H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 3.900-4.200 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 3.970. The company issued revenue guidance of $3.4 billion-$3.5 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $3.5 billion. H.B. Fuller also updated its FY25 guidance to $3.90-4.20 EPS.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on FUL. Vertical Research lowered H.B. Fuller from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price 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. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their target price 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. Citigroup decreased their price target on shares of 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. Finally, Seaport Res Ptn cut shares of H.B. Fuller from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $72.50.

H.B. Fuller Trading Up 1.2 %

Shares of FUL traded up $0.63 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $54.46. The company had a trading volume of 701,698 shares, compared to its average volume of 335,140. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $58.75 and a 200-day simple moving average of $69.10. The company has a quick ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10. The stock has a market cap of $2.95 billion, a PE ratio of 23.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.41. H.B. Fuller has a 1-year low of $52.59 and a 1-year high of $87.67.

H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 26th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.50 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $788.66 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $769.55 million. H.B. Fuller had a net margin of 3.65% and a return on equity of 12.01%. H.B. Fuller’s revenue was down 2.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.67 earnings per share. Research analysts forecast that H.B. Fuller will post 4.07 EPS for the current fiscal year.

H.B. Fuller Dividend Announcement

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

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.