Empowered Funds LLC Increases Stock Position in FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF)

Empowered Funds LLC increased its holdings in FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF) by 5.0% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 233,310 shares of the energy company’s stock after buying an additional 11,180 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC’s holdings in FutureFuel were worth $1,234,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of FF. SG Americas Securities LLC increased its stake in FutureFuel by 28.8% in the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 12,990 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $69,000 after purchasing an additional 2,904 shares during the period. Merit Financial Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of FutureFuel by 11.9% during the fourth quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 70,141 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $371,000 after buying an additional 7,472 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC increased its position in FutureFuel by 286.3% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 34,241 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $197,000 after acquiring an additional 25,377 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in FutureFuel by 19.1% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 800,995 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $4,607,000 after acquiring an additional 128,655 shares during the last quarter. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new stake in FutureFuel during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $82,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 44.56% of the company’s stock.

FutureFuel Stock Performance

Shares of FutureFuel stock opened at $4.90 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $214.21 million, a P/E ratio of 5.97 and a beta of 0.55. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $5.23 and a two-hundred day moving average of $5.54. FutureFuel Corp. has a one year low of $4.15 and a one year high of $8.36.

FutureFuel Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 18th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 4th will be given a $0.06 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 4th. This represents a $0.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.90%. FutureFuel’s payout ratio is currently 29.27%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, StockNews.com lowered FutureFuel from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 19th.

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.