JPMorgan Chase & Co. Grows Position in FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF)

JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF - Free Report) by 1,075.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 140,340 shares of the energy company's stock after purchasing an additional 128,402 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. owned about 0.32% of FutureFuel worth $742,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Intech Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of FutureFuel during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $63,000. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its position in shares of FutureFuel by 28.8% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 12,990 shares of the energy company's stock worth $69,000 after purchasing an additional 2,904 shares during the period. Koss Olinger Consulting LLC bought a new stake in shares of FutureFuel during the 4th quarter valued at about $100,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its position in shares of FutureFuel by 23.5% during the fourth 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 period. Finally, Barclays PLC raised its stake in FutureFuel by 286.3% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 34,241 shares of the energy company's stock worth $197,000 after buying an additional 25,377 shares in the last quarter. 44.56% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

FutureFuel Price Performance

FF traded down $0.07 on Monday, hitting $4.06. The company had a trading volume of 19,854 shares, compared to its average volume of 299,163. FutureFuel Corp. has a 52-week low of $3.77 and a 52-week high of $6.40. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $4.15 and a 200-day simple moving average of $4.92. The firm has a market capitalization of $177.84 million, a P/E ratio of 4.95 and a beta of 0.79.

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

Insider Transactions at FutureFuel

In related news, Director Richard P. Rowe acquired 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, for a total transaction of $59,250.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now owns 20,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at $79,000. This represents a 300.00 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 41.10% of the company's stock.

FutureFuel 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.