Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.05.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for EAF is 158.02M, and currently, short sellers hold a 9.41% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of EAF on May 07, 2024 was 3.15M shares.
EAF) stock’s latest price update
GrafTech International Ltd. (NYSE: EAF)’s stock price has increased by 3.04 compared to its previous closing price of 1.81. However, the company has seen a 8.43% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. Zacks Investment Research reported 2024-04-26 that GrafTech International (EAF) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.10 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.18. This compares to loss of $0.02 per share a year ago.
EAF’s Market Performance
GrafTech International Ltd. (EAF) has seen a 8.43% rise in stock performance for the week, with a 26.87% gain in the past month and a 37.13% surge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 6.99%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 10.37% for EAF. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 13.13% for EAF stock, with a simple moving average of -27.79% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of EAF
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for EAF stocks, with UBS repeating the rating for EAF by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for EAF in the upcoming period, according to UBS is $2 based on the research report published on January 16, 2024 of the current year 2024.
RBC Capital Mkts, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see EAF reach a price target of $7, previously predicting the price at $10. The rating they have provided for EAF stocks is “Sector Perform” according to the report published on July 13th, 2022.
Citigroup gave a rating of “Neutral” to EAF, setting the target price at $10 in the report published on June 07th of the previous year.
EAF Trading at 16.34% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought EAF to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -64.91% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 10.37%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 6.99%, as shares surge +14.81% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +32.86% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, EAF rose by +8.14%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -61.17% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $1.6605. In addition, GrafTech International Ltd. saw -14.84% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at EAF starting from Colonial House Capital Ltd, who purchase 533,009 shares at the price of $1.77 back on May 03 ’24. After this action, Colonial House Capital Ltd now owns 30,247,863 shares of GrafTech International Ltd., valued at $944,599 using the latest closing price.
Colonial House Capital Ltd, the 10% Owner of GrafTech International Ltd., purchase 179,279 shares at $1.48 during a trade that took place back on Apr 26 ’24, which means that Colonial House Capital Ltd is holding 29,714,854 shares at $266,211 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for EAF
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.14 for the present operating margin
- -0.02 for the gross margin
The net margin for GrafTech International Ltd. stands at -0.45. The total capital return value is set at -0.08. Equity return is now at value -151.45, with -20.12 for asset returns.
Based on GrafTech International Ltd. (EAF), the company’s capital structure generated 0.96 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.06. The debt to equity ratio resting at 24.64. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -1.34.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 4.02 million with net debt to EBITDA at -28.03. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.01. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.75for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.51. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.73.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, GrafTech International Ltd. (EAF) has experienced a mixed 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.
