The stock price of GrafTech International Ltd (NYSE: EAF) has jumped by 1.21 compared to previous close of 2.07. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 18.36% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-11-12 that GrafTech International (EAF) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.13 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.14. This compares to loss of $0.08 per share a year ago.
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Moreover, the 36-month beta value for EAF is 0.98. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for EAF is 185.87M and currently, short sellers hold a 8.17% of that float. On November 12, 2024, EAF’s average trading volume was 2.22M shares.
EAF’s Market Performance
The stock of GrafTech International Ltd (EAF) has seen a 18.36% increase in the past week, with a 43.49% rise in the past month, and a 213.20% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 10.21%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 9.78% for EAF. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 11.51% for EAF’s stock, with a 56.69% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of EAF
UBS, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see EAF reach a price target of $2. The rating they have provided for EAF stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on January 16th, 2024.
RBC Capital Mkts gave a rating of “Sector Perform” to EAF, setting the target price at $7 in the report published on July 13th of the previous year.
EAF Trading at 47.54% 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 -24.09% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 9.78%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 10.21%, as shares surge +46.18% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +222.80% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, EAF rose by +18.93%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +37.58% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $1.88. In addition, GrafTech International Ltd saw -4.34% 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 332,770 shares at the price of $1.72 back on May 17 ’24. After this action, Colonial House Capital Ltd now owns 31,358,061 shares of GrafTech International Ltd, valued at $572,897 using the latest closing price.
Colonial House Capital Ltd, the 10% Owner of GrafTech International Ltd, purchase 500,000 shares at $1.74 during a trade that took place back on May 10 ’24, which means that Colonial House Capital Ltd is holding 31,025,291 shares at $870,250 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for EAF
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.17 for the present operating margin
- -0.07 for the gross margin
The net margin for GrafTech International Ltd stands at -0.5. The total capital return value is set at -0.1. Equity return is now at value -169.50, with -21.25 for asset returns.
Based on GrafTech International Ltd (EAF), the company’s capital structure generated 0.98 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.03. The debt to equity ratio resting at 57.16. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -1.42.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 9.8 million with net debt to EBITDA at -20.86. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.34. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.0for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.49. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 4.22.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of GrafTech International Ltd (EAF) has been mixed in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
