FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF) Director Richard P. Rowe Acquires 15,000 Shares

FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF) Director Richard P. Rowe acquired 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 3rd. The shares were bought at an average price of $3.95 per share, with a total value of $59,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 20,000 shares in the company, valued at $79,000. This represents a 300.00 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link.

FutureFuel Stock Performance

Shares of FF opened at $3.86 on Monday. FutureFuel Corp. has a 52 week low of $3.78 and a 52 week high of $8.32. The stock has a market capitalization of $168.86 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.70 and a beta of 0.79. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $4.60 and a 200-day moving average of $5.20.

FutureFuel (NYSE:FF) last posted its earnings results on Friday, March 28th. The energy company reported $0.06 EPS for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $61.51 million during the quarter. FutureFuel had a return on equity of 15.32% and a net margin of 13.18%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On FutureFuel

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Quarry LP acquired a new position in FutureFuel in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $47,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD acquired a new stake in FutureFuel in the fourth quarter valued at $54,000. Intech Investment Management LLC bought a new position in FutureFuel during the 4th quarter worth $63,000. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its holdings in FutureFuel by 28.8% during the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 12,990 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $69,000 after buying an additional 2,904 shares during the period. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company bought a new stake in shares of FutureFuel in the 3rd quarter valued at about $69,000. 44.56% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.