GrafTech International Ltd (NYSE: EAF) is 3.20% higher on its value in year-to-date trading and has touched a low of $0.52 and a high of $2.76 in the current 52-week trading range. The question becomes, what are the chances the stock will continue to grow shareholders’ wealth in the market. Here’s what analysts think will happen to its price in the coming time. The EAF stock was last observed hovering at around $2.06 in the last trading session, with the day’s gains setting it 0.2%.
Currently trading at $2.26, the stock is 8.24% and 20.89% above its SMA20 and SMA50 respectively. However, with a daily trading volume of 1.8 million and changing 9.71% at the moment leaves the stock 60.96% off its SMA200. EAF registered -12.40% loss for a year compared to 6-month gain of 62.59%. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average (SMA 50) of $1.8468 and a 200-day simple moving average (SMA200) of $1.39957.
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The stock witnessed a 9.18% loss in the last 1 month and extending the period to 3 months gives it a 193.58%, and is 21.51% up over the last 5 days. If we measure the stock’s price variations over the week and the month, we find that the volatility rates stand at 12.46% over the week and 10.23% over the month.
GrafTech International Ltd (EAF) has around 1249 employees, a market worth around $589.78M and $541.71M in sales. Profit margin for the company is -55.21%. Distance from 52-week low is 334.62% and -17.97% from its 52-week high. The company has generated returns on investments over the last 12 months (-32.50%).
The EPS is expected to grow by 56.24% this year.
GrafTech International Ltd (EAF) Top Institutional Holders
171.0 institutions hold shares in GrafTech International Ltd (EAF), with institutional investors hold 90.80% of the company’s shares. The shares outstanding are 257.17M, and float is at 185.85M with Short Float at 7.65%. Institutions hold 66.46% of the Float.
The top institutional shareholder in the company is FMR LLC with over 38.4 million shares valued at $37.25 million. The investor’s holdings represent 14.9192% of the EAF Shares outstanding. As of 2024-06-30, the second largest holder is GRANTHAM, MAYO, VAN OTTERLOO & CO. LLC with 22.77 million shares valued at $22.09 million to account for 8.8473 of the shares outstanding. The other top investors are BLACKROCK INC. which holds 17.1 million shares representing 6.6448% and valued at over $16.59 million, while YACKTMAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LP holds 5.3456 of the shares totaling 13.76 million with a market value of $13.35 million.
GrafTech International Ltd (EAF) Insider Activity
The most recent transaction is an insider purchase by Colonial House Capital Ltd, the company’s 10% Owner. SEC filings show that Colonial House Capital Ltd bought 332,770 shares of the company’s common stock on May 17 ’24 at a price of $1.72 per share for a total of $0.57 million. Following the purchase, the insider now owns 31.36 million shares.
GrafTech International Ltd disclosed in a document filed with the SEC on May 10 ’24 that Colonial House Capital Ltd (10% Owner) bought a total of 500,000 shares of the company’s common stock. The trade occurred on May 10 ’24 and was made at $1.74 per share for $0.87 million. Following the transaction, the insider now directly holds 31.03 million shares of the EAF stock.
Still, SEC filings show that on May 09 ’24, Colonial House Capital Ltd (10% Owner) acquired 114,178 shares at an average price of $1.77 for $0.2 million. The insider now directly holds 30,525,291 shares of GrafTech International Ltd (EAF).
