In last trading session, GrafTech International Ltd (NYSE:EAF) saw 1.65 million shares changing hands with its beta currently measuring 0.98. Company’s recent per share price level of $1.48 trading at -$0.03 or -1.99% at ring of the bell on the day assigns it a market valuation of $380.61M. That closing price of EAF’s stock is at a discount of -70.95% from its 52-week high price of $2.53 and is indicating a premium of 64.86% from its 52-week low price of $0.52. Taking a look at company’s average trading volume for last 10-days demonstrates a volume of 1.77 million shares which gives us an average trading volume of 1.82 million if we extend that period to 3-months.
For GrafTech International Ltd (EAF), analysts’ consensus is at an average recommendation of Buy while assigning it a mean rating of 3.00. Splitting up the data highlights that, out of 3 analysts covering the stock, 1 rated the stock as a Sell while 0 recommended an Overweight rating for the stock. 1 suggested the stock as a Hold whereas 1 see the stock as a Buy. 0 analyst(s) advised it as an Underweight. The company is expected to be making an EPS of -0.13 in the current quarter.
GrafTech International Ltd (NYSE:EAF) trade information
Upright in the red during last session for losing -1.99%, in the last five days EAF remained trading in the red while hitting it’s week-highest on Thursday, 01/23/25 when the stock touched $1.48 price level, adding 12.43% to its value on the day. GrafTech International Ltd’s shares saw a change of -14.45% in year-to-date performance and have moved -10.84% in past 5-day. GrafTech International Ltd (NYSE:EAF) showed a performance of -15.43% in past 30-days. Number of shares sold short was 15.64 million shares which calculate 8.63 days to cover the short interests.
Wall Street analysts have assigned a consensus price target of 2 to the stock, which implies a rise of 26.0% to its current value. Analysts have been projecting 2 as a low price target for the stock while placing it at a high target of 2. It follows that stock’s current price would drop -35.14% in reaching the projected high whereas dropping to the targeted low would mean a loss of -35.14% for stock’s current value.
GrafTech International Ltd (EAF) estimates and forecasts
Statistics highlight that GrafTech International Ltd is scoring comparatively lower than the scores of other players of the relevant industry. The company added 81.95% of value to its shares in past 6 months, showing an annual growth rate of -10.26% while that of industry is 6.40. Apart from that, the company came lowering its revenue forecast for fiscal year 2025. This year revenue growth is estimated to fall -13.72% from the last financial year’s standing.
3 industry analysts have given their estimates about the company’s current quarter revenue by setting an average figure of 131.32M for the same. And 2 analysts are in estimates of company making revenue of 133.75M in the next quarter. Company posted 137.15M and 136.58M of sales in current and next quarters respectively a year earlier.
GrafTech International Ltd (NYSE:EAF)’s Major holders
Insiders are in possession of 27.81% of company’s total shares while institution are holding 66.23 percent of that, with stock having share float percentage of 91.74%. Investors also watch the number of corporate investors in a company very closely, which is 66.23% institutions for GrafTech International Ltd that are currently holding shares of the company. FMR LLC is the top institutional holder at EAF for having 38.4 million shares of worth $37.25 million. And as of 2024-06-30, it was holding 14.9192 of the company’s outstanding shares.
The second largest institutional holder is GRANTHAM, MAYO, VAN OTTERLOO & CO. LLC, which was holding about 22.77 million shares on 2024-06-30. The number of shares represents firm’s hold over 8.8473 of outstanding shares, having a total worth of $22.09 million.
On the other hand, Fidelity Low-Priced Stock Fund and iShares Russell 2000 ETF are the top two Mutual Funds which own company’s shares. As of Oct 31, 2024 , the former fund manager was holding 17.72 shares of worth $26.23 million or 6.89% of the total outstanding shares. The later fund manager was in possession of 7.35 shares on Nov 30, 2024 , making its stake of worth around $10.88 million in the company or a holder of 2.86% of company’s stock.
