H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results

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

H.B. Fuller Stock Up 0.7 %

H.B. Fuller stock traded up $0.44 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $64.17. The company had a trading volume of 403,248 shares, compared to its average volume of 420,112. H.B. Fuller has a fifty-two week low of $60.96 and a fifty-two week high of $87.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 1.89 and a quick ratio of 1.16. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.43. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $71.76 and its 200-day moving average is $77.08.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

FUL has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. StockNews.com lowered shares of H.B. Fuller from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 18th. Vertical Research downgraded shares of H.B. Fuller from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Finally, 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. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target 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.