FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF) to Issue $0.06 Dividend

FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF - Get Free Report) declared a dividend on Saturday, May 31st, investing.com reports. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 5th will be paid a dividend of 0.06 per share by the energy company on Wednesday, June 18th. This represents a dividend yield of 6.08%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 4th.

FutureFuel Price Performance

FF stock traded down $0.03 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $3.87. 102,451 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 323,238. FutureFuel has a 52-week low of $3.77 and a 52-week high of $6.40. The company has a market capitalization of $169.52 million, a P/E ratio of 4.72 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $4.02 and a 200-day moving average price of $4.64.

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other FutureFuel news, Director Richard P. Rowe purchased 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the director now directly owns 20,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $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 is available at this link. 41.10% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On FutureFuel

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in FutureFuel stock. Jane Street Group LLC raised its stake in shares of FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF - Free Report) by 447.4% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 61,481 shares of the energy company's stock after purchasing an additional 50,249 shares during the quarter. Jane Street Group LLC owned approximately 0.14% of FutureFuel worth $240,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Institutional investors own 44.56% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Wall Street Zen cut 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.