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FUL is tapping medical, aerospace and pricing trends to support margins, but volume weakness still clouds its path to stronger growth.
FUL trades near the low end of its five-year valuation range as improving earnings meet volume, inflation and leverage risks tied to its medical-market expansion.
FUL's outlook rests on pricing, margins and portfolio reshaping as medical expansion and M&A aim to offset uneven demand across key end markets.
Investors interested in stocks from the Chemical - Specialty sector have probably already heard of H. B. Fuller (FUL) and PPG Industries (PPG).
H.B. Fuller is rated a "buy" with a conservative $80/share price target, reflecting improved fundamentals and recent M&A. FUL's recent results validate earnings recovery: near-6% revenue growth, ~20% AEPS improvement, double-digit EBITDA gains, and record operating cash flow. The AMS acquisition is expected to drive margin expansion, higher-quality revenue, and meaningful revenue and cost synergies, supporting long-term profitability.
H.B. Fuller Company (FUL) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
U.S.-based adhesives maker H.B. Fuller will buy Advanced Medical Solutions Group in a cash deal that values the British medical supplier at about £715 million ($942.1 million) including debt, the companies said on Thursday.
The headline numbers for H. B. Fuller (FUL) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended May 2026, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
H. B. Fuller (FUL) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.41 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.37 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.18 per share a year ago.
Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.
H. B. Fuller (FUL) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.