FutureFuel (NYSE:FF – Get Free Report) was upgraded by stock analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report released on Tuesday.
FutureFuel Price Performance
Shares of FF stock traded down $0.13 on Tuesday, hitting $5.92. 290,034 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 468,485. The company has a market capitalization of $259.08 million, a PE ratio of 12.87 and a beta of 0.62. The company’s fifty day moving average is $5.73 and its 200 day moving average is $5.58. FutureFuel has a 1-year low of $4.15 and a 1-year high of $8.36.
FutureFuel (NYSE:FF – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, August 9th. The energy company reported $0.22 EPS for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $72.41 million during the quarter. FutureFuel had a return on equity of 15.62% and a net margin of 11.80%.
Insider Buying and Selling
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of FF. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its stake in FutureFuel by 821.9% during the fourth quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 6,029 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 5,375 shares in the last quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC bought a new position in FutureFuel during the first quarter valued at about $398,000. Denali Advisors LLC boosted its stake in FutureFuel by 78.7% during the first quarter. Denali Advisors LLC now owns 53,800 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $433,000 after buying an additional 23,700 shares in the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC boosted its stake in FutureFuel by 1.0% during the first quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 333,753 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $2,687,000 after buying an additional 3,460 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC boosted its stake in FutureFuel by 8.1% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 195,754 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $1,576,000 after buying an additional 14,728 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 44.56% of the company’s stock.
About FutureFuel
FutureFuel Corp., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells diversified chemical, bio-based fuel, and bio-based specialty chemical products in the United States. The company operates through two segments, Chemicals and Biofuels. The Chemicals segment provides various custom chemicals that are used in the coatings, chemical intermediates, industrial and consumer cleaning, oil and gas, and specialty polymers industries; and performance chemicals, such as polymer modifiers, glycerin products, and various specialty chemicals and solvents.
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