Fuel Tech Stock Buy Hold or Sell Recommendation

FTEK Stock  USD 1.15  0.02  1.77%   
Given the investment horizon of 90 days and your above-average risk tolerance, our recommendation regarding Fuel Tech is 'Strong Sell'. Macroaxis provides Fuel Tech buy-hold-or-sell recommendation only in the context of selected investment horizon and investor attitude towards risk assumed by holding FTEK positions. The advice algorithm takes into account all of Fuel Tech's available fundamental, technical, and predictive indicators you will find on this site. Key drivers impacting Fuel Tech's buy or sell advice are summarized below:
Real Value
1.86
Target Price
4
Hype Value
1.13
Market Value
1.15
Naive Value
1.12
A buy or sell recommendation provided by Macroaxis is an automated directive regarding whether to purchase or sell Fuel Tech given historical horizon and risk tolerance towards Fuel Tech. When Macroaxis issues a 'buy' or 'sell' recommendation for Fuel Tech, the advice is generated through an automated system that utilizes algorithms and statistical models.
  
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In addition, we conduct extensive research on individual companies such as Fuel and provide practical buy, sell, or hold advice based on investors' investing horizon and their risk tolerance towards Fuel Tech. Also, note that the market value of any company could be tightly coupled with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in income.

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Market Performance

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Hype Condition

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Current Valuation

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Odds Of Distress

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Economic Sensitivity

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Financial Strenth (F Score)

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For the selected time horizon Fuel Tech has a Mean Deviation of 1.84, Semi Deviation of 2.16, Standard Deviation of 2.53, Variance of 6.39, Downside Variance of 7.8 and Semi Variance of 4.69
We provide trade advice to complement the prevailing expert consensus on Fuel Tech. Our dynamic recommendation engine uses a multidimensional algorithm to analyze the company's potential to grow using all technical and fundamental data available at the time. To make sure Fuel Tech is not overpriced, please confirm all Fuel Tech fundamentals, including its ebitda, cash flow from operations, and the relationship between the price to book and total debt . Given that Fuel Tech is a hitting penny stock territory we advise to closely look at its number of shares shorted.

Fuel Tech Trading Alerts and Improvement Suggestions

Fuel Tech may become a speculative penny stock
The company reported the previous year's revenue of 27.08 M. Net Loss for the year was (1.54 M) with profit before overhead, payroll, taxes, and interest of 11.64 M.
About 23.0% of the company shares are held by company insiders
Latest headline from zacks.com: Is Fuel Tech Outperforming Other Industrial Products Stocks This Year

Fuel Tech Returns Distribution Density

The distribution of Fuel Tech's historical returns is an attempt to chart the uncertainty of Fuel Tech's future price movements. The chart of the probability distribution of Fuel Tech daily returns describes the distribution of returns around its average expected value. We use Fuel Tech price's Value At Risk and its Upside Potential as a relative measure of the distribution. The graph of the distribution of Fuel Tech returns is essential to provide solid investment advice for Fuel Tech.
Mean Return
0.21
Value At Risk
-3.54
Potential Upside
4.90
Standard Deviation
2.53
   Return Density   
       Distribution  
Investment risk management requires an estimate of the probability of extreme price changes. Therefore, the correct representation of the distribution of Fuel Tech historical returns presented in an easy-to-digest graphical form helps investors and money managers understand the risk-reward trade-off of different investement strategies.

Fuel Stock Institutional Investors

Have you ever been surprised when a price of an equity instrument such as Fuel Tech is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading Fuel Tech backward and forwards among themselves. Fuel Tech's institutional investor refers to the entity that pools money to purchase Fuel Tech's securities or originates loans. Institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds. Operating companies that invest excess capital in these types of assets may also be included in the term and may influence corporate governance by exercising voting rights in their investments.
Shares
Northern Trust Corp2023-12-31
36.9 K
Cresset Asset Management, Llc2023-12-31
25.5 K
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd2023-12-31
25 K
Legato Capital Management Llc2023-12-31
21.5 K
Xtx Topco Ltd2023-12-31
17.4 K
Citadel Advisors Llc2023-09-30
13.4 K
Nations Financial Group Inc2023-12-31
12.5 K
Two Sigma Securities, Llc2023-12-31
10.9 K
Lexaurum Advisors, Llc2023-12-31
10.8 K
Grace & White Inc2023-12-31
1.9 M
Renaissance Technologies Corp2023-12-31
860.2 K
Note, although Fuel Tech's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Fuel Tech Cash Flow Accounts

201920202021202220232024 (projected)
Change In Cash(4.6M)(895K)24.4M(13.7M)5.0M5.3M
Free Cash Flow(3.9M)(3.0M)677K(4.3M)278K264.1K
Other Non Cash Items763K(834K)(2.1M)(111K)(423K)(401.9K)
Capital Expenditures550K247K84K206K418K397.1K
Net Income(7.9M)(4.3M)54K(1.4M)(1.5M)(1.6M)
End Period Cash Flow13.5M12.6M37.1M23.3M17.6M17.0M
Change To Inventory818K171K(252K)(45K)(46K)(48.3K)
Depreciation996K848K741K440K342K324.9K
Change Receivables113K848K11.4M1.1M1.3M1.6M
Change To Netincome1.1M(582K)(2.0M)151K135.9K129.1K
Investments(45K)(247K)(84K)(9.5M)(9.7M)(9.3M)

Fuel Tech Greeks

Most traded equities are subject to two types of risk - systematic (i.e., market) and unsystematic (i.e., nonmarket or company-specific) risk. Unsystematic risk is the risk that events specific to Fuel Tech or Commercial Services & Supplies sector will adversely affect the stock's price. This type of risk can be diversified away by owning several different stocks in different industries whose stock prices have shown a small correlation to each other. On the other hand, systematic risk is the risk that Fuel Tech's price will be affected by overall stock market movements and cannot be diversified away. So, no matter how many positions you have, you cannot eliminate market risk. However, you can measure a Fuel stock's historical response to market movements and buy it if you are comfortable with its volatility direction. Beta and standard deviation are two commonly used measures to help you make the right decision.
α
Alpha over NYSE Composite
0.16
β
Beta against NYSE Composite0.50
σ
Overall volatility
2.56
Ir
Information ratio 0.05

Fuel Tech Volatility Alert

Fuel Tech currently demonstrates below-average downside deviation. It has Information Ratio of 0.05 and Jensen Alpha of 0.16. Fuel Tech is a potential penny stock. Although Fuel Tech may be in fact a good instrument to invest, many penny stocks are speculative in nature and are subject to artificial price hype. Please make sure you totally understand the upside potential and downside risk of investing in Fuel Tech. We encourage investors to look for signals such as email spams, message board hypes, claims of breakthroughs, volume upswings, sudden news releases, promotions that are not reported, or demotions released before SEC filings. Please also check biographies and work history of current and past company officers before investing in high volatility instruments, penny stocks, or equities with microcap classification. You can indeed make money on Fuel instrument if you perfectly time your entry and exit. However, remember that penny stocks that have been the subject of artificial hype usually unable to maintain their increased share price for more than just a few days. The price of a promoted high volatility instrument will almost always revert back. The only way to increase shareholder value is through legitimate performance backed up by solid fundamentals.

Fuel Tech Fundamentals Vs Peers

Comparing Fuel Tech's fundamentals to the average values of its peers is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It helps to analyze Fuel Tech's direct or indirect competition across all of the common fundamentals between Fuel Tech and the related equities. This way, we can detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics as Fuel Tech or determine the stocks which would be an excellent addition to an existing portfolio. Peer analysis of Fuel Tech's fundamental indicators could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Fuel Tech by comparing valuation metrics with those of similar companies.
    
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 Worse Than Average Compare Fuel Tech to competition
FundamentalsFuel TechPeer Average
Return On Equity-0.0347-0.31
Return On Asset-0.0331-0.14
Profit Margin(0.06) %(1.27) %
Operating Margin(0.13) %(5.51) %
Current Valuation5.84 M16.62 B
Shares Outstanding30.38 M571.82 M
Shares Owned By Insiders22.54 %10.09 %
Shares Owned By Institutions20.96 %39.21 %
Number Of Shares Shorted381.78 K4.71 M
Price To Earning590.00 X28.72 X
Price To Book0.79 X9.51 X
Price To Sales1.28 X11.42 X
Revenue27.08 M9.43 B
Gross Profit11.64 M27.38 B
EBITDA(2.32 M)3.9 B
Net Income(1.54 M)570.98 M
Cash And Equivalents31.31 M2.7 B
Cash Per Share1.03 X5.01 X
Total Debt690 K5.32 B
Debt To Equity0.01 %48.70 %
Current Ratio10.17 X2.16 X
Book Value Per Share1.44 X1.93 K
Cash Flow From Operations696 K971.22 M
Short Ratio3.65 X4.00 X
Earnings Per Share(0.05) X3.12 X
Target Price4.0
Number Of Employees7218.84 K
Beta4.27-0.15
Market Capitalization34.94 M19.03 B
Total Asset50.39 M29.47 B
Retained Earnings(117.53 M)9.33 B
Working Capital32.63 M1.48 B
Current Asset52.4 M9.34 B
Note: Acquisition by William Cummings of 9400 shares of Fuel Tech subject to Rule 16b-3 [view details]

Fuel Tech Market Momentum

Traders often use several daily momentume indicators to supplement a more traditional technical analysis when analyzing securities such as Fuel . With many different options, investors must choose the best indicators for them and familiarize themselves with how they work. We suggest combining traditional momentum indicators with more near-term forms of technical analysis such as Accumulation Distribution or Daily Balance Of Power. With their quantitative nature, daily value technical indicators can also be incorporated into your automated trading systems.

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 2021 2022 2023 2024 (projected)
Other Current Liabilities1.2M1.6M1.8M1.7M
Total Assets50.0M50.1M50.4M53.6M

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When determining whether Fuel Tech is a good investment, qualitative aspects like company management, corporate governance, and ethical practices play a significant role. A comparison with peer companies also provides context and helps to understand if Fuel Stock is undervalued or overvalued. This multi-faceted approach, blending both quantitative and qualitative analysis, forms a solid foundation for making an informed investment decision about Fuel Tech Stock. Highlighted below are key reports to facilitate an investment decision about Fuel Tech Stock:
Check out Fuel Tech Analyst Recommendation to compare Macroaxis Buy or Sell Recommendation with the current analyst consensus. To check ratings for multiple equity instruments, please use the Instant Ratings tool.
For more information on how to buy Fuel Stock please use our How to buy in Fuel Stock guide.
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Is Fuel Tech's industry expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Fuel Tech. If investors know Fuel will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Fuel Tech listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Earnings Share
(0.05)
Revenue Per Share
0.892
Quarterly Revenue Growth
(0.1)
Return On Assets
(0.03)
Return On Equity
(0.03)
The market value of Fuel Tech is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Fuel that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Fuel Tech's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Fuel Tech's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Fuel Tech's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Fuel Tech's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Fuel Tech's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Fuel Tech is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Fuel Tech's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.