At the time of writing, GrafTech International Ltd. [EAF] stock is trading at $1.45, up 3.57%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The EAF shares have gain 8.21% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -5.23%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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On 14, February 2024, GrafTech Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results. In a post published today on Yahoo Finance, Fourth Quarter Results and 2024 Outlook Reflect Persistent Softness in the Commercial Environment.
From an analyst’s perspective:
GrafTech International Ltd. [NYSE: EAF] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 16, 2024, when UBS initiated its Neutral rating and assigned the stock a price target of $2. Previously, RBC Capital Mkts downgraded its rating to Sector Perform on July 13, 2022, and dropped its price target to $7. On June 07, 2022, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral and revised its price target to $10 on the stock. RBC Capital Mkts upgraded its rating to a Outperform and raised its price target to $16 on May 13, 2021. Citigroup upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on February 08, 2021. In a note dated February 13, 2020, RBC Capital Mkts downgraded an Sector Perform rating on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of GrafTech International Ltd. fluctuated between $1.18 and $5.82. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $7.39 within the next 12 months. GrafTech International Ltd. [NYSE: EAF] shares were valued at $1.45 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 409.66% based on the average EAF price forecast.
Analyzing the EAF fundamentals
According to GrafTech International Ltd. [NYSE:EAF], the company’s sales were 620.50M for trailing twelve months, which represents an -44.59% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at -0.03% with Operating Profit Margin at -0.22%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.24%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.51%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -1.53, Equity is -2.61 and Total Capital is -22.65. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at -6.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 1.3767 points at the first support level, and at 1.3033 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 1.5167, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 1.5833.
GrafTech International Ltd. [EAF] reported earnings per share of -$0.27 for its fiscal quarter that ended on 12/30/2023. Based on the Wall Street analysts’ estimates, the company was expected to report earnings of -$0.12/share, meaning a difference of -$0.15 and a surprise factor of -125.00%. By comparison, the stated earnings for the previous quarter ended on 9/29/2023 were -$0.08 per share as compared to estimates of -$0.03 per share, a difference of -$0.05 representing a surprise of -166.70%.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that GrafTech International Ltd. [NYSE:EAF] has a current ratio of 3.54. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.73, while the Cash Ratio is 0.05. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.60, the price to book ratio is 4.76.
Transactions by insiders
Insider trading, which has resulted in 0 insider purchases of 0 shares and 45 insider sales of 3,303,243 shares in the past three months, is now the topic of our analysis. Recent insider trading involved BCP GP Ltd, Former 10% Owner, that happened on Jan 02 when 3.92 million shares were sold. Former 10% Owner, BCP GP Ltd completed a deal on Jan 02 to sell 3.92 million shares. Meanwhile, Former 10% Owner BCP GP Ltd sold 3.92 million shares on Jan 02.
