Seaport Res Ptn Expects Reduced Earnings for H.B. Fuller

H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) – Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of H.B. Fuller in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, March 5th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now anticipates that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings per share of $1.10 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.20. Seaport Res Ptn currently 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $1.18 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.56 EPS.

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 the consensus estimate 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 the consensus estimate of $916.84 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.32 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.2% on a year-over-year basis.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on H.B. Fuller from $70.00 to $60.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 17th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their target price on H.B. Fuller from $75.00 to $72.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Vertical Research lowered H.B. Fuller from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, January 6th. Finally, Citigroup reduced their target price on H.B. Fuller from $78.00 to $68.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 3rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, H.B. Fuller presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $75.60.

H.B. Fuller Stock Down 0.1 %

NYSE:FUL opened at $57.07 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $61.30 and its 200-day simple moving average is $71.82. The company has a quick ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.70, a P/E/G ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.41. H.B. Fuller has a 12-month low of $54.18 and a 12-month high of $87.67.

Institutional Trading of H.B. Fuller

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of FUL. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC lifted its holdings in shares of H.B. Fuller by 79.8% in the third quarter. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC now owns 730,058 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $57,952,000 after purchasing an additional 324,056 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its position in shares of 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. Amundi increased its position in shares of H.B. Fuller by 191.9% in the fourth quarter. Amundi now owns 28,553 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $1,804,000 after acquiring an additional 18,771 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of H.B. Fuller by 1.5% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,258,752 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $99,939,000 after acquiring an additional 18,734 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kennedy Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of H.B. Fuller by 13.4% in the fourth quarter. Kennedy Capital Management LLC now owns 127,896 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $8,630,000 after acquiring an additional 15,100 shares during the last quarter. 95.93% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

H.B. Fuller Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 20th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 6th were issued a $0.2225 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 6th. This represents a $0.89 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.56%. H.B. Fuller’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 38.53%.

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.