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As of close of business last night, GrafTech International Ltd.’s stock clocked out at $1.51, up 2.03% from its previous closing price of $1.48. In other words, the price has increased by $2.03 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.64 million shares were traded. EAF stock price reached its highest trading level at $1.55 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $1.475.
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 2.19 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 26.99. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.73 and its Current Ratio is at 3.54. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 11.89 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 11.86.
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 16 ’24 when Colonial House Capital Ltd bought 2,303,599 shares for $1.78 per share. The transaction valued at 4,100,867 led to the insider holds 29,535,575 shares of the business.
BCP GP Ltd sold 3,922,786 shares of EAF for $8,630,129 on Jan 02 ’24. The Former 10% Owner now owns 23,352,826 shares after completing the transaction at $2.20 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 387816320 and an Enterprise Value of 1141693184. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.63 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.96. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.84 whereas that against EBITDA is 116.523.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for EAF is 1.09, which has changed by -0.6800847 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.2006725 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 -1.07%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -45.37%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that EAF traded 3.23M shares on average per day over the past three months and 3580510 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 24.78% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 74.66% stake in the company. Shares short for EAF as of 1711584000 were 13467243 with a Short Ratio of 4.17, compared to 1709164800 on 11892312. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 13467243 and a Short% of Float of 6.18.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.02, EAF has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.01. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.52.
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of GrafTech International Ltd. (EAF) is currently attracting attention from 3 analysts actively involved in rating its market status.On average, analysts expect EPS of -$0.12 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of -$0.11 and a low estimate of -$0.14, while EPS last year was -$0.02. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.11, with high estimates of -$0.09 and low estimates of -$0.13.
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 analysts recommending between $0.2 and -$0.18.
Revenue Estimates
In the current quarter, 4 analysts expect revenue to total $125.69M. It ranges from a high estimate of $132.17M to a low estimate of $117M. As of the current estimate, GrafTech International Ltd.’s year-ago sales were $138.8M, an estimated decrease of -9.40% from the year-ago figure.
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 $506M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $540.07M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $620.5M, down -13.00% from the average estimate. Based on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $710.88M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $852M and the low estimate is $553M. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 31.60% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
