American Century Companies Inc. Acquires 189,898 Shares of FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF)

American Century Companies Inc. increased its stake in shares of FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF - Free Report) by 49.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 571,751 shares of the energy company's stock after acquiring an additional 189,898 shares during the quarter. American Century Companies Inc. owned approximately 1.31% of FutureFuel worth $3,025,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Quarry LP purchased a new stake in shares of FutureFuel during the third quarter worth about $47,000. Intech Investment Management LLC bought a new position in FutureFuel during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $63,000. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its holdings in FutureFuel by 28.8% in 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. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company bought a new stake in shares of FutureFuel in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $69,000. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd purchased a new position in shares of FutureFuel during the third quarter valued at approximately $82,000. 44.56% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

FutureFuel Stock Performance

FF stock traded down $0.05 on Friday, reaching $4.02. The company's stock had a trading volume of 753,505 shares, compared to its average volume of 355,651. The firm has a market cap of $175.87 million, a PE ratio of 4.90 and a beta of 0.79. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $4.41 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $5.13. FutureFuel Corp. has a 12-month low of $3.77 and a 12-month high of $6.40.

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

Insider Buying and Selling at FutureFuel

In other news, Director Richard P. Rowe acquired 15,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 3rd. The stock was acquired at an average price of $3.95 per share, for a total transaction of $59,250.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now owns 20,000 shares in the company, valued at $79,000. This trade represents a 300.00 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 41.10% of the company's stock.

FutureFuel Company Profile

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.