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As of close of business last night, GrafTech International Ltd.’s stock clocked out at $1.66, up 5.06% from its previous closing price of $1.58. In other words, the price has increased by $5.06 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.5 million shares were traded. EAF stock price reached its highest trading level at $1.72 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $1.54.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of EAF’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 2.58 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 108.48. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.91 and its Current Ratio is at 3.73. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 24.64 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 24.64.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, UBS on January 16, 2024, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $2.
On July 13, 2022, RBC Capital Mkts Downgraded its rating to Sector Perform which previously was Outperform and also lowered its target price recommendation from $10 to $7.
Citigroup Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on June 07, 2022, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $13 to $10.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 26 ’24 when Colonial House Capital Ltd bought 179,279 shares for $1.48 per share. The transaction valued at 266,211 led to the insider holds 29,714,854 shares of the business.
Colonial House Capital Ltd bought 2,303,599 shares of EAF for $4,100,867 on Apr 16 ’24. The 10% Owner now owns 29,535,575 shares after completing the transaction at $1.78 per share. On Jan 02 ’24, another insider, BCP GP Ltd, who serves as the Former 10% Owner of the company, sold 3,922,786 shares for $2.20 each. As a result, the insider received 8,630,129 and left with 23,352,826 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, EAF now has a Market Capitalization of 426887232 and an Enterprise Value of 1188618368. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.69 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 11.35. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.922 whereas that against EBITDA is -217.258.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for EAF is 1.11, which has changed by -0.5765306 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.24191546 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, EAF has reached a high of $5.32, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $1.18. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 6.70%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -37.93%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that EAF traded 3.33M shares on average per day over the past three months and 3536280 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 256.83M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 188.66M. Insiders hold about 26.54% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 74.44% stake in the company. Shares short for EAF as of 1713139200 were 14876140 with a Short Ratio of 4.46, compared to 1710460800 on 14051110. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 14876140 and a Short% of Float of 6.83.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.01, EAF has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.01. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0063291136The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.52.
Earnings Estimates
At present, 3.0 analysts are actively evaluating the performance of GrafTech International Ltd. (EAF) in the stock market.On average, analysts expect EPS of -$0.11 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of -$0.09 and a low estimate of -$0.13, while EPS last year was -$0.02. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.08, with high estimates of -$0.05 and low estimates of -$0.11.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$0.31 and -$0.48 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$0.4. EPS for the following year is $0.01, with 2.0 analysts recommending between $0.2 and -$0.18.
Revenue Estimates
For the next quarter, 3 analysts are estimating revenue of $132.89M. There is a high estimate of $145.77M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $126M.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for EAF’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $594M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $508.43M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $541.87M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $620.5MBased on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $702.68M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $852M and the low estimate is $553M.
