H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) Issues FY25 Earnings Guidance

H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) updated its FY25 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided EPS guidance of $3.90-4.20 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of $3.97. The company issued revenue guidance of $3.43-3.50 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $3.46 billion. H.B. Fuller also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 3.900-4.200 EPS.

H.B. Fuller Price Performance

FUL stock opened at $57.61 on Friday. H.B. Fuller has a one year low of $52.59 and a one year high of $87.67. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $58.46 and a two-hundred day moving average of $68.92. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.12 billion, a PE ratio of 24.94, a P/E/G ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.41. The company has a current ratio of 1.81, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10.

H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 26th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.49 by $0.05. H.B. Fuller had a return on equity of 12.01% and a net margin of 3.65%. The firm had revenue of $788.66 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $769.55 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.67 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 2.7% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts forecast that H.B. Fuller will post 4.07 earnings per share for the current year.

H.B. Fuller Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 20th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 6th were given a dividend of $0.2225 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 6th. This represents a $0.89 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.54%. H.B. Fuller’s payout ratio is 38.53%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Citigroup cut their price target on H.B. Fuller from $78.00 to $68.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. Vertical Research cut shares of H.B. Fuller from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on shares of H.B. Fuller from $70.00 to $60.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Seaport Res Ptn cut shares of H.B. Fuller from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their target price on H.B. Fuller from $75.00 to $72.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $72.50.

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.