H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $0.08 EPS

H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) announced its quarterly earnings results 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 period last year, the company earned $1.32 earnings per share. The business’s revenue 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 Price Performance

FUL stock opened at $62.28 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $3.40 billion, a PE ratio of 19.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.43. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $71.13 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $76.89. 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.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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