FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF) Short Interest Update

FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF - Get Free Report) saw a large growth in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totalling 672,200 shares, a growth of 43.1% from the March 15th total of 469,900 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 300,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.2 days. Currently, 2.7% of the company's stock are sold short.

Insider Activity at FutureFuel

In other FutureFuel news, Director Richard P. Rowe bought 15,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 3rd. The stock was bought at an average cost of $3.95 per share, for a total transaction of $59,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 20,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $79,000. This trade represents a 300.00 % increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. 41.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of FutureFuel

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in FutureFuel by 8.3% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,218,292 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $11,735,000 after buying an additional 169,438 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC increased its holdings in FutureFuel by 4.8% during the 4th quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 1,819,890 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $9,627,000 after acquiring an additional 83,567 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in FutureFuel by 7.5% in the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,522,751 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $8,055,000 after buying an additional 106,830 shares in the last quarter. Gate City Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of FutureFuel during the fourth quarter valued at $4,507,000. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of FutureFuel by 19.1% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 800,995 shares of the energy company's stock worth $4,607,000 after buying an additional 128,655 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 44.56% of the company's stock.

FutureFuel Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE FF traded down $0.01 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $3.93. The company's stock had a trading volume of 217,261 shares, compared to its average volume of 347,996. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $4.30 and a two-hundred day moving average of $5.06. The stock has a market capitalization of $172.15 million, a P/E ratio of 4.79 and a beta of 0.79. FutureFuel has a 1-year low of $3.77 and a 1-year high of $6.40.

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

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.