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

H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn reduced their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of H.B. Fuller in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, March 26th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now anticipates that the specialty chemicals company will earn $0.42 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate 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.

A number of other research firms have also commented on FUL. Citigroup reduced their price objective on shares of H.B. Fuller from $78.00 to $68.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price target on H.B. Fuller from $75.00 to $72.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Vertical Research downgraded H.B. Fuller from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on H.B. Fuller from $70.00 to $60.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 17th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $72.50.

H.B. Fuller Stock Performance

Shares of FUL stock opened at $54.46 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.95 billion, a PE ratio of 23.57, a PEG ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.41. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $58.55 and its 200 day simple moving average is $69.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 1.81 and a quick ratio of 1.16. H.B. Fuller has a one year low of $52.59 and a one year high of $87.67.

H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, March 26th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.54 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.49 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $788.66 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $769.55 million. H.B. Fuller had a return on equity of 12.01% and a net margin of 3.65%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 2.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.67 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On H.B. Fuller

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its position in H.B. Fuller by 128.8% in 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 grew its holdings 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 buying an additional 1,104 shares during the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new stake in H.B. Fuller during the 4th quarter worth approximately $266,000. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC bought a new stake in H.B. Fuller during the fourth quarter worth $465,000. Finally, KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS purchased a new stake in shares of H.B. Fuller in the fourth quarter valued at about $783,000. Institutional investors own 95.93% of the company’s stock.

H.B. Fuller Announces Dividend

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