Seaport Res Ptn Forecasts H. B. Fuller Q3 Earnings

H. B. Fuller Company (NYSE:FUL) – Seaport Res Ptn issued their Q3 2027 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for H. B. Fuller in a note issued to investors on Friday, September 26th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison forecasts that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings per share of $1.49 for the quarter. Seaport Res Ptn has a “Strong-Buy” 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 FY2027 earnings at $5.37 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on FUL. Citigroup cut their price objective on H. B. Fuller from $70.00 to $62.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, September 26th. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on H. B. Fuller from $60.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, June 27th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on H. B. Fuller from $50.00 to $54.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Friday, June 27th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, H. B. Fuller currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $65.75.

H. B. Fuller Trading Up 1.5%

Shares of H. B. Fuller stock opened at $59.32 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $3.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.06, a PEG ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 1.14. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $59.61 and a 200-day moving average price of $57.32. The company has a quick ratio of 1.18, a current ratio of 1.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06. H. B. Fuller has a twelve month low of $47.56 and a twelve month high of $81.03.

H. B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, September 24th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.26 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.24 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $892.04 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $894.60 million. H. B. Fuller had a return on equity of 11.49% and a net margin of 3.28%.The business’s quarterly revenue was down 2.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.13 earnings per share. H. B. Fuller has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.100-4.250 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of FUL. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of H. B. Fuller during the second quarter valued at approximately $40,584,000. Cooke & Bieler LP purchased a new position in shares of H. B. Fuller during the first quarter valued at approximately $36,830,000. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its position in shares of H. B. Fuller by 128.0% during the second quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 217,307 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $13,071,000 after buying an additional 122,007 shares during the period. Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC purchased a new position in shares of H. B. Fuller during the second quarter valued at approximately $7,279,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in shares of H. B. Fuller by 16.2% during the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 612,048 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $36,815,000 after buying an additional 85,469 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.93% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other H. B. Fuller news, VP Joao Magalhaes sold 1,099 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $56.31, for a total transaction of $61,884.69. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 3,285 shares in the company, valued at $184,978.35. The trade was a 25.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, VP Robert J. Martsching sold 9,546 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $64.30, for a total value of $613,807.80. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 14,980 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $963,214. This trade represents a 38.92% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 11,691 shares of company stock valued at $734,478. 1.99% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

H. B. Fuller Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 14th. Investors of record on Thursday, July 31st were given a $0.235 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, July 31st. This represents a $0.94 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. H. B. Fuller’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 44.98%.

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.