Q1 EPS Estimates for H.B. Fuller Lowered by Seaport Res Ptn

H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of H.B. Fuller in a 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 previous estimate of $0.43. 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 Q1 2026 earnings at $0.67 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Vertical Research downgraded shares of H.B. Fuller from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Citigroup reduced their price target on shares of H.B. Fuller from $78.00 to $68.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 3rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their target price on 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, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of H.B. Fuller from $70.00 to $60.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 17th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, H.B. Fuller currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $72.50.

H.B. Fuller Stock Performance

Shares of FUL opened at $57.61 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization 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 has a 52-week low of $52.59 and a 52-week high of $87.67. 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 stock has a 50 day moving average price of $58.46 and a 200 day moving average price of $68.92.

H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 26th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 company 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 business earned $0.67 EPS. H.B. Fuller’s revenue for the quarter was down 2.7% on a year-over-year basis.

H.B. Fuller Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 20th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 6th were paid a $0.2225 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 6th. This represents a $0.89 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.54%. H.B. Fuller’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 38.53%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On H.B. Fuller

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in FUL. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC boosted its holdings in H.B. Fuller by 79.8% during the third 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 in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its position in shares of H.B. Fuller by 17.2% during the 4th 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 period. Amundi boosted its stake in shares of H.B. Fuller by 191.9% during the 4th quarter. Amundi now owns 28,553 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $1,804,000 after acquiring an additional 18,771 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of H.B. Fuller by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,258,752 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $99,939,000 after acquiring an additional 18,734 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kennedy Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of H.B. Fuller by 13.4% in the 4th quarter. Kennedy Capital Management LLC now owns 127,896 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $8,630,000 after acquiring an additional 15,100 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.