Is GrafTech International Ltd (NYSE:EAF) A Strong Comeback Candidate At -321.67% Off Its High?

In last trading session, GrafTech International Ltd (NYSE:EAF) saw 2.42 million shares changing hands with its beta currently measuring 1.37. Company’s recent per share price level of $0.60 trading at $0.02 or 3.23% at ring of the bell on the day assigns it a market valuation of $154.81M. That closing price of EAF’s stock is at a discount of -321.67% from its 52-week high price of $2.53 and is indicating a premium of 13.33% 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 2.22 million shares which gives us an average trading volume of 3.00 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 green during last session for gaining 3.23%, in the last five days EAF remained trading in the red while hitting it’s week-highest on Wednesday, 04/23/25 when the stock touched $0.60 price level, adding 11.05% to its value on the day. GrafTech International Ltd’s shares saw a change of -65.24% in year-to-date performance and have moved -4.59% in past 5-day. GrafTech International Ltd (NYSE:EAF) showed a performance of -40.46% in past 30-days. Number of shares sold short was 13.47 million shares which calculate 5.75 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 70.0% 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 -233.33% in reaching the projected high whereas dropping to the targeted low would mean a loss of -233.33% for stock’s current value.

GrafTech International Ltd (EAF) estimates and forecasts

This year revenue growth is estimated to fall -0.88% 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 122.33M for the same. And 2 analysts are in estimates of company making revenue of 130.38M in the next quarter. Company posted 136.58M and 137.33M of sales in current and next quarters respectively a year earlier.

GrafTech International Ltd (NYSE:EAF)’s Major holders

Insiders are in possession of 28.65% of company’s total shares while institution are holding 67.29 percent of that, with stock having share float percentage of 94.31%. Investors also watch the number of corporate investors in a company very closely, which is 67.29% 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 14.8977 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 8.8345 of outstanding shares, having a total worth of $22.09 million.

On the other hand, Fidelity Puritan Trust-Fidelity Low-Priced Stock Fund and VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund are the top two Mutual Funds which own company’s shares. As of Jan 31, 2025 , the former fund manager was holding 13.77 shares of worth $8.28 million or 5.35% of the total outstanding shares. The later fund manager was in possession of 7.14 shares on Dec 31, 2024 , making its stake of worth around $4.3 million in the company or a holder of 2.78% of company’s stock.