GrafTech International Ltd (NYSE: EAF)’s stock price has gone rise by 2.57 in comparison to its previous close of 1.73, however, the company has experienced a 4.38% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2024-12-23 that BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)–GrafTech International Ltd. (NYSE: EAF) (“GrafTech” or the “Company”) announced today the final results of the previously announced separate offers to exchange (each an “Exchange Offer” and, together, the “Exchange Offers”) by GrafTech Finance Inc. (“GrafTech Finance”) and GrafTech Global Enterprises Inc. (“GrafTech Global” and, together with GrafTech Finance, the “Issuers”), each a subsidiary of the Company. In the Exchange Offers, eligible holders had.
Is It Worth Investing in GrafTech International Ltd (NYSE: EAF) Right Now?
EAF has 36-month beta value of 1.00. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for EAF is 185.85M, and currently, short sellers hold a 8.85% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of EAF on January 02, 2025 was 2.03M shares.
EAF’s Market Performance
The stock of GrafTech International Ltd (EAF) has seen a 4.38% increase in the past week, with a -4.60% drop in the past month, and a 21.53% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 8.94%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 10.52% for EAF. . The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -4.54% for EAF’s stock, with a 25.63% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of EAF
UBS gave a rating of “Neutral” to EAF, setting the target price at $2 in the report published on January 16th of the previous year.
EAF Trading at -8.75% 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 -29.87% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 10.52%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 8.94%, as shares sank -17.21% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +1.14% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, EAF rose by +4.71%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +13.38% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $1.8590. In addition, GrafTech International Ltd saw 2.57% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
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 -4.54. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.37. 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 put it simply, GrafTech International Ltd (EAF) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. 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.
