The stock price of GrafTech International Ltd (NYSE: EAF) has surged by 2.97 when compared to previous closing price of 1.01, but the company has seen a -7.96% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. accessnewswire.com reported 2025-06-03 that NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / June 3, 2025 / Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC is investigating potential claims on behalf of purchasers of GrafTech International Ltd. (“GrafTech” or “the Company”) (NYSE:EAF).
Is It Worth Investing in GrafTech International Ltd (NYSE: EAF) Right Now?
Additionally, the 36-month beta value for EAF is 1.53. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 5 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for EAF is 182.64M and currently, short sellers hold a 8.73% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of EAF on June 04, 2025 was 2.68M shares.
EAF’s Market Performance
The stock of GrafTech International Ltd (EAF) has seen a -7.96% decrease in the past week, with a 71.76% rise in the past month, and a -7.14% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.89%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 6.63% for EAF. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 13.41% for EAF stock, with a simple moving average of -19.21% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of EAF
UBS gave a rating of “Neutral” to EAF, setting the target price at $2 in the report published on January 16th of the previous year.
EAF Trading at 29.55% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought EAF to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -58.89% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at EAF starting from Shivaram Sachin M, who purchase 30,000 shares at the price of $0.85 back on May 14 ’25. After this action, Shivaram Sachin M now owns 30,000 shares of GrafTech International Ltd, valued at $25,500 using the latest closing price.
Shivaram Sachin M, the Director of GrafTech International Ltd, purchase 20,000 shares at $0.84 during a trade that took place back on May 15 ’25, which means that Shivaram Sachin M is holding 50,000 shares at $16,800 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for EAF
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.14 for the present operating margin
- -0.04 for the gross margin
The net margin for GrafTech International Ltd stands at -0.27. The total capital return value is set at -0.07. Equity return is now at value -213.73, with -11.52 for asset returns.
Based on GrafTech International Ltd (EAF), the company’s capital structure generated 1.1 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.07. The debt to equity ratio resting at -10.72. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -0.73.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.67 million with net debt to EBITDA at -11.92. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.22. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.74for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.43. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 4.16.
Conclusion
In conclusion, GrafTech International Ltd (EAF) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
