H.B. Fuller (FUL) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) is anticipated to issue its quarterly earnings data before the market opens on Wednesday, March 26th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.50 per share and revenue of $769.55 million for the quarter. H.B. Fuller has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.900-4.200 EPS.Parties that are interested in participating in the company’s conference call can do so using this link.

H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 15th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by ($0.08). H.B. Fuller had a return on equity of 12.01% and a net margin of 3.65%. The company had revenue of $923.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $916.84 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.32 earnings per share. H.B. Fuller’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.2% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect H.B. Fuller to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $5 EPS for the next fiscal year.

H.B. Fuller Trading Up 0.8 %

NYSE:FUL opened at $54.38 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.54, a P/E/G ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.41. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $59.65 and its 200 day moving average price is $70.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a current ratio of 1.81. H.B. Fuller has a 52 week low of $52.59 and a 52 week high of $87.67.

H.B. Fuller Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 20th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 6th were given a dividend of $0.2225 per share. This represents a $0.89 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.64%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 6th. H.B. Fuller’s payout ratio is presently 38.53%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

FUL has been the topic of several recent research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on shares of H.B. Fuller from $70.00 to $60.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 17th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their price objective on shares of H.B. Fuller from $75.00 to $72.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Citigroup cut their price objective on shares of H.B. Fuller from $78.00 to $68.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 3rd. Vertical Research lowered shares of H.B. Fuller from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Finally, Seaport Res Ptn lowered shares of H.B. Fuller from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, H.B. Fuller currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $75.60.

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.