GrafTech International Ltd (EAF) Stock: What the Analysts are Saying

The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.95. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”

The public float for EAF is 185.84M, and at present, short sellers hold a 8.17% of that float. On November 19, 2024, the average trading volume of EAF was 2.16M shares.

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EAF) stock’s latest price update

GrafTech International Ltd (NYSE: EAF) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -0.94 compared to its previous closing price of 2.12. However, the company has seen a gain of 1.45% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2024-11-12 that GrafTech International Ltd. (NYSE:EAF ) Q3 2024 Earnings Conference Call November 12, 2024 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Mike Dillon – Vice President, Investor Relations Tim Flanagan – Chief Executive Officer Jeremy Halford – Chief Operating Officer Rory O’Donnell – Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Bill Peterson – JPMorgan Alex Hacking – Citi Arun Viswanathan – RBC Capital Markets Kirk Ludtke – Imperial Capital Matt Vittorioso – Jefferies Abe Landa – Bank of America Operator Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.

EAF’s Market Performance

GrafTech International Ltd (EAF) has experienced a 1.45% rise in stock performance for the past week, with a 20.69% rise in the past month, and a 213.43% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 13.43%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 11.10% for EAF. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 6.57% for EAF’s stock, with a simple moving average of 55.23% for the last 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 36.36% 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 -23.91% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 11.10%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 13.43%, as shares surge +19.32% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +213.43% upper at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, EAF rose by +1.45%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +60.31% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $1.97. In addition, GrafTech International Ltd saw -4.11% 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:

  • -0.2 for the present operating margin
  • -0.1 for the gross margin

The net margin for GrafTech International Ltd stands at -0.55. The total capital return value is set at -0.11. Equity return is now at value -213.73, with -22.78 for asset returns.

Based on GrafTech International Ltd (EAF), the company’s capital structure generated 1.01 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.0. The debt to equity ratio resting at -108.6. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -1.48.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is -145.21 million with net debt to EBITDA at -4.08. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.54. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.05for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.47. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.79.

Conclusion

To sum up, GrafTech International Ltd (EAF) has seen a mixed 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.

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