Head to head
H.B. Fuller vs Linde
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: FUL · LIN
FUL
H.B. Fuller
49.91-1.42%
1-year price shape — -13% over the period
Quant Rating D · 24/100
vs
LIN
Linde
483.98-1.22%
1-year price shape — +4% over the period
Quant Rating D · 45/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
Linde edges it on the scoreable measures. Linde has the highest Quant Rating (45); Linde has done best over the past year (+4%); Linde earns the most per share.
| FUL | LIN | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Specialty Chemicals | Specialty Chemicals |
| Last price | 49.91 | 483.98 |
| Change today | -1.42% | -1.22% |
| 1-year return | -13.4% | +4.3% |
| Market cap | $2.69B | $223.11B |
| 52-week range | 46.70 – 68.05 | 384.00 – 546.40 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 13.90 | 31.22 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 1st | 8th |
| P/B | 1.24 | 5.71 |
| Dividend yield | 1.92% | 1.28% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 2.75 | 14.61 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $148.03M | $6.73B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $3.55B | $35.45B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +5.2% | +9.3% |
| Gross margin | 32.3% | 48.3% |
| Operating margin | 11.3% | 27.1% |
| Net margin | 5.6% | 20.4% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $100.03M | $4.98B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 104.6% | 88.0% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 49 buy / 1 sell | 33 buy / 13 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 5.4% | 1.3% |
| Analyst consensus | 100% buy (4) | 87% buy / 13% hold (15) |
| Analyst price target | $64 (+28%) | $557 (+15%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | D (24) | D (45) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 7,500 | 65,177 |
| Founded | 1887 | 2017 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.