WINTON GROUP Ltd Purchases Shares of 55,452 FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF)

WINTON GROUP Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF) during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 55,452 shares of the energy company’s stock, valued at approximately $284,000. WINTON GROUP Ltd owned approximately 0.13% of FutureFuel as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. nVerses Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of FutureFuel during the second quarter worth $26,000. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of FutureFuel by 821.9% during the fourth quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 6,029 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 5,375 shares in the last quarter. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of FutureFuel during the second quarter worth $63,000. EntryPoint Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of FutureFuel during the first quarter worth $83,000. Finally, CWM LLC lifted its position in shares of FutureFuel by 292.1% during the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 16,980 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $87,000 after purchasing an additional 12,649 shares in the last quarter. 44.56% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

FutureFuel Trading Down 2.6 %

Shares of NYSE:FF opened at $5.59 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $5.62 and a 200 day simple moving average of $5.67. The firm has a market cap of $244.64 million, a PE ratio of 12.15 and a beta of 0.62. FutureFuel Corp. has a 12-month low of $4.15 and a 12-month high of $8.36.

FutureFuel (NYSE:FF) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, August 9th. The energy company reported $0.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The business had revenue of $72.41 million during the quarter. FutureFuel had a net margin of 11.80% and a return on equity of 15.62%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other FutureFuel news, Director Paul Manheim bought 6,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 15th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $6.10 per share, for a total transaction of $36,600.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now directly owns 19,103 shares in the company, valued at $116,528.30. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, StockNews.com raised shares of FutureFuel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, August 12th.

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.