Fuel Tech (FTEK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Fuel Tech, Inc. provides boiler optimization, efficiency improvement, and air pollution reduction and control solutions to utility and industrial customers worldwide. The company operates through Air Pollution Control Technology and FUEL CHEM Technology segments. The Air Pollution Control Technology segment offers technologies to reduce nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions in flue gas from boilers, incinerators, furnaces, and other stationary combustion sources; NOxOUT and HERT selective non-catalytic reduction systems; selective catalytic reduction systems comprising ammonia injection grid, and graduated straightening grid systems; I-NOx systems; ESP Processes and Services; ULTRA technology; and flue gas conditioning systems. The FUEL CHEM Technology segment provides programs to improve the efficiency, reliability, fuel flexibility, boiler heat rate, and environmental status of combustion units by controlling slagging, fouling, corrosion, opacity, and acid plume, as well as the formation of sulfur trioxide, ammonium bisulfate, particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, and carbon dioxide through the addition of chemicals into the furnace using TIFI targeted in-furnace injection technology. This segment offers its FUEL CHEM program for plants operating in the electric utility, industrial, pulp and paper, waste-to-energy, and university and district heating markets; and the owners of boilers, furnaces, and other combustion units. Fuel Tech, Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Warrenville, Illinois.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $1.00 to $1.05
• 50-Day Range: $1.00 to $1.15
• 52-Week Range: $0.91 to $1.34
• Volume: 190,135 shs
• Average Volume: 81,774 shs
• Market Capitalization: $31.94 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $4.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Fuel Tech Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Fuel Tech scored higher than 61% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 98th out of 178 stocks in the industrial products sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Fuel Tech has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Fuel Tech has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Decreasing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Fuel Tech are expected to decrease in the coming year, from ($0.03) to ($0.05) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Fuel Tech is -52.00, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Fuel Tech is -52.00, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Fuel Tech has a P/B Ratio of 0.72. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.27% of the float of Fuel Tech has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Fuel Tech has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Fuel Tech has recently decreased by 33.44%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Fuel Tech does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Fuel Tech does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.27% of the float of Fuel Tech has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Fuel Tech has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Fuel Tech has recently decreased by 33.44%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Fuel Tech has a news sentiment score of 0.25. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.73 average news sentiment score of Industrial Products companies.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for FTEK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Fuel Tech insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $25,833.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 9.30% of the stock of Fuel Tech is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 20.94% of the stock of Fuel Tech is held by institutions.

FTEK Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have FTEK shares performed this year?

Fuel Tech's stock was trading at $1.05 at the beginning of the year. Since then, FTEK stock has decreased by 1.0% and is now trading at $1.04.
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How were Fuel Tech's earnings last quarter?

Fuel Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ:FTEK) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August, 6th. The industrial products company reported ($0.01) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.02) by $0.01. The industrial products company earned $7.04 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.81 million. Fuel Tech had a negative net margin of 2.29% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 1.37%.

How do I buy shares of Fuel Tech?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Fuel Tech own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Fuel Tech investors own include Zomedica (ZOM), Jumia Technologies (JMIA), Nano Dimension (NNDM), NIO (NIO), Virgin Galactic (SPCE), AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) and Phunware (PHUN).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2024
• Today: 12/21/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrial Products
• Industry: Blowers & fans
• Sub-Industry: Machinery
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:FTEK
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 846913
• Web: www.ftek.com
• Phone: (630) 845-4500
• Fax: 630-845-4502
• Employees: 70
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $4.00
• High Stock Price Target: $4.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $4.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +284.6%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($0.02)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $-1,540,000.00
• Net Margins: -2.29%
• Pretax Margin: -1.95%
• Return on Equity: -1.37%
• Return on Assets: -1.20%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 5.82
• Quick Ratio: 5.73

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $26.20 million
• Price / Sales: 1.22
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $1.44 per share
• Price / Book: 0.72

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 30,708,000
• Free Float: 27,852,000
• Market Cap: $31.94 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 4.10