H.B. Fuller (FUL) Expected to Announce Earnings on Wednesday

H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) is projected to issue its quarterly earnings data 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.Investors that wish to listen 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 for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by ($0.08). H.B. Fuller had a return on equity of 12.01% and a net margin of 3.65%. The business had revenue of $923.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $916.84 million. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.32 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.2% on a year-over-year basis. 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 Trading Up 1.5 %

NYSE:FUL opened at $54.40 on Tuesday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $58.94 and its two-hundred day moving average is $69.28. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.95 billion, a PE ratio of 23.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.41. H.B. Fuller has a 12 month low of $52.59 and a 12 month high of $87.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 1.81 and a quick ratio of 1.16.

H.B. Fuller Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.64%. 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

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on FUL shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on shares of H.B. Fuller from $70.00 to $60.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 17th. Citigroup decreased their target price on H.B. Fuller from $78.00 to $68.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company 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 report on Wednesday, March 5th. Vertical Research downgraded H.B. Fuller from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price target on shares of H.B. Fuller from $75.00 to $72.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $72.50.

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.