Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV Takes Position in FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF)

Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV bought a new stake in FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 29,131 shares of the energy company’s stock, valued at approximately $154,000. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV owned approximately 0.07% of FutureFuel as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. MetLife Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of FutureFuel by 449.4% in the fourth quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 16,455 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $87,000 after acquiring an additional 13,460 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of FutureFuel by 1,075.6% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 140,340 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $742,000 after acquiring an additional 128,402 shares in the last quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of FutureFuel by 11.9% in the fourth quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 70,141 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $371,000 after acquiring an additional 7,472 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of FutureFuel by 8.3% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,218,292 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $11,735,000 after acquiring an additional 169,438 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its holdings in shares of FutureFuel by 28.8% in the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 12,990 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $69,000 after acquiring an additional 2,904 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 44.56% of the company’s stock.

FutureFuel Trading Up 0.4%

FF stock opened at $4.16 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $182.00 million, a P/E ratio of 5.07 and a beta of 0.69. FutureFuel Corp. has a 52 week low of $3.77 and a 52 week high of $6.40. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $4.09 and its 200 day moving average price is $4.79.

FutureFuel (NYSE:FF) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 12th. The energy company reported ($0.40) EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of $17.54 million for the quarter. FutureFuel had a return on equity of 15.32% and a net margin of 13.18%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, StockNews.com downgraded shares of FutureFuel from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other FutureFuel news, Director Richard P. Rowe bought 15,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 3rd. The stock was bought at an average price of $3.95 per share, for a total transaction of $59,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 20,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $79,000. The trade was a 300.00% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 41.10% of the stock is currently 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.