Seaport Res Ptn Weighs in on H. B. Fuller FY2026 Earnings

H. B. Fuller Company (NYSE:FUL) – Seaport Res Ptn cut their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for H. B. Fuller in a report issued on Monday, June 23rd. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now forecasts that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings of $4.77 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $4.79. Seaport Res Ptn currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for H. B. Fuller’s current full-year earnings is $4.07 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for H. B. Fuller’s Q4 2026 earnings at $1.42 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on FUL. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on shares of H. B. Fuller from $60.00 to $50.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, March 28th. Baird R W raised H. B. Fuller from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, Robert W. Baird raised H. B. Fuller from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $60.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, H. B. Fuller presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $62.50.

H. B. Fuller Stock Up 10.7%

FUL opened at $61.93 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.23, a quick ratio of 1.21 and a current ratio of 1.97. The company has a market cap of $3.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.47, a PEG ratio of 0.85 and a beta of 1.12. H. B. Fuller has a one year low of $47.56 and a one year high of $87.67. The business’s fifty day moving average is $55.31 and its two-hundred day moving average is $58.48.

H. B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 25th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.18 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.10 by $0.08. H. B. Fuller had a net margin of 2.92% and a return on equity of 11.59%. The business had revenue of $898.10 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $894.87 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.12 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 2.1% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its stake in H. B. Fuller by 128.8% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 899 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $61,000 after purchasing an additional 506 shares in the last quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of H. B. Fuller by 731.1% in the 4th quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 1,255 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $85,000 after acquiring an additional 1,104 shares during the last quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of H. B. Fuller by 25.4% in the 1st quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC now owns 6,538 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $367,000 after acquiring an additional 1,323 shares during the last quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of H. B. Fuller by 4.7% during the 4th quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 33,058 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $2,231,000 after acquiring an additional 1,472 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Strs Ohio bought a new position in H. B. Fuller during the first quarter worth $101,000. 95.93% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at H. B. Fuller

In other H. B. Fuller news, CEO Celeste Beeks Mastin acquired 3,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 1st. The stock was purchased at an average price of $56.66 per share, for a total transaction of $198,310.00. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer now directly owns 3,500 shares in the company, valued at $198,310. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 1.99% of the company’s stock.

H. B. Fuller Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 13th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 29th were paid a $0.235 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 29th. This is an increase from H. B. Fuller’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. This represents a $0.94 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.52%. H. B. Fuller’s dividend payout ratio is 47.00%.

About H. B. Fuller

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.