FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF) Short Interest Update

FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 920,900 shares, a growth of 11.0% from the September 15th total of 829,500 shares. Currently, 3.6% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 339,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.7 days.

FutureFuel Stock Performance

NYSE FF traded down $0.04 on Thursday, reaching $6.09. The stock had a trading volume of 148,385 shares, compared to its average volume of 460,639. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $5.86 and its 200 day moving average price is $5.51. FutureFuel has a 12-month low of $4.15 and a 12-month high of $8.36. The stock has a market cap of $266.52 million, a P/E ratio of 13.24 and a beta of 0.62.

FutureFuel (NYSE:FF) last announced its earnings results on Friday, August 9th. The energy company reported $0.22 earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of $72.41 million for the quarter. FutureFuel had a return on equity of 15.62% and a net margin of 11.80%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Paul Manheim bought 6,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 15th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $6.10 per share, for a total transaction of $36,600.00. Following the acquisition, the director now directly owns 19,103 shares in the company, valued at $116,528.30. This represents a 0.00 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 40.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FF. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC raised its position in FutureFuel by 1.0% during the first quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 333,753 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $2,687,000 after acquiring an additional 3,460 shares during the last quarter. nVerses Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of FutureFuel in the second quarter worth approximately $26,000. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of FutureFuel by 821.9% in the fourth quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 6,029 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 5,375 shares during the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in FutureFuel by 27.3% in the second quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 25,238 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $129,000 after purchasing an additional 5,408 shares during the period. Finally, Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. increased its position in FutureFuel by 4.9% during the first quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 172,808 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $1,391,000 after purchasing an additional 8,003 shares during the last quarter. 44.56% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, StockNews.com downgraded shares of FutureFuel from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday.

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.