H. B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) Releases FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

H. B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 4.700-4.850 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 4.850. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

H. B. Fuller Price Performance

Shares of NYSE FUL traded down $0.59 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $50.48. 1,846,044 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 650,429. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $56.15 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $58.57. The company has a market cap of $2.72 billion, a PE ratio of 15.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.54 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a current ratio of 1.80. H. B. Fuller has a 1-year low of $48.60 and a 1-year high of $68.63.

H. B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, June 25th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.41 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.37 by $0.04. H. B. Fuller had a net margin of 5.29% and a return on equity of 12.18%. The business had revenue of $950.27 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $924.83 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.18 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts predict that H. B. Fuller will post 4.83 EPS for the current year.

H. B. Fuller Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 13th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, July 30th were given a $0.245 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, July 30th. This represents a $0.98 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.9%. H. B. Fuller’s payout ratio is 30.06%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the company. UBS Group set a $69.00 target price on H. B. Fuller in a research note on Friday, June 26th. Citigroup increased their price target on H. B. Fuller from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $67.00 price objective on shares of H. B. Fuller in a research note on Friday, June 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of H. B. Fuller from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $58.00 to $67.00 in a research note on Friday, June 26th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut shares of H. B. Fuller from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Monday, September 14th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $67.86.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, VP Nathan Weaver sold 9,561 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $62.06, for a total value of $593,355.66. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 11,739 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $728,522.34. This represents a 44.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Company insiders own 1.83% of the company’s stock.

H. B. Fuller Company Profile

H.B. Fuller Company (NYSE: FUL) develops and manufactures specialty adhesives, sealants and other chemical-based products used in industrial and commercial applications. Its solutions help customers bond, seal, coat and assemble materials across a range of products and manufacturing processes.

The company serves markets including packaging, hygiene and disposable products, construction, transportation, electronics, durable assembly, woodworking, flooring, composites and renewable energy.