D Orazio & Associates Inc. Makes New $114,000 Investment in FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF)

D Orazio & Associates Inc. purchased a new position in shares of FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF) during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm purchased 19,843 shares of the energy company’s stock, valued at approximately $114,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of FF. nVerses Capital LLC acquired a new stake in FutureFuel in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $26,000. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of FutureFuel by 27.3% in the second quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 25,238 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $129,000 after buying an additional 5,408 shares during the last quarter. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of FutureFuel by 57.7% during the 3rd quarter. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC now owns 18,518 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $114,000 after buying an additional 6,779 shares during the period. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of FutureFuel by 4.9% during the 1st quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 172,808 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $1,391,000 after buying an additional 8,003 shares during the period. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new position in FutureFuel in the 3rd quarter valued at $58,000. Institutional investors own 44.56% of the company’s stock.

FutureFuel Stock Down 1.2 %

FF opened at $5.03 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $5.85 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $5.43. The firm has a market capitalization of $220.11 million, a P/E ratio of 6.13 and a beta of 0.61. FutureFuel Corp. has a 12-month low of $4.15 and a 12-month high of $8.36.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Roeland Polet bought 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 13th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $5.11 per share, with a total value of $51,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 10,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $51,100. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 41.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

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.