Roeland Polet Purchases 10,000 Shares of FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF) Stock

FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF) CEO Roeland Polet bought 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 13th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $5.11 per share, with a total value of $51,100.00. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer now directly owns 10,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $51,100. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

FutureFuel Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE FF opened at $5.19 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $5.84 and a 200 day simple moving average of $5.43. FutureFuel Corp. has a 52 week low of $4.15 and a 52 week high of $8.36. The stock has a market cap of $226.90 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.32 and a beta of 0.61.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, StockNews.com raised FutureFuel from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of FF. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in FutureFuel by 76.1% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,553,136 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $7,968,000 after purchasing an additional 671,144 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of FutureFuel by 3.4% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,391,525 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $11,202,000 after buying an additional 45,914 shares during the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of FutureFuel by 321.7% during the 2nd quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 742,405 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $3,808,000 after acquiring an additional 566,367 shares in the last quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of FutureFuel by 612.4% during the 2nd quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC now owns 352,525 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $1,808,000 after acquiring an additional 303,038 shares during the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. lifted its holdings in FutureFuel by 56.1% in the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 241,603 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $1,239,000 after purchasing an additional 86,780 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.