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

H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) issued an update on its FY25 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $3.90-4.20 for the period, compared to the consensus 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 Stock Performance

H.B. Fuller stock opened at $54.46 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a current ratio of 1.81. The company has a market capitalization of $2.95 billion, a PE ratio of 23.57, a P/E/G ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.41. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $58.55 and a 200-day moving average price of $69.00. H.B. Fuller has a fifty-two week low of $52.59 and a fifty-two week high of $87.67.

H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, March 26th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.54 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 business had revenue of $788.66 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $769.55 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.67 EPS. H.B. Fuller’s revenue was down 2.7% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts forecast that H.B. Fuller will post 4.07 earnings per share for the current year.

H.B. Fuller Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 20th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 6th were issued a $0.2225 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 6th. This represents a $0.89 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.63%. H.B. Fuller’s dividend payout ratio is currently 38.53%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on FUL shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their price objective on shares of H.B. Fuller from $75.00 to $72.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Citigroup reduced their price target on H.B. Fuller from $78.00 to $68.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 3rd. Vertical Research downgraded H.B. Fuller from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, January 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on shares of H.B. Fuller from $70.00 to $60.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 17th. Finally, 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. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, H.B. Fuller has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $72.50.

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.