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

Company Overview

H.B. Fuller Company (NYSE: FUL) develops and manufactures specialty adhesives, sealants and other chemical-based products used in industrial and commercial applications. Its solutions help customers bond, seal, coat and assemble materials across a range of products and manufacturing processes.

The company serves markets including packaging, hygiene and disposable products, construction, transportation, electronics, durable assembly, woodworking, flooring, composites and renewable energy. Its product portfolio includes hot-melt, water-based, reactive and solvent-based adhesives, as well as sealants and specialty coatings designed for applications such as product assembly, packaging closure, insulation and surface protection.

Founded in 1887 by Harvey Benjamin Fuller, the company has grown into a global supplier serving customers across North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Asia-Pacific region. H.B. Fuller operates through a network of manufacturing, research and technical-service facilities and works with customers to develop application-specific materials. Celeste Mastin serves as the company's president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $51.48 to $52.68
• 50-Day Range: $51.65 to $63.54
• 52-Week Range: $48.71 to $68.63
• Volume: 1.11 million shs
• Average Volume: 559,165 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.78 billion
• P/E Ratio: 15.87
• Dividend Yield: 1.89%
• Price Target: $67.86
• Consensus Rating: Buy

H. B. Fuller Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

H. B. Fuller scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 5th out of 230 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: 4.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

H. B. Fuller has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 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 31.1% upside from its current price of $51.75.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

H. B. Fuller has been the subject of 6 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 15.87, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 42.46.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of H. B. Fuller is 15.87, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 24.68.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

H. B. Fuller has a PEG Ratio of 0.56. 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 1.40. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.76% 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 5.07.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in H. B. Fuller has recently increased by 4.62%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

H. B. Fuller pays a meaningful dividend of 1.90%, 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: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.26

News Sentiment

H. B. Fuller has a news sentiment score of 0.26. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.62 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 4 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

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

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, H. B. Fuller insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $593,356.00 in 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

• Last Earnings: 6/25/2026
• Record date for 8/13 Dividend: 7/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/13 Dividend: 7/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/13/2026
• Today: 9/13/2026
• 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: +31.1%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.26
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.87
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.63
• P/E Growth: 0.56
• 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: 0.80
• Cash Flow: $7.65 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.76
• Book Value: $37.03 per share
• Price / Book: 1.40

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 53,790,000
• Free Float: 52,803,000
• Market Cap: $2.78 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.97