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

H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) will be announcing its earnings results after the market closes on Wednesday, September 25th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.24 per share for the quarter. Individual that are interested in registering for the company’s earnings conference call can do so using this link.

H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, June 27th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.03 by $0.09. H.B. Fuller had a return on equity of 13.33% and a net margin of 4.67%. The company had revenue of $917.10 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $914.22 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.93 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 2.1% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 Price Performance

Shares of NYSE FUL opened at $81.44 on Tuesday. H.B. Fuller has a fifty-two week low of $64.64 and a fifty-two week high of $87.67. The company has a market cap of $4.44 billion, a PE ratio of 27.79, a P/E/G ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 1.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a current ratio of 1.89. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $81.96 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $79.55.

H.B. Fuller Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 14th. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 31st were paid a $0.2225 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 31st. This is a boost from H.B. Fuller’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. This represents a $0.89 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.09%. H.B. Fuller’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 30.38%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, StockNews.com lowered shares of H.B. Fuller from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 18th.

Insider Buying and Selling at H.B. Fuller

In other news, VP Heather Campe sold 23,696 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $82.66, for a total value of $1,958,711.36. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 19,742 shares in the company, valued at $1,631,873.72. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Company insiders own 1.96% 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.