Seaport Res Ptn Has Negative View of H.B. Fuller Q2 Earnings

H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of H.B. Fuller in a report released on Thursday, January 16th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now expects that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings of $1.06 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.07. The consensus estimate for H.B. Fuller’s current full-year earnings is $3.99 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.

Several other research analysts have also commented on FUL. Citigroup cut 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. Vertical Research downgraded H.B. Fuller from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on H.B. Fuller from $70.00 to $60.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 17th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and four have assigned a hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $76.50.

H.B. Fuller Trading Up 0.5 %

Shares of H.B. Fuller stock opened at $62.38 on Monday. H.B. Fuller has a fifty-two week low of $60.96 and a fifty-two week high of $87.67. The firm has a market cap of $3.41 billion, a PE ratio of 27.00, a P/E/G ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 1.43. The business’s fifty day moving average is $70.24 and its two-hundred day moving average is $76.60. The company has a quick ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10.

H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, January 15th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.92 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by ($0.08). The company had revenue of $923.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $916.84 million. H.B. Fuller had a net margin of 3.65% and a return on equity of 12.01%. H.B. Fuller’s quarterly revenue was up 2.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.32 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FUL. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC grew its position in H.B. Fuller by 79.8% during the 3rd 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 in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in H.B. Fuller by 1.5% during 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 purchasing an additional 18,734 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP grew its position in H.B. Fuller by 9.9% during the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 290,005 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $22,319,000 after purchasing an additional 26,239 shares in the last quarter. S&CO Inc. grew its position in H.B. Fuller by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. S&CO Inc. now owns 267,192 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $21,209,000 after purchasing an additional 920 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wesbanco Bank Inc. grew its position in H.B. Fuller by 41.2% during the 4th 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 in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.93% of the company’s stock.

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.