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

H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for H.B. Fuller in a research note issued on Thursday, January 16th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now anticipates that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings per share of $1.06 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.07. The consensus estimate for H.B. Fuller’s current full-year earnings is $3.84 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for H.B. Fuller’s FY2025 earnings at $3.99 EPS and Q1 2026 earnings at $0.71 EPS.

H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, January 15th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.92 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.00 by ($0.08). H.B. Fuller had a net margin of 5.15% and a return on equity of 13.39%. 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 earnings per share. H.B. Fuller’s quarterly revenue was up 2.2% on a year-over-year basis.

FUL has been the topic of a number of other reports. Citigroup dropped their price objective 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. Vertical Research lowered H.B. Fuller from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on H.B. Fuller from $70.00 to $60.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and four have given a hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $76.50.

H.B. Fuller Price Performance

NYSE FUL opened at $62.14 on Monday. H.B. Fuller has a fifty-two week low of $60.96 and a fifty-two week high of $87.67. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $70.51 and its two-hundred day moving average is $76.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 1.89 and a quick ratio of 1.16. The firm has a market cap of $3.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.43.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On H.B. Fuller

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Wesbanco Bank Inc. grew its position in H.B. Fuller by 41.2% during the fourth quarter. Wesbanco Bank Inc. now owns 13,700 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $924,000 after buying an additional 4,000 shares in the last quarter. S&CO Inc. boosted its holdings in H.B. Fuller by 0.3% during the third quarter. S&CO Inc. now owns 267,192 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $21,209,000 after purchasing an additional 920 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP boosted its holdings in H.B. Fuller by 9.9% during the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 290,005 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $22,319,000 after purchasing an additional 26,239 shares in the last quarter. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC boosted its holdings in H.B. Fuller by 79.8% during the third quarter. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC now owns 730,058 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $57,952,000 after purchasing an additional 324,056 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in H.B. Fuller by 1.5% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,258,752 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $99,939,000 after purchasing an additional 18,734 shares in the last quarter. 95.93% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.