Q3 EPS Estimates for H.B. Fuller Reduced by Seaport Res Ptn

H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of H.B. Fuller in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, March 5th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now anticipates that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings per share of $1.10 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.20. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $1.18 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.56 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on FUL. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on H.B. Fuller from $70.00 to $60.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Citigroup decreased their price target on 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 on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, Vertical Research lowered H.B. Fuller from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $75.60.

H.B. Fuller Price Performance

H.B. Fuller stock opened at $57.08 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $61.53 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $71.93. H.B. Fuller has a one year low of $54.18 and a one 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. The firm has a market cap of $3.12 billion, a PE ratio of 24.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.41.

H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 15th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.92 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by ($0.08). H.B. Fuller had a return on equity of 12.01% and a net margin of 3.65%. The company had revenue of $923.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $916.84 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.32 EPS. H.B. Fuller’s revenue was up 2.2% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its holdings 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 worth $61,000 after buying an additional 506 shares during the period. S&CO Inc. lifted its holdings in H.B. Fuller by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. S&CO Inc. now owns 267,192 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $21,209,000 after buying an additional 920 shares during the period. Sterling Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in H.B. Fuller by 731.1% during the 4th quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 1,255 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $85,000 after buying an additional 1,104 shares during the period. MetLife Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in H.B. Fuller by 4.7% during the 4th quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 33,058 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $2,231,000 after buying an additional 1,472 shares during the period. Finally, Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new position in shares of H.B. Fuller in the 4th quarter valued at about $266,000. 95.93% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

H.B. Fuller Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 20th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 6th were issued a dividend of $0.2225 per share. This represents a $0.89 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.56%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 6th. H.B. Fuller’s payout ratio is presently 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.