FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF) Declares $0.06 Dividend

FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF - Get Free Report) announced a dividend on Saturday, May 31st, investing.com reports. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 5th will be given 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 Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of NYSE:FF traded down $0.02 during trading on Monday, reaching $3.93. The stock had a trading volume of 370,810 shares, compared to its average volume of 326,705. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $4.04 and its 200 day simple moving average is $4.66. The company has a market capitalization of $172.19 million, a P/E ratio of 4.79 and a beta of 0.69. FutureFuel 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. FutureFuel had a return on equity of 15.32% and a net margin of 13.18%. The company had revenue of $17.54 million for the quarter.

Insider Buying and Selling at FutureFuel

In other FutureFuel news, Director Richard P. Rowe acquired 15,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 3rd. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $3.95 per share, for a total transaction of $59,250.00. Following the purchase, the director now owns 20,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $79,000. The trade was a 300.00% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 41.10% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On FutureFuel

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in FutureFuel stock. Jane Street Group LLC grew its position in shares of FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF - Free Report) by 447.4% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor 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 as of its most recent SEC filing. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 44.56% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

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.