JPMorgan Chase & Co. Acquires 128,402 Shares of FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF)

JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF - Free Report) by 1,075.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 140,340 shares of the energy company's stock after acquiring an additional 128,402 shares during the quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. owned about 0.32% of FutureFuel worth $742,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Intech Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of FutureFuel in the 4th quarter valued at $63,000. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its holdings in FutureFuel by 28.8% during the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 12,990 shares of the energy company's stock worth $69,000 after acquiring an additional 2,904 shares during the period. Koss Olinger Consulting LLC purchased a new stake in FutureFuel during the fourth quarter worth about $100,000. Barclays PLC grew its holdings in FutureFuel by 286.3% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 34,241 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $197,000 after purchasing an additional 25,377 shares during the period. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC lifted its holdings in FutureFuel by 101.4% during the third quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 36,370 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $209,000 after purchasing an additional 18,307 shares during the last quarter. 44.56% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

FutureFuel Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of FF opened at $4.12 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $180.25 million, a PE ratio of 5.02 and a beta of 0.79. FutureFuel Corp. has a twelve month low of $3.77 and a twelve month high of $6.40. The business's 50-day moving average price is $4.18 and its 200-day moving average price is $4.97.

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other FutureFuel news, Director Richard P. Rowe purchased 15,000 shares of FutureFuel stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 3rd. The stock was purchased 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 $79,000. This trade represents a 300.00 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 41.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.

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