $87.67. The company's fifty day moving average price is $54.96 and its 200 day moving average price is $58.85. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.26, a PEG ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 1.12.

H. B. Fuller Increases Dividend

The firm 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 is a positive change from H. B. Fuller's previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. This represents a $0.94 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.72%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 29th. H. B. Fuller's payout ratio is presently 47.00%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Seaport Res Ptn lowered shares of H. B. Fuller from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 5th. Baird R W upgraded shares of H. B. Fuller from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Robert W. Baird upgraded shares of H. B. Fuller from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $60.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on shares of H. B. Fuller from $60.00 to $50.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, March 28th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, H. B. Fuller currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $62.50.

Insider Transactions at H. B. Fuller

In other news, CEO Celeste Beeks Mastin acquired 3,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 1st. The shares were bought at an average cost of $56.66 per share, for a total transaction of $198,310.00. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer now directly owns 3,500 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $198,310. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 1.99% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

An institutional investor recently bought a new position in H. B. Fuller stock. Strs Ohio bought a new position in shares of H. B. Fuller Company (NYSE:FUL - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund bought 1,800 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock, valued at approximately $101,000. Institutional investors own 95.93% of the company's stock.

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.