<div id="readability-page-1"><p>Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust boosted its stake in  Fulton Financial Co. (NASDAQ:FULT - Free Report) by 272.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities &amp; Exchange Commission. The firm owned 861,691 shares of the bank's stock after purchasing an additional 630,152 shares during the quarter. Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust owned approximately 0.47% of Fulton Financial worth $15,622,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities &amp; Exchange Commission.</p><div><p><span></span><span>Get <strong>Fulton Financial</strong> alerts:</span></p></div><p>Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Family Firm Inc. bought a new position in shares of  Fulton Financial in the second quarter valued at approximately $46,000.  Coston McIsaac &amp; Partners bought a new position in  Fulton Financial in the 3rd quarter valued at $54,000.  Blue Trust Inc. grew its position in shares of  Fulton Financial by 21.9% during the 2nd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 3,840 shares of the bank's stock valued at $61,000 after purchasing an additional 691 shares in the last quarter.  Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new position in shares of  Fulton Financial in the first quarter worth $66,000.  Finally, AE Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of  Fulton Financial in the second quarter worth $172,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own  72.02% of the company's stock. </p><h2>Analysts Set New Price Targets</h2><p>Several equities analysts recently commented on FULT shares. StockNews.com upgraded Fulton Financial from a &#34;sell&#34; rating to a &#34;hold&#34; rating in a research report on Thursday, July 18th. Piper Sandler  set a $21.00 price objective on Fulton Financial in a report on Thursday, October 17th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one  has given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of &#34;Hold&#34; and an average price target of $18.83.</p><p><b>View Our Latest Analysis on Fulton Financial</b></p><h2>Fulton Financial Trading Down 0.3 %</h2><p>NASDAQ FULT opened at $18.06 on Friday. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $18.10 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $17.47. Fulton Financial Co. has a twelve month low of $13.19 and a twelve month high of $20.33. The company has a quick ratio of 0.90, a current ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26. The company has a market capitalization of $3.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.43 and a beta of 0.73. </p><p>Fulton Financial (NASDAQ:FULT - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 15th. The bank reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.44 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $487.33 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $321.00 million. Fulton Financial had a return on equity of 11.14% and a net margin of 16.37%. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.43 EPS.  Research analysts forecast that  Fulton Financial Co. will post 1.75 EPS for the current fiscal year. </p><h2>Fulton Financial Announces Dividend</h2><p>The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, October 1st were paid a $0.17 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend  was Tuesday, October 1st. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.77%. Fulton Financial's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 43.04%. </p><h2>Fulton Financial Profile</h2> (Free Report)<p>Fulton Financial Corporation operates as a financial holding company that provides consumer and commercial banking products and services in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Virginia. 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<p>Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust increased its stake in Fulton Financial Co. (NASDAQ:FULT) by 272.2% in Q3, acquiring an additional 630,152 shares, bringing its total to 861,691 shares. The firm now holds approximately 0.47% of Fulton Financial, valued at $22,622,000. Analysts have upgraded Fulton Financial's rating from "sell" to "hold" and set a price target of $20.00. The stock is currently trading at $19.06, with a market cap of $2.29 billion and a dividend yield of 3.77%.</p>

Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust Buys 630,152 Shares of Fulton Financial Co. (NASDAQ:FULT)