XTX Topco Ltd Increases Stake in FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF)

XTX Topco Ltd raised its position in FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF) by 78.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 25,462 shares of the energy company’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,176 shares during the period. XTX Topco Ltd owned 0.06% of FutureFuel worth $135,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its holdings in FutureFuel by 28.8% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 12,990 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $69,000 after purchasing an additional 2,904 shares in the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its holdings in shares of FutureFuel by 25.9% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 16,225 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $86,000 after acquiring an additional 3,337 shares during the period. Barclays PLC raised its holdings in shares of FutureFuel by 14.7% during the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 39,288 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $208,000 after acquiring an additional 5,047 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its holdings in shares of FutureFuel by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 604,423 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $3,475,000 after acquiring an additional 5,947 shares during the period. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of FutureFuel by 23.5% during the 4th quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 37,153 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $197,000 after acquiring an additional 7,064 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 44.56% of the company’s stock.

FutureFuel Stock Up 0.1 %

NYSE FF opened at $4.12 on Wednesday. FutureFuel Corp. has a 52 week low of $3.77 and a 52 week high of $6.40. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $4.18 and its 200-day simple moving average is $4.97. The firm has a market cap of $180.25 million, a PE ratio of 5.02 and a beta of 0.79.

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Richard P. Rowe bought 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 3rd. The stock was bought at an average cost of $3.95 per share, with a total value of $59,250.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 20,000 shares in the company, valued at $79,000. The trade was a 300.00 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 41.10% of the company’s stock.

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.