Dividend Increase: Fulton Financial Corporation's Board has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.19 per share, marking a $0.01 increase from the previous $0.18 declared in September 2025, reflecting the company's ongoing commitment to shareholder value and confidence in its financial health.
Preferred Stock Dividend: The Board also declared a quarterly dividend of $12.81 per share on its Fixed Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, payable on January 15, 2026, enhancing the attractiveness for preferred shareholders and indicating the company's stable financial position.
Share Repurchase Program: Fulton approved a share repurchase program of up to $150 million, set to commence on January 1, 2026, and expire on January 31, 2027, aimed at boosting earnings per share and enhancing shareholder returns amidst market fluctuations.
Strengthened Market Confidence: The implementation of the dividend increase and repurchase program demonstrates Fulton's robust capital position and liquidity, with $32 billion in assets, allowing the company to maintain stable shareholder returns even in volatile market conditions.
FULT
$20.37+Infinity%1D
Analyst Views on FULT
Wall Street analysts forecast FULT stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for FULT is 21.50 USD with a low forecast of 21.00 USD and a high forecast of 22.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
2 Analyst Rating
Wall Street analysts forecast FULT stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for FULT is 21.50 USD with a low forecast of 21.00 USD and a high forecast of 22.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
1 Buy
1 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 19.910
Low
21.00
Averages
21.50
High
22.00
Current: 19.910
Low
21.00
Averages
21.50
High
22.00
Keefe Bruyette
Market Perform
maintain
$20 -> $21
2025-11-26
Reason
Keefe Bruyette
Price Target
$20 -> $21
2025-11-26
maintain
Market Perform
Reason
Keefe Bruyette raised the firm's price target on Fulton Financial to $21 from $20 and keeps a Market Perform rating on the shares. Citizens expects the acquisition of Blue Foundry Bancorp to add to the bottom line, the analyst tells investors in a research note.
Keefe Bruyette
Market Perform
downgrade
$22 -> $20
2025-10-23
Reason
Keefe Bruyette
Price Target
$22 -> $20
2025-10-23
downgrade
Market Perform
Reason
Keefe Bruyette lowered the firm's price target on Fulton Financial to $20 from $22 and keeps a Market Perform rating on the shares. The bank reported solid Q3 results but faces consumer loan run-off headwinds in Q4, the analyst tells investors in a research note.
Keefe Bruyette
Market Perform
maintain
$21 -> $22
2025-07-17
Reason
Keefe Bruyette
Price Target
$21 -> $22
2025-07-17
maintain
Market Perform
Reason
Keefe Bruyette raised the firm's price target on Fulton Financial to $22 from $21 and keeps a Market Perform rating on the shares. The firm sees near-term tailwinds from back-book repricing and purchase accounting accretion.
DA Davidson
Neutral
maintain
$17 -> $20
2025-07-17
Reason
DA Davidson
Price Target
$17 -> $20
2025-07-17
maintain
Neutral
Reason
DA Davidson raised the firm's price target on Fulton Financial to $20 from $17 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares. The company's strong Q2 was driven by net interest margin expansion, strong fees, and well-contained operating expense and credit, the analyst tells investors in a research note.
About FULT
Fulton Financial Corporation is a financial holding company. Through its banking subsidiary, Fulton Bank (the Bank), the Company delivers financial services primarily within its five-state market area, comprising Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Virginia, in a personalized, community-oriented style that emphasizes relationship banking. The Bank offers a diversified suite of consumer banking products and services in its market area. The Bank’s consumer banking products and services include various checking account and savings deposit products and certificates of deposit. The Bank provides commercial banking products and services primarily to small- and medium-sized businesses. The Bank’s commercial lending products include commercial real estate loans, commercial and industrial loans and others. It offers wealth management services, which include investment management, trust, brokerage, insurance and investment advisory services, to consumer and commercial customers.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
