The Dividend Kings underperformed the broad U.S. equity market in 2024, achieving a 5.53% total return compared to the S&P 500's 24.89%. 2024 returns for the Dividend Kings were primarily driven by earnings growth and dividends, with the change in P/E ratio being a detractor. I breakdown the components of total return for each Dividend King by sector to gain insights into current valuation.
ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--H.B. Fuller Company (NYSE: FUL) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.2225 per share of common stock, payable on February 20, 2025 to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 6, 2025. H.B. Fuller has paid quarterly cash dividends on its common stock for 57 consecutive years. About H.B. Fu...
H.B. Fuller missed analysts' estimates for the second consecutive quarter, leading to a 3% stock decline and hitting a nearly 3-year low. Despite recent stagnation, H.B. Fuller expects to realize price hikes in 2025, with projected earnings per share growth of 5% and potential for significant future gains. The stock's sharp 30% decline is attributed to its initially high valuation; it now trade...
H.B. Fuller Company (NYSE:FUL ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call January 16, 2025 10:30 AM ET Company Participants Scott Jensen - Investor Relations Celeste Mastin - President & Chief Executive Officer John Corkrean - Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Executive Conference Call Participants Kevin McCarthy - Vertical Research Partners Ghansham Panjabi - Baird Jeff Zekauskas - JPMorgan Da...
ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--H.B. Fuller Company (NYSE: FUL) today reported financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year that ended November 30, 2024. Fiscal Year 2024 Noteworthy Items: Net revenue was $3.57 billion, up 1.6% year-on-year; organic revenue decreased 1.0% year-on-year, driven by 2.7% unfavorable pricing, partially offset by 1.7% higher volume; Gross margin was 29....
ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--H.B. Fuller Company (NYSE: FUL) announced today unaudited preliminary financial results for fiscal year 2024 and scheduled the company's fourth quarter investor conference call. These preliminary results are estimates and remain subject to completion of the company's fiscal year financial audit. The company now expects fiscal year 2024 net revenue to be approxi...
The chemicals industry—companies creating chemicals used in industrial, commercial, and a variety of other applications—thrived for many years leading up to and including the COVID-19 pandemic. However, a recent report by McKinsey & Co. shows that the period since the end of the pandemic has brought a sharp reversal of this trend, with chemicals companies as a group achieving growth of under 2%...
With a new presidential administration set to take office on Jan. 20, 2025, some investors may be uncertain about how new policies and personnel will affect the stock market and interest rates. Will tariffs, discarded trade deals, and frayed alliances help or hurt the market?
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