FutureFuel (FF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The Biofuels segment is involved in the production and sale of biodiesel and petrodiesel blends; and markets its biodiesel products directly to customers through trucks, barges, and rail cars. FutureFuel Corp. is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $5.08 to $5.28
• 50-Day Range: $5.01 to $6.29
• 52-Week Range: $4.15 to $8.36
• Volume: 224,902 shs
• Average Volume: 371,248 shs
• Market Capitalization: $224.71 million
• P/E Ratio: 6.26
• Dividend Yield: 4.67%
• Price Target: $0.80
• Consensus Rating: Buy

FutureFuel Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

FutureFuel scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 28th out of 264 stocks in the oils/energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

FutureFuel 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

FutureFuel has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of FutureFuel is 6.26, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 127.65.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of FutureFuel is 6.26, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Oils/Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 15.60.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

FutureFuel has a P/B Ratio of 0.73. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.48% of the float of FutureFuel has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

FutureFuel has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in FutureFuel has recently decreased by 1.45%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

FutureFuel is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.69%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

FutureFuel does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of FutureFuel is 29.27%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Environmental Score: -3.51

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.48% of the float of FutureFuel has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

FutureFuel has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in FutureFuel has recently decreased by 1.45%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.51

News Sentiment

FutureFuel has a news sentiment score of 0.51. 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 0.66 average news sentiment score of Oils/Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for FutureFuel this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

12 people have searched for FF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added FutureFuel to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, FutureFuel insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $51,100.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

41.10% of the stock of FutureFuel is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

44.56% of the stock of FutureFuel is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

FF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have FF shares performed this year?

FutureFuel's stock was trading at $6.08 at the beginning of the year. Since then, FF shares have decreased by 15.5% and is now trading at $5.1350.
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How were FutureFuel's earnings last quarter?

FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November, 9th. The energy company reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.24 by $0.05. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 35.3% on a year-over-year basis.

Who are FutureFuel's major shareholders?

FutureFuel's top institutional shareholders include Geode Capital Management LLC (1.83%), State Street Corp (1.38%), Los Angeles Capital Management LLC (0.69%) and Empowered Funds LLC (0.51%). Insiders that own company stock include St Albans Global Management,, Donald C Bedell, Mckinlay Thomas, Rose Sparks, Paul Manheim, Charles W Lyon and Roeland Polet.
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How do I buy shares of FutureFuel?

Shares of FF stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of FutureFuel own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that FutureFuel investors own include Waste Connections (WCN), American Water Works (AWK), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC), AUO (AUOTY) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/09/2016
• Ex-Dividend for 9/18 Dividend: 9/04/2024
• Dividend Payable: 9/18/2024
• Today: 11/21/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 12/18 Dividend: 12/04/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/18/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 3/13/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Oils/Energy
• Industry: Industrial organic chemicals
• Sub-Industry: Specialty Chemicals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:FF
• CUSIP: 36116M10
• CIK: 1337298
• Web: www.futurefuelcorporation.com
• Phone: (314) 854-8352
• Fax: 805-565-0800
• Employees: 515
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $0.80
• High Stock Price Target: $0.80
• Low Stock Price Target: $0.80
• Potential Upside/Downside: -84.4%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.82
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 6.26
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $37.38 million
• Net Margins: 13.18%
• Pretax Margin: 13.40%
• Return on Equity: 15.32%
• Return on Assets: 11.55%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 5.94
• Quick Ratio: 5.10

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $368.25 million
• Price / Sales: 0.61
• Cash Flow: $1.10 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.68
• Book Value: $7.08 per share
• Price / Book: 0.73

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 43,760,000
• Free Float: 25,776,000
• Market Cap: $224.71 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.61