H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) Posts Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.08 EPS

H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.92 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by ($0.08), Briefing.com reports. H.B. Fuller had a net margin of 5.15% and a return on equity of 13.39%. The company had revenue of $923.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $916.84 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.32 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.2% compared to the same quarter last year. H.B. Fuller updated its FY 2025 guidance to 3.900-4.200 EPS.

H.B. Fuller Stock Up 0.7 %

Shares of H.B. Fuller stock traded up $0.44 on Wednesday, hitting $64.17. The company had a trading volume of 397,763 shares, compared to its average volume of 407,659. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $71.76 and a 200-day moving average of $77.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 1.89 and a quick ratio of 1.16. H.B. Fuller has a twelve month low of $60.96 and a twelve month high of $87.67. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.81, a P/E/G ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.43.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently commented on FUL. Vertical Research cut H.B. Fuller from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of H.B. Fuller from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 18th. Finally, Citigroup reduced 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 research report on Friday, January 3rd. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, H.B. Fuller currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $90.25.

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.