The stock price of GrafTech International Ltd (NYSE: EAF) has dropped by -10.54 compared to previous close of 0.70. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 13.21% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-04-25 that GrafTech International Ltd. (NYSE:EAF ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 25, 2025 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 Bennett Moore – JPMorgan Alex Hacking – Citi Arun Viswanathan – RBC Capital Markets Kirk Ludtke – Imperial Capital Ab Landa – Bank of America Operator Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to GrafTech First Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast.
Is It Worth Investing in GrafTech International Ltd (NYSE: EAF) Right Now?
The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.29. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for EAF is 185.38M, and at present, short sellers hold a 8.24% of that float. On April 29, 2025, the average trading volume of EAF was 3.07M shares.
EAF’s Market Performance
EAF’s stock has seen a 13.21% increase for the week, with a -36.99% drop in the past month and a -61.34% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 18.79%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 16.44% for GrafTech International Ltd The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -7.98% for EAF’s stock, with a -50.84% 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 -32.33% 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 -75.09% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 16.44%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 18.79%, as shares sank -33.69% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -42.72% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, EAF rose by +13.21%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -35.16% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $0.6847. In addition, GrafTech International Ltd saw -63.58% 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 Roegner Eric V, who purchase 326 shares at the price of $1.10 back on Mar 14 ’25. After this action, Roegner Eric V now owns 226 shares of GrafTech International Ltd, valued at $360 using the latest closing price.
O’Donnell Rory F., the Chief Financial Officer & SVP of GrafTech International Ltd, purchase 50,000 shares at $1.04 during a trade that took place back on Feb 13 ’25, which means that O’Donnell Rory F. is holding 100,000 shares at $51,950 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for EAF
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.08 for the present operating margin
- 0.18 for the gross margin
The net margin for GrafTech International Ltd stands at -0.27. The total capital return value is set at 0.04. Equity return is now at value -213.73, with -11.52 for asset returns.
Based on GrafTech International Ltd (EAF), the company’s capital structure generated 1.1 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 -11.19. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.43.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -19.89 million with net debt to EBITDA at -14.33. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.11. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.74for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.43. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 4.16.
Conclusion
To sum up, GrafTech International Ltd (EAF) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing 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.
