Is H.B. Fuller Company (NYSE: FUL) No Longer A Good Investment?

After Hours

After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Most recently, Yahoo Finance reported about the stock as it publicized that H.B. Fuller Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2023 Results.

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Stocks Info

FUL belongs to the Basic Materials sector of the NYSE while operating in the Specialty Chemicals industry. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $76.73 and fluctuated between $78.10 as its day high and $76.66 as its day low. The current market capitalization of H.B. Fuller Company is $4.14B. A total of 0.56 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 309.45K shares.

Insider Activity

Investors also take into account insider trades in predicting how the stock will perform in the future. During the recent three months, FUL has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 45 BUYs and 46 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 74,164 shares during that period but sold 62,072.

In the most recent transaction, JENSEN TRACI L sold 22,789 shares of FUL for 71.47 per share on Aug 09. After the transaction, the Executive VP and CAO now owns 10,576 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jul 21, Martsching Robert J sold 5,326 shares at 72.24 per share. FUL shares that VP, Corporate Controller owns now total 12,621.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Keenan Timothy J disposed of 6,534 shares on Jul 12 at a per-share price of $71.56. This resulted in the Sr. VP, General Counsel holding 19,803 shares of FUL after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Campe Heather sold 16,312 shares at $70.08 per share on Jul 05. Company shares held by the Sr. VP, International Growth now total 11,016.

Dividend

Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. H.B. Fuller Company pays an annual dividend of $0.86, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.12%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 28.86. FUL’s most recent ex-dividend date was 10/18/2023 when it declared a $0.2050 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 11/2/2023. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 8/3/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 7/19/2023. The FUL stock dividend was $0.2050 per share in cash.

While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for FUL in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $92.00 with high estimates of $110.00 and low estimates of $80.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, FUL has a high of $83.64 and a low of $62.57.

As of this writing, FUL has an earnings estimate of $1.27 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 6 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.36 per share and a lower estimate of $1.21. The company reported an EPS of $0.93 in the last quarter, which was -10.60% lower than expectations of $1.04.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. FUL’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $61.79M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $1.65B in debt and $736.85M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $31.96, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.60B.

Analysts Opinion

There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for FUL is Buy with a score of 3.67.

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