XTX Topco Ltd Has $59,000 Position in FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF)

XTX Topco Ltd lessened its stake in shares of FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF) by 40.3% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 15,204 shares of the energy company’s stock after selling 10,258 shares during the quarter. XTX Topco Ltd’s holdings in FutureFuel were worth $59,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in FF. MetLife Investment Management LLC lifted its position in FutureFuel by 449.4% in the 4th 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. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. lifted its position in FutureFuel by 107.5% in the 4th quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. now owns 262,348 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $1,388,000 after acquiring an additional 135,945 shares in the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC lifted its position in FutureFuel by 15.9% in the 1st quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 22,391 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $87,000 after acquiring an additional 3,076 shares in the last quarter. Gate City Capital Management LLC bought a new position in FutureFuel in the 4th quarter valued at about $4,507,000. Finally, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC lifted its position in FutureFuel by 7.3% in the 1st quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 60,651 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $237,000 after acquiring an additional 4,119 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 44.56% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of FutureFuel from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd.

FutureFuel Stock Down 1.9%

FutureFuel stock opened at $3.62 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $158.56 million, a PE ratio of -5.93 and a beta of 0.57. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $4.02 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $4.20. FutureFuel Corp. has a twelve month low of $3.58 and a twelve month high of $6.40.

FutureFuel (NYSE:FF) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 11th. The energy company reported ($0.24) earnings per share for the quarter. The business had revenue of $35.67 million during the quarter. FutureFuel had a negative return on equity of 13.47% and a negative net margin of 15.95%.

FutureFuel Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 5th were given a $0.06 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 608.0%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, June 4th. FutureFuel’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -39.34%.

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.