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: $61.60 to $62.28
• 50-Day Range: $55.58 to $64.12
• 52-Week Range: $47.56 to $84.12
• Volume: 522,570 shs
• Average Volume: 465,022 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.35 billion
• P/E Ratio: 33.51
• Dividend Yield: 1.52%
• Price Target: $67.25
• Consensus Rating: Hold

H. B. Fuller Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

H. B. Fuller scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 28th out of 193 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

H. B. Fuller has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.43, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for H. B. Fuller is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

H. B. Fuller has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 16.95%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for H. B. Fuller are expected to grow by 16.95% in the coming year, from $4.07 to $4.76 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of H. B. Fuller is 33.44, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 280.75.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of H. B. Fuller is 33.44, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 157.94.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

H. B. Fuller has a PEG Ratio of 1.01. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

H. B. Fuller has a P/B Ratio of 1.84. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.57% 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 3, 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 decreased by 8.72%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

H. B. Fuller pays a meaningful dividend of 1.47%, 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 50.81%. 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 19.75% next year. This indicates that H. B. Fuller will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.57% 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 3, 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 decreased by 8.72%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.76

News Sentiment

H. B. Fuller has a news sentiment score of 0.76. 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 0.59 average news sentiment score of Basic 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.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 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 $734,478.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.99% 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.

FUL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have FUL shares performed this year?

H. B. Fuller's stock was trading at $67.48 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, FUL stock has decreased by 8.4% and is now trading at $61.7870.

How were H. B. Fuller's earnings last quarter?

H. B. Fuller Company (NYSE:FUL) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June, 25th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.18 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.10 by $0.08. The company's quarterly revenue was down 2.1% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does H. B. Fuller have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiaries of H. B. Fuller: Apollo, Fourny nv, Royal Adhesives and Sealants, and Advanced Adhesives.

Who are H. B. Fuller's major shareholders?

H. B. Fuller's top institutional investors include State Street Corp (5.24%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.38%), Brown Advisory Inc. (1.69%) and Cooke & Bieler LP (1.41%). Insiders that own company stock include James Owens, Zhiwei Cai, Timothy J Keenan, Heather Campe, Robert J Martsching, Traci L Jensen, Muhammad Shahbaz Malik, Muhammad Shahbaz Malik, Nathan D Weaver, Celeste Beeks Mastin, Joao Magalhaes, Xinyu Du and James J East.
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How do I buy shares of H. B. Fuller?

Shares of FUL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of H. B. Fuller own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that H. B. Fuller investors own include Exxon Mobil (XOM), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Tesla (TSLA), Chevron (CVX), Walmart (WMT), Target (TGT) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 6/25/2025
• Record date for 8/14 Dividend: 7/31/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 8/14 Dividend: 7/31/2025
• Dividend Payable: 8/14/2025
• Today: 9/16/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 9/24/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 11/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: CHEM - SPECIALTY
• Sub-Industry: Specialty Chemicals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:FUL
• CIK: 39368
• Web: www.hbfuller.com
• Phone: (651) 236-5900
• Fax: 651-236-5426
• Employees: 7,500
• Year Founded: 1887

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for H. B. Fuller: $67.25
• High Price Target: $75.00
• Low Price Target: $54.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +8.8%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.43
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.85
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 33.40
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.18
• P/E Growth: 1.01
• Net Income: $130.26 million
• Net Margins: 2.92%
• Pretax Margin: 4.64%
• Return on Equity: 11.50%
• Return on Assets: 4.21%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.13
• Current Ratio: 1.87
• Quick Ratio: 1.15

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.53 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.95
• Cash Flow: $7.19 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.59
• Book Value: $33.50 per share
• Price / Book: 1.84

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 53,964,000
• Free Float: 52,890,000
• Market Cap: $3.33 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.14