Q2 EPS Estimates for H.B. Fuller Boosted by Seaport Res Ptn

H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn upped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for H.B. Fuller in a research note issued on Wednesday, March 26th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now expects that the specialty chemicals company will earn $1.00 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.99. Seaport Res Ptn currently 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $1.14 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.73 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.21 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.34 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.40 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.62 EPS.

H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, March 26th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.54 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.49 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $788.66 million during 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 revenue for the quarter was down 2.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.67 earnings per share.

Several other research analysts have also recently issued reports on FUL. Vertical Research cut H.B. Fuller from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Citigroup dropped their price target 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. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price objective 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. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of H.B. Fuller from $60.00 to $50.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, H.B. Fuller has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $70.00.

H.B. Fuller Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:FUL opened at $54.76 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $58.31 and its 200-day simple moving average is $68.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a current ratio of 1.81. H.B. Fuller has a one year low of $52.59 and a one year high of $87.67. The firm has a market cap of $2.97 billion, a PE ratio of 23.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.41.

H.B. Fuller Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 20th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 6th were given a dividend of $0.2225 per share. This represents a $0.89 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.63%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 6th. H.B. Fuller’s payout ratio is currently 38.53%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On H.B. Fuller

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of H.B. Fuller by 1.5% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,258,752 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $99,939,000 after buying an additional 18,734 shares during the last quarter. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC grew its holdings in H.B. Fuller by 79.8% in the third quarter. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC now owns 730,058 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $57,952,000 after purchasing an additional 324,056 shares during the last quarter. Wesbanco Bank Inc. grew its holdings in H.B. Fuller by 41.2% in the fourth quarter. Wesbanco Bank Inc. now owns 13,700 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $924,000 after purchasing an additional 4,000 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its position in shares of H.B. Fuller by 17.2% during the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 554,947 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $37,448,000 after purchasing an additional 81,558 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $61,000 after purchasing an additional 506 shares during the last quarter. 95.93% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.