100,000 Shares in FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF) Bought by Stifel Financial Corp

Stifel Financial Corp purchased a new position in FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 100,000 shares of the energy company's stock, valued at approximately $529,000. Stifel Financial Corp owned approximately 0.23% of FutureFuel at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in FF. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC purchased a new position in shares of FutureFuel during the 4th quarter valued at $1,195,000. American Century Companies Inc. increased its position in FutureFuel by 49.7% during the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 571,751 shares of the energy company's stock worth $3,025,000 after acquiring an additional 189,898 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in FutureFuel by 8.3% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,218,292 shares of the energy company's stock worth $11,735,000 after buying an additional 169,438 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in FutureFuel by 1,075.6% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 140,340 shares of the energy company's stock worth $742,000 after buying an additional 128,402 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted 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 valued at $9,627,000 after acquiring an additional 83,567 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 44.56% of the company's stock.

FutureFuel Price Performance

Shares of NYSE FF traded down $0.03 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $4.12. The stock had a trading volume of 39,783 shares, compared to its average volume of 290,221. The firm has a market cap of $180.25 million, a P/E ratio of 5.02 and a beta of 0.69. FutureFuel Corp. has a fifty-two week low of $3.77 and a fifty-two week high of $6.40. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $4.10 and its 200 day simple moving average is $4.81.

FutureFuel (NYSE:FF - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 12th. The energy company reported ($0.40) earnings per share for the quarter. FutureFuel had a return on equity of 15.32% and a net margin of 13.18%. The business had revenue of $17.54 million for the quarter.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Richard P. Rowe bought 15,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 3rd. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $3.95 per share, for a total transaction of $59,250.00. Following the acquisition, the director now owns 20,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $79,000. This represents a 300.00% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 41.10% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, StockNews.com lowered FutureFuel from a "hold" rating to a "sell" 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.