Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC Purchases Shares of 21,041 FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF)

Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 21,041 shares of the energy company’s stock, valued at approximately $121,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its position in FutureFuel by 76.1% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,553,136 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $7,968,000 after acquiring an additional 671,144 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of FutureFuel by 3.4% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,391,525 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $11,202,000 after purchasing an additional 45,914 shares during the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in FutureFuel by 321.7% during the 2nd quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 742,405 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $3,808,000 after buying an additional 566,367 shares during the period. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC lifted its position in FutureFuel by 612.4% in the second quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC now owns 352,525 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $1,808,000 after buying an additional 303,038 shares during the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. boosted its stake in FutureFuel by 56.1% during the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 241,603 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $1,239,000 after buying an additional 86,780 shares during the period. 44.56% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, StockNews.com upgraded shares of FutureFuel from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday.

Insider Activity at FutureFuel

In other FutureFuel news, Director Paul Manheim bought 6,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 15th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $6.10 per share, for a total transaction of $36,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 19,103 shares in the company, valued at $116,528.30. This trade represents a 0.00 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 41.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

FutureFuel Stock Performance

FF opened at $5.09 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $5.87 and its 200-day moving average price is $5.43. FutureFuel Corp. has a one year low of $4.15 and a one year high of $8.36. The stock has a market cap of $222.53 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.20 and a beta of 0.61.

About FutureFuel

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.