Insider Buying: FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF) CEO Purchases 10,000 Shares of Stock

FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF) CEO Roeland Polet purchased 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 13th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $5.11 per share, with a total value of $51,100.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief executive officer now directly owns 10,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $51,100. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link.

FutureFuel Price Performance

Shares of FF stock opened at $5.19 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $226.90 million, a P/E ratio of 6.32 and a beta of 0.61. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $5.84 and a 200 day moving average price of $5.43. FutureFuel Corp. has a one year low of $4.15 and a one year high of $8.36.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

Institutional Trading of FutureFuel

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FF. nVerses Capital LLC acquired a new position in FutureFuel during the 2nd quarter worth about $26,000. SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new stake in shares of FutureFuel during the third quarter valued at approximately $58,000. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in FutureFuel in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $63,000. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company acquired a new position in FutureFuel during the 3rd quarter worth $69,000. Finally, EntryPoint Capital LLC bought a new position in FutureFuel in the 1st quarter valued at $83,000. Institutional investors own 44.56% 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.