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FTEK Fuel Tech (FTEK) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Industrials · Industrial & commercial fans & blowers & air purifing equip · CIK 0000846913
C-suite buying · 1
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
15
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about FTEK

Insiders, 180 days
+$2.0K net bought
1 buyer

Fuel Tech insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, FUEL TECH, INC. insiders bought a net $2.0K of stock across 17 Form 4 purchases and sales, with 1 insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
President & CEO
BUY
2026-09-03 SECtraded 2026-09-01
1,470.529
$2.0K
-5.8%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 100.0% of the 1,470 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 15 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: President & CEO Nuggihalli Ramesh bought about $2.0K of FTEK on Sep 1, 2026; 15 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
President & CEO
BUY
2026-03-09 SECtraded 2026-03-06
10,000
$12.4K
+13.2%
Context
  • 5 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (5 buys), the last on Mar 28, 2025.
  • +2.0% median (+29.5% mean) 90-day return after 5 previous buys.
  • The trade is 1.8% of the 549,513 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 15 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: President & CEO ARNONE VINCENT J bought about $12.4K of FTEK on Mar 6, 2026; 15 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2025-06-06 SECtraded 2025-06-04
12,627
$21.1K
-30.1%
Context
  • 8 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (8 buys), the last on Nov 19, 2024.
  • -3.9% median (-2.8% mean) 90-day return after 8 previous buys.
  • The trade is 15.0% of the 83,972 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 15 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Jones Sharon L sold about $21.1K of FTEK on Jun 4, 2025, the largest insider sale at the company on our record; 15 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
President & CEO
BUY
2025-04-01 SECtraded 2025-03-28
15,000
$15.8K
+46.0%
Context
  • 4 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (4 buys), the last on Sep 12, 2024.
  • +1.5% median (+1.8% mean) 90-day return after 4 previous buys.
  • The trade is 3.1% of the 485,879 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 15 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: President & CEO ARNONE VINCENT J bought about $15.8K of FTEK on Mar 28, 2025; 15 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
BUY
2024-11-20 SECtraded 2024-11-19
8,014.4
$8.7K
+27.0%
Context
  • 7 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (7 buys), the last on Nov 18, 2024.
  • -7.8% median (-3.5% mean) 90-day return after 7 previous buys.
  • The trade is 8.3% of the 96,599 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 15 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Jones Sharon L bought about $8.7K of FTEK on Nov 19, 2024; 15 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
17 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net +$2.0K over 180 days
+$2.0K over 90 days
more than 82% of Industrials
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
15 funds bought in last quarter
below 88% of Industrials
Revenue
+6.1% year over year
more than 55% of Industrials
Margin
-8.7% net margin
below 82% of Industrials
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
0.9% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 1.4 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
below 83% of Industrials
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
-49.1%12M
-59%-39%-20%+0%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-03-06 · ARNONE VINCENT J bought $12.4K2026-09-01 · Nuggihalli Ramesh bought $2.0K
Insider buy
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Who owns FTEK: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
$3.4M

Congress trades in FTEK

No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

FTEK planned insider sales (Form 144)

No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.

FTEK mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
iShares Micro-Cap ETF
$178.5K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.0%
1290 VT Micro Cap Portfolio
$11.8K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.0%
Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF
$350.0K position · as of 2026-05-31
0.0%
VANGUARD EXTENDED MARKET INDEX FUND
$564.2K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.0%
Fidelity Extended Market Index Fund
$203.7K position · as of 2026-05-31
0.0%
Fidelity Total Market Index Fund
$101.4K position · as of 2026-05-31
0.0%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Mr. Arnone
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2025
$788.3K
$833.3K
$466.2K
+49%
n/a
2024
$449.5K
$316.3K
$354.6K
-17%
n/a
2023
$913.5K
$810.1K
$508.8K
-17%
n/a
2022
$603.1K
$410.0K
$388.8K
-8%
n/a
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders are net buyers of their own stock.
The record shows a net $2.0K bought by insiders over 180 days, 15 funds added last quarter. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
Same sector, ranked by filing activity
Sector by SEC SIC code

FTEK financials

Revenue growth
+6.1%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
-8.7%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$27.3M
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM
-12.7%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM
-$1.2M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Debt to equity
0.03x
long-term 2021-12-31 (54 months older than the period end) plus current 2020-09-30 (69 months older than the period end); equity 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt
-0.22x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2021-12-31 (54 months older than the period end) plus current 2020-09-30 (69 months older than the period end)
Return on equity
-8.9%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets
-7.7%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on invested capital
n/a
pre-tax loss, no effective tax rate to apply
Return on capital employed
-11.5%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
Enterprise value
$38.9M
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-07-31 shares, plus long-term 2021-12-31 (54 months older than the period end) plus current 2020-09-30 (69 months older than the period end), minus cash 2026-06-30
FCF yield
-2.6%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-26
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$26.7M$25.1M$27.1M$26.9M
Gross profit$12.4M$10.6M$11.7M$11.6M
Operating income-$3.7M-$4.7M-$2.7M-$1.5M
Net income-$2.3M-$1.9M-$1.5M-$1.4M
EPS (diluted)-0.08-0.06-0.05-0.05
Operating cash flow$3.0M-$3.4M$696.0K-$4.1M
Cash$11.9M$8.5M$17.6M$23.3M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

FTEK Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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FTEK ranks highest on risk and compliance (76th percentile) and growth (72nd), and lowest on institutional and government (12th), among Industrials peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
21
Inputs
  • Return on equity-8.9% · 20 pct, sector of 198
  • Return on assets-7.7% · 23 pct, sector of 224
  • Return on invested capitalpre-tax loss, no effective tax rate to apply
  • Return on capital employed-11.5% · 19 pct, sector of 195
Financial health
51
Inputs
  • Debt to equity0.03x · 86 pct, sector of 214
  • Cash flow to debt-0.22x · 16 pct, sector of 173
Growth
72
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+6.1% · 55 pct, sector of 254
  • Backlog growth, YoY+83.2% · 90 pct, sector of 89
Insider conviction
72
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d$2K · 81 pct, sector of 170
  • Insider buyers, 180d1 · 63 pct, sector of 172
Institutional and government
12
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter15 · 12 pct, sector of 201
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quartersno lobbying filings in the last four quarters
Risk and compliance
76
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+0.9% · 83 pct, sector of 269
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3yrevenue under $50M or not filed, so a count cannot be scaled to size
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5yrevenue under $50M or not filed, so a count cannot be scaled to size
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+8.0% · 68 pct, sector of 197
1 not measured: US patents
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

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FTEK filings, in plain words

Are Fuel Tech insiders buying or selling FTEK?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Fuel Tech insiders were net buyers, a net $2.0K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 1 buyer.

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In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Fuel Tech insiders were net buyers of FTEK, a net $2.0K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 1 buyer. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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