FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF) Director Purchases $59,250.00 in Stock

FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF - Get Free Report) Director Richard P. Rowe purchased 15,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 3rd. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $3.95 per share, with a total value of $59,250.00. Following the acquisition, the director now directly 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 legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link.

FutureFuel Stock Up 5.6 %

FF traded up $0.22 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $4.13. The company had a trading volume of 390,003 shares, compared to its average volume of 363,878. The company has a market capitalization of $180.91 million, a PE ratio of 5.04 and a beta of 0.79. FutureFuel Corp. has a one year low of $3.77 and a one year high of $6.40. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $4.45 and its 200 day moving average price is $5.15.

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

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Institutional Investors Weigh In On FutureFuel

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FF. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company bought a new position in FutureFuel in the 3rd quarter valued at about $69,000. FMR LLC lifted its holdings in FutureFuel by 235.8% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 23,026 shares of the energy company's stock worth $132,000 after purchasing an additional 16,169 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its holdings in FutureFuel by 677.0% in the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 38,818 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $223,000 after buying an additional 33,822 shares in the last quarter. Walleye Capital LLC increased its position in FutureFuel by 39.9% during the 3rd quarter. Walleye Capital LLC now owns 98,823 shares of the energy company's stock worth $568,000 after buying an additional 28,181 shares during the period. Finally, Quarry LP bought a new stake in shares of FutureFuel in the third quarter valued at about $47,000. Institutional investors own 44.56% 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.