Seaport Res Ptn Has Negative View of H.B. Fuller Q1 Earnings

H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) – Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for H.B. Fuller in a research note issued on Wednesday, March 26th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now forecasts that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings per share of $0.42 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast 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.

H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) last released its earnings results 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. The firm had revenue of $788.66 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $769.55 million. H.B. Fuller had a net margin of 3.65% and a return on equity of 12.01%. The business’s revenue was down 2.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.67 EPS.

FUL has been the subject of a number of other reports. Citigroup decreased their price target on H.B. Fuller from $78.00 to $68.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of H.B. Fuller from $60.00 to $50.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Finally, Vertical Research lowered shares of H.B. Fuller from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a 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 assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, H.B. Fuller currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $70.00.

H.B. Fuller Stock Down 5.0 %

Shares of NYSE FUL opened at $54.76 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $2.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.70, a PEG ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.41. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $58.31 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $68.75. H.B. Fuller has a 1 year low of $52.59 and a 1 year high of $87.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 1.81 and a quick ratio of 1.16.

Institutional Trading of H.B. Fuller

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its position in H.B. Fuller by 128.8% during the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 899 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $61,000 after purchasing an additional 506 shares during the period. Sterling Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of H.B. Fuller by 731.1% during the fourth quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 1,255 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $85,000 after purchasing an additional 1,104 shares in the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new position in H.B. Fuller during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $266,000. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC bought a new position in H.B. Fuller in the fourth quarter worth approximately $465,000. Finally, KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS purchased a new stake in H.B. Fuller during the fourth quarter worth $783,000. 95.93% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

H.B. Fuller Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 20th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 6th were paid a dividend of $0.2225 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 6th. This represents a $0.89 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.63%. H.B. Fuller’s dividend payout ratio is currently 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.