FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF) Shares Purchased by American Century Companies Inc.

American Century Companies Inc. raised its position in FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF) by 49.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 571,751 shares of the energy company’s stock after purchasing an additional 189,898 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc.’s holdings in FutureFuel were worth $3,025,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in FF. Quarry LP acquired a new stake in shares of FutureFuel in the third quarter valued at about $47,000. Intech Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in FutureFuel during the 4th quarter valued at about $63,000. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its holdings in FutureFuel by 28.8% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 12,990 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $69,000 after acquiring an additional 2,904 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company purchased a new position in FutureFuel in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $69,000. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new position in shares of FutureFuel during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $82,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 44.56% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at FutureFuel

In other FutureFuel news, Director Richard P. Rowe acquired 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 3rd. The stock was acquired at an average price of $3.95 per share, with a total value of $59,250.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now owns 20,000 shares in the company, valued at $79,000. This trade represents a 300.00 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Company insiders own 41.10% of the company’s stock.

FutureFuel Price Performance

FF stock opened at $3.86 on Monday. FutureFuel Corp. has a 1 year low of $3.78 and a 1 year high of $8.32. The firm has a market capitalization of $168.86 million, a PE ratio of 4.70 and a beta of 0.79. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $4.60 and a 200-day simple moving average of $5.20.

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

About FutureFuel

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.