Signaturefd LLC Has $105,000 Stock Position in H. B. Fuller Company $FUL

Signaturefd LLC boosted its position in H. B. Fuller Company (NYSE:FUL) by 20.5% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,743 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock after buying an additional 297 shares during the quarter. Signaturefd LLC’s holdings in H. B. Fuller were worth $105,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Cooke & Bieler LP bought a new stake in H. B. Fuller during the first quarter valued at about $36,830,000. Neo Ivy Capital Management acquired a new position in shares of H. B. Fuller during the 1st quarter worth about $990,000. Entropy Technologies LP bought a new stake in H. B. Fuller during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $581,000. Neuberger Berman Group LLC grew its holdings in 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 buying an additional 1,323 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quantbot Technologies LP increased its position in H. B. Fuller by 612.4% in the 1st quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 28,083 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $1,576,000 after buying an additional 24,141 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 95.93% of the company’s stock.

H. B. Fuller Price Performance

NYSE:FUL opened at $59.30 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 1.18 and a current ratio of 1.93. The company has a 50-day moving average of $59.57 and a 200-day moving average of $57.42. H. B. Fuller Company has a 52 week low of $47.56 and a 52 week high of $81.03. The company has a market capitalization of $3.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.05, a PEG ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 1.12.

H. B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, September 24th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.24 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $892.04 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $894.60 million. H. B. Fuller had a net margin of 3.28% and a return on equity of 11.49%. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 2.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.13 earnings per share. H. B. Fuller has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.100-4.250 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that H. B. Fuller Company will post 4.07 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

H. B. Fuller Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, October 16th will be paid a $0.235 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 16th. This represents a $0.94 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. H. B. Fuller’s payout ratio is currently 50.81%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

FUL has been the subject of several research reports. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on H. B. Fuller from $60.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, June 27th. Citigroup reduced their price target on shares of H. B. Fuller from $70.00 to $62.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, September 26th. Seaport Res Ptn upgraded shares of H. B. Fuller from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, September 26th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of H. B. Fuller in a report on Saturday, September 27th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of H. B. Fuller from $50.00 to $54.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Friday, June 27th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $65.75.

Insider Buying and Selling at H. B. Fuller

In other news, VP Joao Magalhaes sold 1,099 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $56.31, for a total value of $61,884.69. Following the sale, the vice president owned 3,285 shares in the company, valued at approximately $184,978.35. The trade was a 25.07% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, VP Robert J. Martsching sold 9,546 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $64.30, for a total transaction of $613,807.80. Following the sale, the vice president owned 14,980 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $963,214. This trade represents a 38.92% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 11,691 shares of company stock worth $734,478. 1.99% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.