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FTEK · Fuel Tech, Inc.

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$1.45 +0.00 (+0.00%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$45.26M
Shares
31.22M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$1.45 Open$1.45 Day$1.44–1.49 52W close$1.19–3.63 Avg vol 30d127K Short int86K · 0.3% float · 1.0d Short vol68% Last earningsAug 5, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 4

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 4, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 11 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Aug 4, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Sell
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Neutral Momentum Weak Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 14.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Neutral
      50 / 200-day cross Golden cross
      Price vs 200-day avg −7%
      below
      Price vs 50-day avg −8%
      below
      RSI (14) 46
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 11%
      near low
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Weak
      1-month return −5%
      trailing
      6-month return +8%
      trailing
      YTD return −7%
      this year
      Relative strength −6%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) Golden cross
      50d $2 › 200d $2 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -7% holders QoQ · +6 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      0.28% of float · ▼ -21.8% MoM · 1.0 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      42 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 27
      low risk · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Strong
      Revenue growth −46%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 41%
      expanding
      EPS growth −33%
      Y/Y
      Buyback $6.0M
      authorized
      Balance sheet $11.9M
      net cash
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very High
      Volatility 74%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −67%
      past year
      ATR 7.2%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Mar 3, 2026
      annual
      Annual revenue potential $2.5M – $3M
      over the next several years
      Pipeline of potential sales opportunities related to data center $75M – $100M
      Prior guidance period ended · from the Earnings Call filed Sep 30, 2025
      FUEL CHEM segment revenue · full year 2025 $16.5M – $17M

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
      3 · 2 · 2
      50 / 200-day cross
      Golden cross Bullish
      Price vs 200-day avg
      −7% Bearish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −8% Bearish
      RSI (14)
      46 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      11% Bearish
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) Golden cross
      50d $2 › 200d $2 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -7% holders QoQ · +6 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      0.28% of float · ▼ -21.8% MoM · 1.0 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      42 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $1 Now $1 · 11% Range high $4
      vs 200-day avg -7% vs 50-day avg -8% 50-day above 200-day golden cross

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Consolidated APC segment backlog $14.3M Q2 2026
      Effective backlog $17M Q2 2026
      APC segment backlog $6.9M Q1 2026
      New APC awards $8.8M FY 2025

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Pollution & Treatment Controls — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      FTEK
      Fuel Tech, Inc.
      this stock
      $45.26M -7.1% -46.1% 0.3%
      VLTO
      Veralto Corp
      $23.99B -2.1% +6.0% 25.2 2.4%
      ZWS
      Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp
      $8.51B +9.6% +19.4% 41.1 2.8%
      CECO
      Ceco Environmental Corp
      $4.66B +33.0% +38.8% 3.0%
      PCT
      PureCycle Technologies, Inc.
      $1.40B -19.1% 28.4%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Reducing
      Holders
      42
      % held
      23.2%
      Net QoQ
      -342.5K sh
      Top holder
      GRACE & WHITE INC /NY
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      9
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      86.1K
      Days to cover
      1.0d
      Change
      -24.1K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      68%
      As of
      Aug 14, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      2.1K
      Value
      $4.4K
      As of
      Jun 29, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      53.6%
      Week of
      Jul 6, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $26.7M
      Net income (FY)
      $-2.3M
      EPS diluted
      $-0.08
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $6.0M
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Aug 4, 2026
      This year
      10
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $21.0K
      Shares
      12.6K
      Filed
      Jun 4, 2025
      View
      Exempt Offerings
      Offering
      $40.8M
      Filed
      Feb 26, 2021
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Aug 5, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      FTEK +3.6% -5.2% +8.2% +2.8% -7.1%
      SPY +0.4% +4.5% +13.8% +3.9% +13.9%
      vs SPY +3.2% -9.7% -5.6% -1.1% -20.9%

      Capital returns

      Buyback program · as of Aug 31, 2011
      Authorized
      $6.00M
      Spent (derived)
      Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 846913 CUSIP 359523107 13F (30d) 41 filings 41 filers Visit website