H.B. Fuller (FUL) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) is expected to be announcing its earnings results before the market opens on Wednesday, March 26th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.50 per share and revenue of $769.55 million for the quarter. H.B. Fuller has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.900-4.200 EPS.Parties interested in listening to the company’s conference call can do so using this link.

H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 15th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.00 by ($0.08). The business had revenue of $923.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $916.84 million. H.B. Fuller had a net margin of 3.65% and a return on equity of 12.01%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.32 EPS. On average, analysts expect H.B. Fuller to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $5 EPS for the next fiscal year.

H.B. Fuller Stock Down 0.7 %

FUL stock opened at $53.55 on Monday. 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 company’s 50 day simple moving average is $59.12 and its 200-day simple moving average is $69.47. H.B. Fuller has a 12 month low of $52.59 and a 12 month high of $87.67. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.90 billion, a PE ratio of 23.18, a P/E/G ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.41.

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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.66%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 6th. H.B. Fuller’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 38.53%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

FUL has been the topic of several recent research reports. Citigroup reduced their price objective on 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. Seaport Res Ptn downgraded shares of H.B. Fuller from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 5th. Vertical Research cut shares of H.B. Fuller from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price target on shares of H.B. Fuller from $75.00 to $72.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of 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. 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 stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $72.50.

About H.B. Fuller

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.