FutureFuel (NYSE:FF) Share Price Crosses Above 200 Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF)’s share price passed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of $3.69 and traded as high as $4.33. FutureFuel shares last traded at $4.2040, with a volume of 946,685 shares traded.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d)” rating on shares of FutureFuel in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Sell rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Sell”.

FutureFuel Trading Up 0.6%

The firm has a market cap of $184.40 million, a P/E ratio of -3.75 and a beta of 0.66. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $3.92 and its two-hundred day moving average is $3.69.

FutureFuel (NYSE:FF) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, March 16th. The energy company reported ($0.27) EPS for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $19.84 million for the quarter. FutureFuel had a negative net margin of 51.59% and a negative return on equity of 28.62%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On FutureFuel

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FF. Marshall Wace LLP grew its holdings in shares of FutureFuel by 56.3% during the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 96,306 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $374,000 after purchasing an additional 34,688 shares in the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp purchased a new stake in FutureFuel in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $350,000. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its position in FutureFuel by 4.1% during the second quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 84,844 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $329,000 after purchasing an additional 3,328 shares during the last quarter. Ingalls & Snyder LLC bought a new stake in FutureFuel during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $310,000. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC grew its stake in FutureFuel by 447.4% in the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 61,481 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $240,000 after buying an additional 50,249 shares in the last quarter. 44.56% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

FutureFuel Company Profile

FutureFuel Corporation (NYSE: FF) operates as a specialty chemicals and biofuels producer, combining industrial chemistry with renewable energy solutions. Through its wholly owned subsidiary, FutureFuel Chemical Company, it manufactures a diverse portfolio of chemical products that serve fiber and textile applications, agricultural markets, water treatment processes and industrial coatings. In parallel, the company produces biodiesel using vegetable oils and animal fats as feedstocks, supplying both wholesale fuel distributors and commercial users seeking lower-carbon fuel alternatives.

The company’s manufacturing hub is located in Decatur, Arkansas, on a site originally constructed as an ordnance plant during World War II.