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

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

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Cerity Partners LLC boosted its position in FutureFuel by 15.9% in the 1st quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 22,391 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $87,000 after buying an additional 3,076 shares during the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN boosted its position in FutureFuel by 25.9% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 16,225 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $86,000 after buying an additional 3,337 shares during the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC boosted its position in FutureFuel by 7.3% in the 1st quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 60,651 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $237,000 after buying an additional 4,119 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC boosted its position in FutureFuel by 14.7% in the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 39,288 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $208,000 after buying an additional 5,047 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in FutureFuel by 23.5% in the 4th quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 37,153 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $197,000 after buying an additional 7,064 shares during the last quarter. 44.56% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

FutureFuel Price Performance

Shares of FF traded up $0.09 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $4.22. 173,059 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 295,637. The company has a market capitalization of $184.62 million, a PE ratio of -28.10 and a beta of 0.60. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $4.04 and a 200-day simple moving average of $4.37. FutureFuel Corp. has a one year low of $3.77 and a one year high of $6.40.

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

FutureFuel Cuts Dividend

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

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.