In the past week, FTEK stock has gone up by 15.91%, with a monthly gain of 7.92% and a quarterly surge of 5.83%. The volatility ratio for the week is 7.56%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.12% for Fuel Tech Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 11.67% for FTEK’s stock, with a 4.20% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Fuel Tech Inc (NASDAQ: FTEK) Right Now?
Company’s 36-month beta value is 4.25.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for FTEK is 23.63M, and currently, short sellers hold a 0.42% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of FTEK on February 19, 2025 was 140.97K shares.
FTEK) stock’s latest price update
Fuel Tech Inc (NASDAQ: FTEK)’s stock price has soared by 17.84 in relation to previous closing price of 0.93. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 15.91% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-02-12 that Donaldson, Environmental, Energy Recovery and Fuel Tech have been highlighted in this Industry Outlook article.
Analysts’ Opinion of FTEK
Brean Murray, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see FTEK reach a price target of $8. The rating they have provided for FTEK stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on February 23rd, 2012.
Avondale gave a rating of “Mkt Outperform” to FTEK, setting the target price at $8 in the report published on June 09th of the previous year.
FTEK Trading at 8.29% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought FTEK to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -18.66% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.12%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 7.56%, as shares surge +4.81% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +5.83% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, FTEK rose by +15.91%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -13.49% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $0.9761. In addition, Fuel Tech Inc saw 3.81% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at FTEK starting from Jones Sharon L, who purchase 8,014 shares at the price of $1.08 back on Nov 19 ’24. After this action, Jones Sharon L now owns 96,600 shares of Fuel Tech Inc, valued at $8,656 using the latest closing price.
Jones Sharon L, the Director of Fuel Tech Inc, purchase 9,800 shares at $1.05 during a trade that took place back on Nov 18 ’24, which means that Jones Sharon L is holding 88,585 shares at $10,290 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for FTEK
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.13 for the present operating margin
- 0.43 for the gross margin
The net margin for Fuel Tech Inc stands at -0.02. The total capital return value is set at -0.08. Equity return is now at value -1.36, with -1.19 for asset returns.
Based on Fuel Tech Inc (FTEK), the company’s capital structure generated 0.01 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -2.64. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.01. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -564.5.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -1.11 million with net debt to EBITDA at 70.14. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.83. The receivables turnover for the company is 2.85for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.52. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 5.82.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Fuel Tech Inc (FTEK) has experienced a better performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
