Seaport Res Ptn Forecasts Stronger Earnings for H. B. Fuller

H. B. Fuller Company (NYSE:FUL - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn boosted their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for H. B. Fuller in a note issued to investors on Monday, June 23rd. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now expects that the specialty chemicals company will earn $1.21 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.18. Seaport Res Ptn 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $1.25 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $4.03 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on 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. Baird R W upgraded H. B. Fuller from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, Robert W. Baird raised H. B. Fuller from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $60.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, H. B. Fuller has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $62.50.

H. B. Fuller Stock Up 1.2%

FUL stock opened at $56.87 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.23, a current ratio of 1.97 and a quick ratio of 1.21. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $55.07 and its 200-day simple moving average is $58.59. H. B. Fuller has a 12 month low of $47.56 and a 12 month high of $87.67. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.08 billion, a PE ratio of 28.44, a P/E/G ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 1.12.

H. B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 26th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.54 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates 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 analysts' expectations of $769.55 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.67 EPS. The firm's revenue was down 2.7% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. 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 valued at $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% during the 4th quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 1,255 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $85,000 after buying an additional 1,104 shares during the period. Strs Ohio purchased a new stake in shares of H. B. Fuller during the 1st quarter valued at $101,000. Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new stake in shares of H. B. Fuller during the 4th quarter worth $266,000. Finally, Neuberger Berman Group LLC raised its position in shares of H. B. Fuller by 25.4% in the 1st quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC now owns 6,538 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $367,000 after buying an additional 1,323 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.93% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at H. B. Fuller

In other H. B. Fuller news, CEO Celeste Beeks Mastin purchased 3,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 1st. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $56.66 per share, with a total value of $198,310.00. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer now owns 3,500 shares in the company, valued at approximately $198,310. This represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Insiders own 1.99% of the company's stock.

H. B. Fuller Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 13th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 29th were given a $0.235 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 29th. This represents a $0.94 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.65%. This is an increase from H. B. Fuller's previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. H. B. Fuller's payout ratio is currently 47.00%.

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.

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