Fulton Financial Co. (NASDAQ:FULT - Free Report) - Analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Fulton Financial in a research report issued on Monday, April 21st. DA Davidson analyst M. Navas forecasts that the bank will earn $0.42 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson has a "Neutral" rating and a $20.00 price target 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 $2.00 EPS.
A number of other brokerages have also commented on FULT. Piper Sandler decreased their price objective on Fulton Financial from $22.00 to $20.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. StockNews.com upgraded Fulton Financial from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Hovde Group increased their price objective on Fulton Financial from $22.00 to $22.50 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a research report on Monday, January 27th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their price target on Fulton Financial from $24.00 to $21.00 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Fulton Financial currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $19.79.
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Fulton Financial Trading Up 0.5 %
FULT traded up $0.09 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $16.69. The stock had a trading volume of 1,131,389 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,557,891. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.63 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a current ratio of 0.90. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $17.56 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $19.17. Fulton Financial has a 52 week low of $14.33 and a 52 week high of $22.49.
Fulton Financial (NASDAQ:FULT - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 15th. The bank reported $0.52 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.44 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $322.64 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $315.07 million. Fulton Financial had a return on equity of 11.41% and a net margin of 15.87%. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.40 EPS.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Fulton Financial
Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Fulton Financial by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 22,383,504 shares of the bank's stock valued at $431,554,000 after purchasing an additional 285,376 shares during the period. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in Fulton Financial by 5.3% during the 4th quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,321,387 shares of the bank's stock worth $83,316,000 after acquiring an additional 216,118 shares during the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its position in Fulton Financial by 35.3% during the 4th quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 2,582,036 shares of the bank's stock worth $49,782,000 after acquiring an additional 673,559 shares during the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC boosted its position in Fulton Financial by 1.9% during the 4th quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 2,517,149 shares of the bank's stock worth $48,530,000 after acquiring an additional 47,338 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in Fulton Financial by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,377,428 shares of the bank's stock worth $45,837,000 after acquiring an additional 19,329 shares during the last quarter. 72.02% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Insider Activity at Fulton Financial
In related news, President Angela M. Snyder sold 13,322 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.69, for a total value of $275,632.18. Following the completion of the transaction, the president now directly owns 63,682 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,317,580.58. The trade was a 17.30 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 1.07% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Fulton Financial Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 1st were given a $0.18 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, April 1st. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.31%. Fulton Financial's dividend payout ratio is presently 42.35%.
About Fulton Financial
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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.
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