JPMorgan Chase & Co. Grows Position in H. B. Fuller Company $FUL

02 Dec 2025, 10:50 by Danessa Lincoln · The Markets Daily

JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in H. B. Fuller Company (NYSE:FUL – Free Report) by 16.2% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 612,048 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock after buying an additional 85,469 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s holdings in H. B. Fuller were worth $36,815,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Entropy Technologies LP purchased a new stake in shares of H. B. Fuller in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $581,000. Neuberger Berman Group LLC grew its stake in shares of H. B. Fuller by 25.4% during the first quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC now owns 6,538 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $367,000 after purchasing an additional 1,323 shares in the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP increased its holdings in H. B. Fuller by 612.4% in the first quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 28,083 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $1,576,000 after buying an additional 24,141 shares during the last quarter. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC raised its stake in H. B. Fuller by 3.6% in the first quarter. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC now owns 82,124 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $4,609,000 after buying an additional 2,857 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Partners Capital Investment Group LLP lifted its holdings in H. B. Fuller by 90.3% during the 1st quarter. Partners Capital Investment Group LLP now owns 64,901 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $3,642,000 after buying an additional 30,805 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.93% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at H. B. Fuller

In other news, VP Nathan D. Weaver sold 7,075 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $58.38, for a total transaction of $413,038.50. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 9,441 shares in the company, valued at approximately $551,165.58. This represents a 42.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO John J. Corkrean sold 14,222 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.31, for a total value of $857,728.82. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 54,646 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,295,700.26. This represents a 20.65% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 1.99% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on FUL shares. Citigroup upgraded H. B. Fuller from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $62.00 to $70.00 in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. UBS Group began coverage on H. B. Fuller in a report on Friday, November 21st. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $60.00 price target for the company. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of H. B. Fuller in a research note on Monday, November 17th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of H. B. Fuller from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, November 24th. Finally, Seaport Res Ptn upgraded shares of H. B. Fuller from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, September 26th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, H. B. Fuller presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $66.20.

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H. B. Fuller Trading Up 0.3%

FUL opened at $58.47 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.18, a current ratio of 1.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06. H. B. Fuller Company has a 52 week low of $47.56 and a 52 week high of $77.77. The business’s 50 day moving average is $58.34 and its two-hundred day moving average is $58.66. The firm has a market cap of $3.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.13.

H. B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 13th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.66 earnings per share for the quarter. The business had revenue of $725.90 million during the quarter. H. B. Fuller had a return on equity of 11.49% and a net margin of 3.28%. H. B. Fuller has set its FY 2022 guidance at $4.100-$4.350 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that H. B. Fuller Company will post 4.07 EPS for the current year.

H. B. Fuller Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 16th were paid a $0.235 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 16th. This represents a $0.94 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.6%. H. B. Fuller’s payout ratio is currently 50.81%.

H. B. Fuller Company Profile

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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.