FutureFuel (NYSE:FF – Get Free Report) is one of 1,051 publicly-traded companies in the “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare FutureFuel to similar businesses based on the strength of its profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.
Volatility and Risk
FutureFuel has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FutureFuel’s competitors have a beta of -3.76, indicating that their average stock price is 476% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for FutureFuel and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| FutureFuel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| FutureFuel Competitors | 5970 | 26964 | 40816 | 2413 | 2.52 |
As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies have a potential upside of 27.88%. Given FutureFuel’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe FutureFuel has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
44.6% of FutureFuel shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.8% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are held by institutional investors. 42.6% of FutureFuel shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.3% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Dividends
FutureFuel pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. FutureFuel pays out -5.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies pay a dividend yield of 9.1% and pay out -122.4% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. FutureFuel lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.
Profitability
This table compares FutureFuel and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| FutureFuel | -19.94% | -19.75% | -15.47% |
| FutureFuel Competitors | -470.80% | 19.34% | 6.40% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares FutureFuel and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| FutureFuel | $95.74 million | -$49.40 million | -7.74 |
| FutureFuel Competitors | $14.85 billion | $5.51 billion | -0.00 |
FutureFuel’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than FutureFuel. FutureFuel is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Summary
FutureFuel competitors beat FutureFuel on 11 of the 15 factors compared.
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. The Biofuels segment is involved in the production and sale of biodiesel and petrodiesel blends; and markets its biodiesel products directly to customers through trucks, barges, and rail cars. FutureFuel Corp. is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.
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