In the past week, FTEK stock has gone up by 31.03%, with a monthly gain of 66.25% and a quarterly surge of 166.03%. The volatility ratio for the week is 6.02%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 6.28% for Fuel Tech Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 37.01% for FTEK’s stock, with a 137.93% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Fuel Tech Inc (NASDAQ: FTEK) Right Now?
The stock has a 36-month beta value of 4.51. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for FTEK is 23.67M, and at present, short sellers hold a 0.38% of that float. On June 25, 2025, the average trading volume of FTEK was 241.91K shares.
FTEK) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Fuel Tech Inc (NASDAQ: FTEK) has jumped by 13.19 compared to previous close of 2.35. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 31.03% in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2025-05-13 that WARRENVILLE, Ill., May 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Fuel Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ: FTEK), a technology company using advanced engineering processes to provide emissions control systems and water treatment technologies in utility and industrial applications, today announced that Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Vince Arnone is scheduled to present and host one-on-one meetings with investors at the Sidoti Micro-Cap Virtual Investor Conference, taking place on May 21-22, 2025.
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 84.87% 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 able to rebound, for now settling with 10.37% of gains for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at FTEK starting from Jones Sharon L, who sale 12,627 shares at the price of $1.67 back on Jun 04 ’25. After this action, Jones Sharon L now owns 83,973 shares of Fuel Tech Inc, valued at $21,043 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for FTEK
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.15 for the present operating margin
- 0.43 for the gross margin
The net margin for Fuel Tech Inc stands at -0.11. The total capital return value is set at -0.09. Equity return is now at value -6.95, with -6.16 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 -1.4.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -1.41 million with net debt to EBITDA at 3.61. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.63. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.71for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.57. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 6.80.
Conclusion
To sum up, Fuel Tech Inc (FTEK) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
