Seaport Res Ptn Forecasts Lower Earnings for H.B. Fuller

H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) – Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for H.B. Fuller in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, March 26th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now anticipates that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings of $0.42 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.43. Seaport Res Ptn has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for H.B. Fuller’s current full-year earnings is $4.07 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for H.B. Fuller’s Q1 2026 earnings at $0.67 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on H.B. Fuller from $70.00 to $60.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 17th. Citigroup decreased their price target on shares of H.B. Fuller from $78.00 to $68.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their price objective on shares of H.B. Fuller from $75.00 to $72.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, Vertical Research lowered shares of H.B. Fuller from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, January 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $72.50.

H.B. Fuller Stock Performance

NYSE FUL opened at $57.61 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10. H.B. Fuller has a fifty-two week low of $52.59 and a fifty-two week high of $87.67. The business has a fifty day moving average of $58.46 and a 200-day moving average of $68.92. The stock has a market cap of $3.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.41.

H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 26th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.49 by $0.05. H.B. Fuller had a return on equity of 12.01% and a net margin of 3.65%. The firm had revenue of $788.66 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $769.55 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.67 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 2.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

H.B. Fuller Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 20th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 6th were issued a dividend of $0.2225 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 6th. This represents a $0.89 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.54%. H.B. Fuller’s payout ratio is currently 38.53%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On H.B. Fuller

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of FUL. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in H.B. Fuller by 1.5% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,258,752 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $99,939,000 after purchasing an additional 18,734 shares during the period. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC increased its holdings in shares of H.B. Fuller by 79.8% during the 3rd quarter. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC now owns 730,058 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $57,952,000 after buying an additional 324,056 shares during the last quarter. Wesbanco Bank Inc. raised its position in shares of H.B. Fuller by 41.2% in the 4th quarter. Wesbanco Bank Inc. now owns 13,700 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $924,000 after buying an additional 4,000 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its holdings in H.B. Fuller by 17.2% in the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 554,947 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $37,448,000 after acquiring an additional 81,558 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its position in H.B. Fuller by 128.8% during the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 899 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $61,000 after acquiring an additional 506 shares during the period. 95.93% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

H.B. Fuller Company Profile

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.