Seaport Res Ptn Has Weak Outlook for H.B. Fuller Q2 Earnings

H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) – Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of H.B. Fuller in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, January 16th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now expects that the specialty chemicals company will earn $1.06 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.07. The consensus estimate for H.B. Fuller’s current full-year earnings is $3.84 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for H.B. Fuller’s FY2025 earnings at $3.99 EPS and Q1 2026 earnings at $0.71 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 for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.00 by ($0.08). The business had revenue of $923.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $916.84 million. H.B. Fuller had a return on equity of 13.39% and a net margin of 5.15%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.32 earnings per share.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on shares of H.B. Fuller from $70.00 to $60.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday. Vertical Research cut shares of H.B. Fuller from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Finally, Citigroup decreased their target price 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. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and four have issued a hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $76.50.

H.B. Fuller Stock Down 0.1 %

FUL opened at $62.14 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $3.39 billion, a PE ratio of 19.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.43. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $70.82 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $76.79. The company has a quick ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 1.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10. H.B. Fuller has a 52 week low of $60.96 and a 52 week high of $87.67.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in 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. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC lifted its position in shares of H.B. Fuller by 79.8% in the 3rd quarter. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC now owns 730,058 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $57,952,000 after purchasing an additional 324,056 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP boosted its stake in shares of H.B. Fuller by 9.9% during the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 290,005 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $22,319,000 after purchasing an additional 26,239 shares in the last quarter. S&CO Inc. increased its holdings in H.B. Fuller by 0.3% during the third quarter. S&CO Inc. now owns 267,192 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $21,209,000 after buying an additional 920 shares during the period. Finally, Wesbanco Bank Inc. increased its holdings in H.B. Fuller by 41.2% during the fourth quarter. Wesbanco Bank Inc. now owns 13,700 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $924,000 after buying an additional 4,000 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 95.93% of the company’s stock.

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.