FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF) Short Interest Down 15.7% in April

FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF - Get Free Report) was the target of a large drop in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 566,400 shares, a drop of 15.7% from the March 31st total of 672,200 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 323,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.8 days. Approximately 2.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Insider Buying and Selling at FutureFuel

In other FutureFuel news, Director Richard P. Rowe acquired 15,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 3rd. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $3.95 per share, with a total value of $59,250.00. Following the purchase, the director now directly 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 document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 41.10% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On FutureFuel

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in FF. Gate City Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in FutureFuel in the fourth quarter worth about $4,507,000. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC raised its holdings in shares of FutureFuel by 110.5% in the first quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC now owns 475,445 shares of the energy company's stock worth $1,854,000 after buying an additional 249,540 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its stake in shares of FutureFuel by 49.7% during the 4th 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 last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in FutureFuel by 8.3% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,218,292 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $11,735,000 after acquiring an additional 169,438 shares during the period. Finally, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. increased its stake in FutureFuel by 107.5% in the fourth quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. now owns 262,348 shares of the energy company's stock worth $1,388,000 after purchasing an additional 135,945 shares during the period. 44.56% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

FutureFuel Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:FF traded down $0.15 during trading on Monday, hitting $3.99. The company had a trading volume of 134,126 shares, compared to its average volume of 343,313. The stock has a market cap of $174.55 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.86 and a beta of 0.79. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $4.14 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $4.90. FutureFuel has a one year low of $3.77 and a one year high of $6.40.

FutureFuel (NYSE:FF - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, March 28th. The energy company reported $0.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. FutureFuel had a return on equity of 15.32% and a net margin of 13.18%. The company had revenue of $61.51 million during 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.