FY2026 EPS Forecast for Fulton Financial Raised by Analyst

Fulton Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:FULT) – Stock analysts at DA Davidson increased their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Fulton Financial in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, July 1st. DA Davidson analyst M. Navas now anticipates that the bank will post earnings of $2.05 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $2.00. DA Davidson currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $20.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Fulton Financial’s current full-year earnings is $1.91 per share.

Fulton Financial (NASDAQ:FULT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 15th. The bank reported $0.52 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.44 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $322.64 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $315.07 million. Fulton Financial had a return on equity of 12.19% and a net margin of 16.59%. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.40 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently issued reports on FULT. Piper Sandler decreased their target price on Fulton Financial from $22.00 to $20.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their target price on Fulton Financial from $24.00 to $21.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $20.88.

Fulton Financial Stock Up 1.1%

Shares of FULT opened at $19.10 on Thursday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $17.58 and its 200 day moving average is $18.36. The company has a market capitalization of $3.47 billion, a PE ratio of 11.23 and a beta of 0.77. Fulton Financial has a 12-month low of $14.33 and a 12-month high of $22.49. The company has a current ratio of 0.92, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36.

Institutional Trading of Fulton Financial

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its position in shares of Fulton Financial by 193.4% during the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,294 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 853 shares during the last quarter. Quarry LP increased its position in shares of Fulton Financial by 1,669.6% during the 1st quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,982 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 1,870 shares during the last quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its position in shares of Fulton Financial by 57.1% during the 4th quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 2,200 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 800 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in shares of Fulton Financial by 42.2% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,072 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $56,000 after purchasing an additional 911 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Byrne Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of Fulton Financial by 114.5% during the 1st quarter. Byrne Asset Management LLC now owns 3,217 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $58,000 after purchasing an additional 1,717 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 72.02% of the company’s stock.

Fulton Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 1st will be paid a $0.18 dividend. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.77%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, July 1st. Fulton Financial’s payout ratio is 42.35%.

Fulton Financial Company Profile

Fulton Financial Corporation operates as a financial holding company that provides consumer and commercial banking products and services in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Virginia. It accepts various checking accounts and savings deposit products, certificates of deposit, and individual retirement accounts.