H. B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) Announces Earnings Results

H. B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) issued its earnings results on Wednesday. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.52 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.47 by $0.05, Zacks reports. H. B. Fuller had a return on equity of 12.18% and a net margin of 5.29%. H. B. Fuller updated its FY 2026 guidance to 4.700-4.850 EPS.

H. B. Fuller Price Performance

Shares of NYSE FUL traded down $0.59 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $50.48. The company had a trading volume of 1,889,824 shares, compared to its average volume of 650,429. H. B. Fuller has a 52 week low of $48.60 and a 52 week high of $68.63. The business’s 50-day moving average is $56.15 and its 200 day moving average is $58.57. The company has a market cap of $2.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.48, a PEG ratio of 0.54 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a current ratio of 1.80.

H. B. Fuller Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 13th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 30th were issued a $0.245 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, July 30th. This represents a $0.98 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.9%. H. B. Fuller’s dividend payout ratio is currently 30.06%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other H. B. Fuller news, VP Nathan Weaver sold 9,561 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $62.06, for a total transaction of $593,355.66. Following the sale, the vice president owned 11,739 shares in the company, valued at approximately $728,522.34. The trade was a 44.89% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 1.83% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

FUL has been the topic of several analyst reports. Raymond James Financial set a $67.00 target price on H. B. Fuller in a research report on Friday, June 26th. Wall Street Zen lowered H. B. Fuller from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, July 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of H. B. Fuller from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $58.00 to $67.00 in a report on Friday, June 26th. UBS Group set a $69.00 price target on shares of H. B. Fuller in a research report on Friday, June 26th. Finally, Zacks Research cut H. B. Fuller from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, September 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $67.86.

About H. B. Fuller

H.B. Fuller Company (NYSE: FUL) develops and manufactures specialty adhesives, sealants and other chemical-based products used in industrial and commercial applications. Its solutions help customers bond, seal, coat and assemble materials across a range of products and manufacturing processes.

The company serves markets including packaging, hygiene and disposable products, construction, transportation, electronics, durable assembly, woodworking, flooring, composites and renewable energy.