H. B. Fuller (FUL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

H. B. Fuller Company, founded in 1887 and headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota, is a global adhesives and specialty chemical solutions provider serving a wide array of industries. The company develops, manufactures and markets adhesive technologies, sealants, polymers and related chemical products designed to enhance product performance, sustainability and manufacturing efficiency.

Fuller’s product portfolio spans multiple market segments, including packaging and converting, general industrial assembly, electronics, transportation, hygiene and construction. Its offerings range from hot melt adhesives and pressure-sensitive tapes to structural bonding solutions and specialty resins, all engineered to meet evolving industry requirements for strength, durability and environmental compliance.

Operating in more than 40 countries, H. B. Fuller maintains a global manufacturing and distribution footprint across North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific. This international network enables close collaboration with customers on product development, regulatory support and technical service, ensuring rapid response to regional market demands.

Throughout its history, the company has expanded both organically and through strategic acquisitions to broaden its technology base and geographic reach. H. B. Fuller is led by a seasoned executive team, with President and Chief Executive Officer Mark Rayfield guiding the company’s ongoing focus on innovation, operational excellence and sustainable growth.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $56.92 to $58.99
• 50-Day Range: $55.01 to $64.80
• 52-Week Range: $48.71 to $68.63
• Volume: 685,680 shs
• Average Volume: 728,111 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.17 billion
• P/E Ratio: 18.06
• Dividend Yield: 1.66%
• Price Target: $67.86
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

H. B. Fuller Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

H. B. Fuller scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 8th out of 228 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

H. B. Fuller has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.83, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

H. B. Fuller has a consensus price target of $67.86, representing about 15.2% upside from its current price of $58.89.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

H. B. Fuller has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 14.78%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for H. B. Fuller are expected to grow by 14.78% in the coming year, from $4.87 to $5.59 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of H. B. Fuller is 18.06, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.40.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of H. B. Fuller is 18.06, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 20.63.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

H. B. Fuller has a PEG Ratio of 0.62. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

H. B. Fuller has a P/B Ratio of 1.59. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.51% of the float of H. B. Fuller has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

H. B. Fuller has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.54, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in H. B. Fuller has recently increased by 4.87%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

H. B. Fuller pays a meaningful dividend of 1.72%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

H. B. Fuller has been increasing its dividend for 57 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of H. B. Fuller is 30.06%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, H. B. Fuller will have a dividend payout ratio of 17.53% next year. This indicates that H. B. Fuller will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.20

News Sentiment

H. B. Fuller has a news sentiment score of 1.20. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for H. B. Fuller this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 5 people have searched for FUL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added H. B. Fuller to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, H. B. Fuller insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.83% of the stock of H. B. Fuller is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

95.93% of the stock of H. B. Fuller is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 5/14 Dividend: 4/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 5/14 Dividend: 4/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 5/14/2026
• Last Earnings: 6/25/2026
• Record date for 8/13 Dividend: 7/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/13 Dividend: 7/30/2026
• Today: 8/05/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/13/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 9/23/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 11/30/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Chemicals
• Sub-Industry: Specialty Chemicals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:FUL
• CIK: 39368
• Web: www.hbfuller.com
• Phone: (651) 236-5900
• Fax: 651-236-5426
• Employees: 7,100
• Year Founded: 1887

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for H. B. Fuller: $67.86
• High Price Target: $75.00
• Low Price Target: $58.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +15.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.83
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.26
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.06
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.09
• P/E Growth: 0.62
• Net Income: $151.97 million
• Net Margins: 5.29%
• Pretax Margin: 6.93%
• Return on Equity: 12.18%
• Return on Assets: 4.73%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.00
• Current Ratio: 1.80
• Quick Ratio: 1.12

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.47 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.91
• Cash Flow: $7.88 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.47
• Book Value: $37.03 per share
• Price / Book: 1.59

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 53,790,000
• Free Float: 52,803,000
• Market Cap: $3.17 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.98