H.B. Fuller (FUL) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) will be releasing its earnings data after the market closes on Wednesday, September 25th. Analysts expect H.B. Fuller to post earnings of $1.24 per share for the quarter. Individual that wish to register for the company’s earnings conference call can do so using this link.

H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, June 27th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $914.22 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.93 earnings per share. H.B. Fuller’s revenue was up 2.1% on a year-over-year basis. 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 Trading Up 0.0 %

FUL stock opened at $81.44 on Tuesday. H.B. Fuller has a twelve month low of $64.64 and a twelve month high of $87.67. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 1.42. The company has a quick ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 1.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $81.96 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $79.55.

H.B. Fuller Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 14th. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 31st were issued a dividend of $0.2225 per share. This represents a $0.89 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.09%. This is an increase from H.B. Fuller’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, July 31st. H.B. Fuller’s dividend payout ratio is presently 30.38%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, StockNews.com cut H.B. Fuller from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 18th.

Insider Activity at H.B. Fuller

In other H.B. Fuller news, VP Heather Campe sold 23,696 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, July 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $82.66, for a total transaction of $1,958,711.36. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 19,742 shares in the company, valued at $1,631,873.72. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 1.96% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.