Brokers Issue Forecasts for FULT Q3 Earnings

Fulton Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:FULT - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Fulton Financial in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, July 17th. DA Davidson analyst M. Navas anticipates that the bank will post earnings of $0.50 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson has a "Neutral" rating and a $20.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Fulton Financial's current full-year earnings is $1.91 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Fulton Financial's FY2026 earnings at $2.10 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently commented on FULT. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price objective on Fulton Financial from $21.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a research note on Thursday. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of Fulton Financial in a research note on Wednesday, July 9th. Finally, Piper Sandler reiterated a "neutral" rating on shares of Fulton Financial in a report on Wednesday, July 9th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Fulton Financial currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $21.13.

Fulton Financial Price Performance

Shares of FULT stock traded down $0.22 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $19.40. The company had a trading volume of 1,582,113 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,404,475. Fulton Financial has a 12 month low of $14.33 and a 12 month high of $22.49. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.57 and a beta of 0.77. The firm's fifty day moving average is $18.02 and its 200 day moving average is $18.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 0.89.

Fulton Financial (NASDAQ:FULT - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 15th. The bank reported $0.55 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.43 by $0.12. Fulton Financial had a return on equity of 12.44% and a net margin of 17.00%. The company had revenue of $328.45 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $320.47 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.52 earnings per share.

Fulton Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 1st were paid a $0.18 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 1st. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.71%. Fulton Financial's dividend payout ratio is presently 42.11%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its position in Fulton Financial by 193.4% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,294 shares of the bank's stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 853 shares during the period. Proficio Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Fulton Financial during the 4th quarter valued at $279,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Fulton Financial during the 4th quarter valued at $1,676,000. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank raised its position in shares of Fulton Financial by 19.1% during the 4th quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 45,606 shares of the bank's stock valued at $879,000 after purchasing an additional 7,309 shares during the period. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Fulton Financial by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 63,321 shares of the bank's stock valued at $1,221,000 after purchasing an additional 849 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 72.02% of the company's stock.

About Fulton Financial

Fulton Financial Corporation operates as a financial holding company that provides consumer and commercial banking products and services in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Virginia. It accepts various checking accounts and savings deposit products, certificates of deposit, and individual retirement accounts.