H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 3.900-4.200 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 4.220. The company issued revenue guidance of $3.4 billion-$3.5 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $3.6 billion.

H.B. Fuller Stock Up 0.7 %

Shares of FUL stock traded up $0.44 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $64.17. 403,248 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 420,112. H.B. Fuller has a 1 year low of $60.96 and a 1 year high of $87.67. The company has a current ratio of 1.89, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10. The stock has a market cap of $3.51 billion, a PE ratio of 19.81, a PEG ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.43. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $71.76 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $77.08.

H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 15th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.92 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.00 by ($0.08). H.B. Fuller had a return on equity of 13.39% and a net margin of 5.15%. 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 firm posted $1.32 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.2% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts predict that H.B. Fuller will post 4.17 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have commented on FUL shares. Citigroup lowered their price target on shares of H.B. Fuller from $78.00 to $68.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Vertical Research downgraded H.B. Fuller from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded H.B. Fuller from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 18th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average 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.