Renaissance Technologies LLC Has $9.63 Million Stake in FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF)

Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its stake in FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF - Free Report) by 4.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,819,890 shares of the energy company's stock after acquiring an additional 83,567 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC owned about 4.16% of FutureFuel worth $9,627,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of FutureFuel by 19.1% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 800,995 shares of the energy company's stock worth $4,607,000 after purchasing an additional 128,655 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its position in FutureFuel by 1.0% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 604,423 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $3,475,000 after buying an additional 5,947 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. grew its stake in FutureFuel by 49.7% during the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 571,751 shares of the energy company's stock worth $3,025,000 after buying an additional 189,898 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its holdings in shares of FutureFuel by 12.7% during the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 480,031 shares of the energy company's stock worth $2,539,000 after buying an additional 53,983 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC raised its stake in shares of FutureFuel by 5.0% in the fourth quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 233,310 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $1,234,000 after acquiring an additional 11,180 shares during the last quarter. 44.56% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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 shares were purchased at an average cost of $3.95 per share, for a total transaction of $59,250.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 20,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $79,000. This represents a 300.00 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Corporate insiders own 41.10% of the company's stock.

FutureFuel Trading Up 2.2 %

NYSE FF traded up $0.09 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $4.01. 199,157 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 346,674. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $4.27 and a 200-day moving average of $5.04. FutureFuel Corp. has a one year low of $3.77 and a one year high of $6.40. The stock has a market cap of $175.43 million, a PE ratio of 4.88 and a beta of 0.79.

FutureFuel (NYSE:FF - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Friday, March 28th. The energy company reported $0.06 earnings per share for the quarter. The company 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%.

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.