FUL vs. ALB, NEU, CE, BCPC, SXT, ASH, IOSP, KWR, MTX, and SCL
Should you be buying H. B. Fuller stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of H. B. Fuller include Albemarle (ALB), NewMarket (NEU), Celanese (CE), Balchem (BCPC), Sensient Technologies (SXT), Ashland (ASH), Innospec (IOSP), Quaker Houghton (KWR), Minerals Technologies (MTX), and Stepan (SCL). These companies are all part of the "specialty chemicals" industry.
H. B. Fuller vs. Its Competitors
Albemarle (NYSE:ALB) and H. B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and valuation.
H. B. Fuller has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Albemarle. Albemarle is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than H. B. Fuller, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
H. B. Fuller has a net margin of 2.92% compared to Albemarle's net margin of -22.39%. H. B. Fuller's return on equity of 11.50% beat Albemarle's return on equity.
In the previous week, H. B. Fuller had 34 more articles in the media than Albemarle. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for H. B. Fuller and 5 mentions for Albemarle. Albemarle's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat H. B. Fuller's score of 0.55 indicating that Albemarle is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Albemarle has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, H. B. Fuller has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Albemarle pays an annual dividend of $1.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. H. B. Fuller pays an annual dividend of $0.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Albemarle pays out -14.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. H. B. Fuller pays out 47.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Albemarle has increased its dividend for 30 consecutive years and H. B. Fuller has increased its dividend for 57 consecutive years. Albemarle is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Albemarle currently has a consensus target price of $91.62, indicating a potential upside of 45.87%. H. B. Fuller has a consensus target price of $67.25, indicating a potential upside of 11.73%. Given Albemarle's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Albemarle is more favorable than H. B. Fuller.
92.9% of Albemarle shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.9% of H. B. Fuller shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Albemarle shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of H. B. Fuller shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
H. B. Fuller beats Albemarle on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:FUL) was last updated on 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
