H. B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) Releases FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

H. B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 4.700-4.850 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 4.850. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

H. B. Fuller Price Performance

H. B. Fuller stock traded down $0.59 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $50.48. 1,889,824 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 650,429. The business has a fifty day moving average of $56.15 and a 200 day moving average of $58.57. The company has a quick ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 1.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00. H. B. Fuller has a 1-year low of $48.60 and a 1-year high of $68.63. The company has a market capitalization of $2.72 billion, a PE ratio of 15.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.54 and a beta of 0.97.

H. B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, September 23rd. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.47 by $0.05. H. B. Fuller had a return on equity of 12.18% and a net margin of 5.29%.H. B. Fuller has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.700-4.850 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that H. B. Fuller will post 4.83 earnings per share for the current year.

H. B. Fuller Dividend Announcement

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Weiss Ratings cut shares of H. B. Fuller from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Monday, September 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $67.00 target price on shares of H. B. Fuller in a report on Friday, June 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of H. B. Fuller from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their target price for the company from $58.00 to $67.00 in a research note on Friday, June 26th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price objective on H. B. Fuller from $70.00 to $72.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 30th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut H. B. Fuller from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, July 25th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $67.86.

Insider Activity at H. B. Fuller

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

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.