Insider Buying: FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF) Director Buys 15,000 Shares of Stock

FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF) Director Richard P. Rowe purchased 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 3rd. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $3.95 per share, for a total transaction of $59,250.00. Following the purchase, the director now directly owns 20,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $79,000. This trade represents a 300.00 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website.

FutureFuel Stock Performance

NYSE:FF opened at $3.86 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $168.71 million, a PE ratio of 4.70 and a beta of 0.56. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $4.60 and a 200 day simple moving average of $5.20. FutureFuel Corp. has a 52-week low of $3.78 and a 52-week high of $8.32.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On FutureFuel

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in shares of FutureFuel by 8.3% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,218,292 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $11,735,000 after acquiring an additional 169,438 shares during the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC increased its position in shares of FutureFuel by 4.8% during the 4th quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 1,819,890 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $9,627,000 after purchasing an additional 83,567 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of FutureFuel by 7.5% during the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,522,751 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $8,055,000 after purchasing an additional 106,830 shares in the last quarter. Gate City Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of FutureFuel in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $4,507,000. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of FutureFuel by 19.1% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 800,995 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $4,607,000 after buying an additional 128,655 shares in the last quarter. 44.56% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.