FutureFuel (FF) Competitors

Gevo (NASDAQ:GEVO) and FutureFuel (NYSE:FF) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk & volatility, GEVO or FF?

Gevo has a beta of 3.12, meaning that its stock price is 212% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FutureFuel has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to GEVO or FF?

In the previous week, FutureFuel had 1 more articles in the media than Gevo. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for FutureFuel and 0 mentions for Gevo. Gevo's average media sentiment score of 1.72 beat FutureFuel's score of 0.40 indicating that FutureFuel is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Gevo	Neutral
FutureFuel	Very Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GEVO or FF?

39.3% of Gevo shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.9% of FutureFuel shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of Gevo shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 40.9% of FutureFuel shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate GEVO or FF?

Gevo currently has a consensus target price of $4.79, suggesting a potential upside of 286.29%. Given FutureFuel's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Gevo is more favorable than FutureFuel.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gevo	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
FutureFuel	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GEVO or FF?

Gevo received 149 more outperform votes than FutureFuel when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.86% of users gave FutureFuel an outperform vote while only 65.91% of users gave Gevo an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Gevo	Outperform Votes 379 65.91%	Underperform Votes 196 34.09%
FutureFuel	Outperform Votes 230 68.86%	Underperform Votes 104 31.14%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, GEVO or FF?

FutureFuel has higher revenue and earnings than Gevo. Gevo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FutureFuel, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gevo	$1.17M	250.59	-$98.01M	-$0.43	-2.87
FutureFuel	$396.01M	0.80	$15.21M	$0.95	7.59

Is GEVO or FF more profitable?

FutureFuel has a net margin of 10.60% compared to FutureFuel's net margin of -1,105.89%. Gevo's return on equity of 14.46% beat FutureFuel's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gevo	-1,105.89%	-16.82%	-14.49%
FutureFuel	10.60%	14.46%	11.77%

Summary

FutureFuel beats Gevo on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.