H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.08 EPS

H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.92 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by ($0.08), Briefing.com reports. The business had revenue of $923.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $916.84 million. H.B. Fuller had a net margin of 5.15% and a return on equity of 13.39%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 2.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.32 earnings per share. H.B. Fuller updated its FY 2025 guidance to 3.900-4.200 EPS.

H.B. Fuller Trading Up 0.7 %

Shares of FUL stock opened at $64.17 on Thursday. H.B. Fuller has a 52-week low of $60.96 and a 52-week high of $87.67. The business’s fifty day moving average is $71.76 and its 200 day moving average is $77.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a current ratio of 1.89. The company has a market capitalization of $3.51 billion, a PE ratio of 19.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.43.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

FUL has been the topic of several recent research reports. Vertical Research downgraded H.B. Fuller from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, January 6th. StockNews.com cut H.B. Fuller from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 18th. Finally, Citigroup reduced their target price on H.B. Fuller from $78.00 to $68.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $90.25.

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.