Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC Buys 249,540 Shares of FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF)

Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC raised its holdings in shares of FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF - Free Report) by 110.5% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 475,445 shares of the energy company's stock after purchasing an additional 249,540 shares during the quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC owned 1.09% of FutureFuel worth $1,854,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of FutureFuel by 8.3% in the 4th 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 during the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its holdings in shares of FutureFuel by 4.8% in the 4th quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 1,819,890 shares of the energy company's stock worth $9,627,000 after buying an additional 83,567 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of FutureFuel by 7.5% in the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,522,751 shares of the energy company's stock worth $8,055,000 after buying an additional 106,830 shares during the last quarter. Gate City Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of FutureFuel in the 4th quarter worth about $4,507,000. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of FutureFuel by 49.7% in the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 571,751 shares of the energy company's stock worth $3,025,000 after buying an additional 189,898 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 44.56% of the company's stock.

FutureFuel Stock Performance

NYSE FF traded up $0.01 during trading on Friday, hitting $4.08. 174,985 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 297,556. The stock has a market capitalization of $178.70 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -27.20 and a beta of 0.60. FutureFuel Corp. has a 12-month low of $3.77 and a 12-month high of $6.40. The business has a 50 day moving average of $4.04 and a 200-day moving average of $4.38.

FutureFuel (NYSE:FF - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 12th. The energy company reported ($0.40) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. FutureFuel had a negative return on equity of 3.15% and a negative net margin of 3.19%. The firm had revenue of $17.54 million during the quarter.

FutureFuel Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 5th were issued a $0.06 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 6.08%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, June 4th. FutureFuel's payout ratio is -160.00%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of FutureFuel from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Thursday, May 22nd.

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.