Fulton Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:FULT) Strengthens Capital And Readies For Near-Term Outperformance

Fulton shows a constructive technical bias reinforced by recent capital actions and an EPS beat; fundamentals point to modest under-valuation versus peers while near-term momentum faces mixed pressure.

Recent News

On April 1, 2026 Fulton completed the acquisition and integration of Blue Foundry Bancorp, expanding its New Jersey footprint. On May 1, 2026 Fulton priced a $300 million fixed-to-floating subordinated notes offering due 2036. On June 15, 2026 Fulton Bank released its 2025 corporate social responsibility report. On June 16, 2026 Fulton’s board declared a $0.19 quarterly common dividend payable July 15, 2026 to shareholders of record July 1, 2026.

Technical Analysis

ADX at 19.99 sits just below the 20 threshold, indicating no established trend; this suggests recent directional signals could remain vulnerable to reversal and that momentum lacks confirmed strength.

DI+ at 25.74 shows a dip-and-reversal, a bullish directional indicator, while DI- at 15.84 displays a peak-and-reversal (decreasing), which also reads as bullish; together these directional indicators favor upside pressure versus downside.

MACD sits at 0.61, rising and above its 0.47 signal line — a bullish momentum cross that supports near-term upside and aligns with the positive DI+ signal.

MRO at 29.24 is positive, implying price currently sits above the oscillator’s target and therefore carries short-term downside risk as mean reversion pressure may emerge despite other bullish signals.

RSI at 60.19 and increasing confirms bullish momentum without an overbought condition; that momentum supports further upside but leaves room for consolidation.

Price relationships reinforce a bullish bias: the close of $24.15 trades above the 20-day ($23.31), 50-day ($22.02) and 200-day ($19.97) averages, and the 12-day EMA (23.46) trends higher, supporting continuation of the recent advance.

Volume at ~2.39M sits below the 10-day average (~2.66M) but above the 50- and 200-day averages (~1.94M and ~1.88M), implying the move shows institutional participation yet lacks the highest short-term conviction measured over the last ten sessions.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Fulton reported operating EPS of $0.55 for the quarter ending 2026-03-31, beating the $0.49 estimate by $0.06 (a roughly 12.25% surprise). The report date registers as 2026-04-22 and the next scheduled report lists 2026-07-22. Net income from continuing operations registered $94.8 million; net interest income totaled $262.0 million for the period.

Profitability metrics remain modest: return on assets equals 0.294% and return on equity equals 2.861%. Revenue growth registered 0.64% (absolute) trailing the quarter-over-quarter drop of about -80.39% and a year-over-year change of -139.29% as reported; earnings growth YoY reads -100.0%. These QoQ and YoY figures indicate pronounced timing effects within the period and require attention to seasonality and one-off items when modeling near-term performance.

Capital and cash-flow metrics support the balance sheet: cash exceeded $1.043 billion and operating cash flow approximated $114.7 million, with free cash flow of $113.2 million producing a free cash flow yield of 3.06% — above the industry peer mean of 1.77% on that metric. Dividend coverage sits at 2.58 with a payout ratio of 38.77% and a current dividend yield near 0.99%.

Leverage remains conservative: debt-to-assets equals 3.89% and debt-to-equity near 37.82%, both lower than many regional comparators; asset-to-equity measures 9.73x and tangible equity remains sizable at $2.898 billion.

Valuation context: price-to-book at 1.12 sits slightly below the industry peer mean of 1.25 and the industry peer median of 1.2157, while price-to-earnings at 37.60 falls below the industry peer mean of 47.49 (and below the median of 46.10). Forward P/E of 34.78 also remains below the industry peer mean of 38.60. WMDST values the stock as under-valued, a stance supported by lower P/B and P/E measures versus the industry peer mean and by above-mean free cash flow yield.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2026-03-31
REPORT DATE: 2026-04-22
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2026-07-22
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 1.1 B
 Operating Cash Flow 114.7 M
 Capital Expenditures -1.48 M
 Change In Working Capital -4.41 M
 Dividends Paid -36.74 M
 Cash Flow Delta 1.3 M
 End Period Cash Flow 1.1 B
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 331.9 M
 Forward Revenue 92.8 M
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue
 Depreciation 6.8 M
 Depreciation and Amortization 12.1 M
 Research and Development
 Total Operating Expenses
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit
 EBITDA
 EBIT
 Operating Income
 Interest Income 390.1 M
 Interest Expense 128.0 M
 Net Interest Income 262.0 M
 Income Before Tax 117.1 M
 Tax Provision 22.4 M
 Tax Rate 19.1 %
 Net Income 94.8 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 94.8 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 0.49
 EPS Actual 0.55
 EPS Difference 0.06
 EPS Surprise 12.245 %
 Forward EPS 0.59
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 32.2 B
 Intangible Assets 607.6 M
 Net Tangible Assets 2.9 B
 Total Current Assets
 Cash and Short-Term Investments
 Cash 1.0 B
 Net Receivables 112.1 M
 Inventory
 Long-Term Investments
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 17.7 M
 Short-Term Debt
 Total Current Liabilities
 Net Debt 208.8 M
 Total Debt 1.3 B
 Total Liabilities 28.7 B
EQUITY
 Total Equity 3.3 B
 Retained Earnings 2.1 B
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 18.52
 Shares Outstanding 178.843 M
 Revenue Per-Share 1.86
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 3.7 B
 Enterprise Value 5.0 B
 Enterprise Multiple
Enterprise Multiple QoQ
Enterprise Multiple YoY
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA
 EV/R 14.919
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 9.732
 Asset To Liability 1.122
 Debt To Capital 0.274
 Debt To Assets 0.039
Debt To Assets QoQ 101.713 %
Debt To Assets YoY -24.666 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 0.145
median: 0.065
mean: 0.057
FULT: 0.039
low: -0.0
 Debt To Equity 0.378
Debt To Equity QoQ 101.594 %
Debt To Equity YoY -29.686 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 1.682
median: 0.597
mean: 0.546
FULT: 0.378
low: -0.315
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 1.117
Price To Book QoQ 7.014 %
Price To Book YoY 4.22 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 1.989
mean: 1.25
median: 1.216
FULT: 1.117
low: 0.287
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 37.599
Price To Earnings QoQ 8.127 %
Price To Earnings YoY 7.911 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 85.229
mean: 47.49
median: 46.1
FULT: 37.599
low: 28.296
 PE/G Ratio
 Price To Sales (P/S) 11.144
Price To Sales QoQ 9.012 %
Price To Sales YoY 7.476 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 26.967
mean: 14.338
median: 13.162
FULT: 11.144
low: 0.11
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 34.781
Forward PE/G
Forward P/S 39.948
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.01
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ -1.81 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY 3.931 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.016
FULT: 0.01
mean: 0.01
median: 0.01
low: 0.005
 Receivables Turnover 2.94
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ -0.552 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY 7.683 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 4.518
FULT: 2.94
mean: 2.602
median: 2.475
low: 0.805
 Inventory Turnover
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 31.041
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC)
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio
 CapEx To Revenue -0.004
 CapEx To Depreciation -0.218
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 4.8 B
 Net Invested Capital 4.6 B
 Invested Capital 4.6 B
 Net Tangible Assets 2.9 B
 Net Working Capital
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio
 Current Ratio
Current Ratio QoQ
Current Ratio YoY
Current Ratio IPRWA
 Quick Ratio
Quick Ratio QoQ
Quick Ratio YoY
Quick Ratio IPRWA
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA
 Cost Of Debt 10.831 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO)
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio 2.579
 Dividend Payout Ratio 0.388
 Dividend Rate 0.21
 Dividend Yield 0.01
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate 0.371 %
 Revenue Growth 0.642 %
Revenue Growth QoQ -80.385 %
Revenue Growth YoY -139.29 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 29.228 %
mean: 5.207 %
median: 1.114 %
FULT: 0.642 %
low: -23.976 %
 Earnings Growth 0.0 %
Earnings Growth QoQ
Earnings Growth YoY -100.0 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 41.86 %
FULT: 0.0 %
mean: -2.33 %
median: -3.008 %
low: -43.519 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin
Gross Margin QoQ
Gross Margin YoY
Gross Margin IPRWA
 EBIT Margin
EBIT Margin QoQ
EBIT Margin YoY
EBIT Margin IPRWA
 Return On Sales (ROS)
Return On Sales QoQ
Return On Sales YoY
Return On Sales IPRWA
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 113.2 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield 3.061 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ 16.966 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY -1268.321 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 9.54 %
FULT: 3.061 %
mean: 1.77 %
median: 1.61 %
low: -3.189 %
 Free Cash Growth 25.73 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -217.456 %
Free Cash Growth YoY -123.395 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 299.762 %
FULT: 25.73 %
median: -50.617 %
mean: -59.685 %
low: -368.012 %
 Free Cash To Net Income 1.195
 Cash Flow Margin 32.881 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 1.152
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.05
 Return On Assets (ROA) 0.294 %
Return On Assets QoQ -4.854 %
Return On Assets YoY 1.379 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 0.612 %
FULT: 0.294 %
median: 0.255 %
mean: 0.253 %
low: 0.065 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE)
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.029
Return On Equity QoQ -4.665 %
Return On Equity YoY -5.202 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.043
FULT: 0.029
median: 0.023
mean: 0.022
low: 0.001
 DuPont ROE 2.866 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC)
Return On Invested Capital QoQ
Return On Invested Capital YoY
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA

Six-Week Outlook

For swing traders the near-term bias looks mildly positive but mixed: bullish directional indicators (DI+, decreasing DI-) and a MACD cross favor modest upside continuation, reinforced by price trading above key moving averages. Offsetting forces include an ADX below 20 (no confirmed trend) and a positive MRO that signals the price sits above an oscillator target and could see mean reversion. Volume below the 10-day average reduces conviction for a sustained breakout, while RSI near 60 leaves room to extend gains before overbought conditions.

Expect a constructive but cautious window: momentum can push prices higher toward consensus targets, yet volatility or a short consolidation remains likely as cash issuance and the recent subordinated note placement interact with capital deployment from the Blue Foundry acquisition and the declared dividend. Monitor whether ADX moves above 20 alongside rising volume to confirm trend strength; absent that confirmation, price may chop between the recent support near the super-trend lower ($23.04) and the price target mean ($24.92).

About Fulton Financial Corporation

Fulton Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:FULT) develops comprehensive banking and financial solutions for both individual and business clients. Headquartered in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, this financial holding company maintains a strong presence across several states, including Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Virginia. Fulton Financial provides a diverse range of deposit products, such as checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit, and individual retirement accounts, offering secure and adaptable financial options. In lending, the company delivers a variety of consumer loan products, including home equity loans, auto loans, and personal lines of credit. For commercial clients, Fulton Financial offers extensive lending services, including real estate, industrial, and construction loans, as well as equipment lease financing. Additionally, Fulton Financial extends its services to wealth management, providing investment management, trust services, brokerage, and insurance products. The company enhances accessibility through an extensive network of financial center offices, ATMs, and digital platforms, including mobile and online banking. Committed to meeting the evolving needs of its clients, Fulton Financial Corporation continues to support financial growth and community service, building on its longstanding reputation for excellence in the financial sector.



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