H.B. Fuller Company (NYSE: FUL)’s stock price has plunge by 3.02relation to previous closing price of 54.32. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 3.74% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. marketwatch.com reported 2025-03-26 that H.B. Fuller’s profit and sales fell in its fiscal first quarter, but results topped Wall Street’s estimates. The adhesives manufacturer logged adjusted earnings of 54 cents on revenue of $788.7 million, ahead of analyst expectations for adjusted earnings of 49 cents on revenue of 769 million, according to FactSet.
Is It Worth Investing in H.B. Fuller Company (NYSE: FUL) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for H.B. Fuller Company (NYSE: FUL) is above average at 24.37x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.30.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for FUL is 53.96M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.77% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of FUL on March 27, 2025 was 483.76K shares.
FUL’s Market Performance
FUL stock saw a decrease of 3.74% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -1.57% and a quarterly a decrease of -17.66%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.34%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.72% for H.B. Fuller Company (FUL). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 1.89% for FUL’s stock, with a -22.91% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of FUL
Vertical Research gave a rating of “Buy” to FUL, setting the target price at $88 in the report published on March 19th of the previous year.
FUL Trading at -4.34% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought FUL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -36.17% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.72%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.34%, as shares sank -1.03% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -12.49% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, FUL rose by +3.39%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -26.69% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $54.91. In addition, H.B. Fuller Company saw -17.07% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at FUL starting from Du Xinyu, who sale 240 shares at the price of $63.73 back on Jan 27 ’25. After this action, Du Xinyu now owns 2,323 shares of H.B. Fuller Company, valued at $15,295 using the latest closing price.
Du Xinyu, the Sr. VP, Global R&D of H.B. Fuller Company, sale 69 shares at $63.68 during a trade that took place back on Jan 28 ’25, which means that Du Xinyu is holding 2,254 shares at $4,394 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for FUL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.1 for the present operating margin
- 0.3 for the gross margin
The net margin for H.B. Fuller Company stands at 0.04. The total capital return value is set at 0.08. Equity return is now at value 7.27, with 2.70 for asset returns.
Based on H.B. Fuller Company (FUL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.0 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 515.22. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.0. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.66.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 490.5 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.35. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.8. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.39for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.72. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.81.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, H.B. Fuller Company (FUL) has experienced a bad performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
