FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF) Holdings Decreased by Marshall Wace LLP

Marshall Wace LLP cut its position in shares of FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF) by 65.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 117,942 shares of the energy company’s stock after selling 218,646 shares during the quarter. Marshall Wace LLP’s holdings in FutureFuel were worth $624,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in FF. Intech Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of FutureFuel during the 4th quarter worth approximately $63,000. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its stake in FutureFuel by 28.8% during the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 12,990 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $69,000 after buying an additional 2,904 shares during the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its position in FutureFuel by 25.9% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 16,225 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $86,000 after buying an additional 3,337 shares during the period. Koss Olinger Consulting LLC bought a new stake in FutureFuel in the fourth quarter valued at $100,000. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of FutureFuel by 78.2% during the fourth quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 25,462 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $135,000 after acquiring an additional 11,176 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 44.56% of the company’s stock.

FutureFuel Stock Performance

FutureFuel stock opened at $4.14 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $181.34 million, a P/E ratio of 5.05 and a beta of 0.79. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $4.15 and a 200-day simple moving average of $4.93. FutureFuel Corp. has a one year low of $3.77 and a one year high of $6.40.

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

Insider Buying and Selling at FutureFuel

In related news, Director Richard P. Rowe purchased 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 3rd. The shares were bought at an average cost of $3.95 per share, for a total transaction of $59,250.00. Following the transaction, 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 purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. 41.10% of the stock is owned by company 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.