Shares of H. B. Fuller Company (NYSE:FUL – Get Free Report) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the eight research firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $65.75.
Several analysts have recently commented on FUL shares. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of H. B. Fuller in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of H. B. Fuller from $50.00 to $54.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday, June 27th. Citigroup reduced their price objective on shares of H. B. Fuller from $70.00 to $62.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, September 26th. Seaport Res Ptn raised shares of H. B. Fuller from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, September 26th. Finally, Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on shares of H. B. Fuller from $60.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, June 27th.
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Insider Activity at H. B. Fuller
Institutional Trading of H. B. Fuller
A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of FUL. Salomon & Ludwin LLC acquired a new position in H. B. Fuller during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Parallel Advisors LLC increased its position in H. B. Fuller by 141.6% during the 2nd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 534 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 313 shares in the last quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc increased its position in H. B. Fuller by 160.8% during the 3rd quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 845 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $50,000 after purchasing an additional 521 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in H. B. Fuller by 129.8% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,218 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $73,000 after purchasing an additional 688 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its position in H. B. Fuller by 44.4% in the 2nd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,307 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $81,000 after acquiring an additional 402 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 95.93% of the company’s stock.
H. B. Fuller Price Performance
Shares of FUL stock opened at $60.31 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $60.06 and a two-hundred day moving average of $57.74. The company has a current ratio of 1.93, a quick ratio of 1.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06. H. B. Fuller has a 12 month low of $47.56 and a 12 month high of $80.15. The company has a market capitalization of $3.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.60, a P/E/G ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 1.12.
H. B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 13th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $725.90 million during the quarter. H. B. Fuller had a net margin of 3.28% and a return on equity of 11.49%. H. B. Fuller has set its FY 2022 guidance at $4.100-$4.350 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that H. B. Fuller will post 4.07 EPS for the current year.
H. B. Fuller Dividend Announcement
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, October 16th will be issued a dividend of $0.235 per share. This represents a $0.94 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 16th. H. B. Fuller’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 50.81%.
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.
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