Seaport Res Ptn Boosts Earnings Estimates for H.B. Fuller

H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn boosted their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for H.B. Fuller in a report issued on Wednesday, March 26th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now anticipates that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings per share of $1.00 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.99. 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $1.14 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.73 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.21 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.34 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.40 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.62 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently issued reports on FUL. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on 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. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their target price on shares of 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. Citigroup lowered their price target 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. Finally, Vertical Research downgraded shares of H.B. Fuller from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, January 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $72.50.

H.B. Fuller Stock Performance

Shares of FUL stock opened at $57.61 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $3.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.94, a PEG ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a current ratio of 1.81. H.B. Fuller has a 52 week low of $52.59 and a 52 week high of $87.67. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $58.46 and a 200 day simple moving average of $68.92.

H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, March 26th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.54 earnings per share 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 business had revenue of $788.66 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $769.55 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.67 EPS. The firm’s revenue was down 2.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

H.B. Fuller Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 20th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 6th were issued a $0.2225 dividend. This represents a $0.89 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.54%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 6th. H.B. Fuller’s dividend payout ratio is currently 38.53%.

Institutional Trading of H.B. Fuller

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in FUL. MetLife Investment Management LLC raised its position in H.B. Fuller by 4.7% during the fourth quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 33,058 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $2,231,000 after purchasing an additional 1,472 shares in the last quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in H.B. Fuller by 731.1% in the fourth quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 1,255 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $85,000 after buying an additional 1,104 shares in the last quarter. Kennedy Capital Management LLC grew its position in 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. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC acquired a new position in H.B. Fuller during the fourth quarter worth about $465,000. Finally, KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS bought a new position in shares of H.B. Fuller in the fourth quarter worth about $783,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.