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(From Weiss Ratings) (Ad) Free EAF Stock Alerts $1.77 +0.04 (+2.31%) (As of 11:51 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$1.74▼$1.8350-Day Range$1.27▼$1.9452-Week Range$1.18▼$5.32Volume548,346 shsAverage Volume3.46 million shsMarket Capitalization$455.19 millionP/E RatioN/ADividend YieldN/APrice Target$1.88 Stock AnalysisStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media Get GrafTech International alerts: Email Address GrafTech International MarketRank™ Stock AnalysisAnalyst RatingHold2.00 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside5.6% Upside$1.88 Price TargetShort InterestBearish7.89% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthN/ASustainabilityN/ANews Sentiment1.32Based on 12 Articles This WeekInsider TradingAcquiring Shares$5.60 M Bought Last QuarterProj. Earnings GrowthGrowingFrom ($0.43) to ($0.17) Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.0.51 out of 5 starsIndustrial Products Sector168th out of 170 stocksElectrical Industrial Apparatus Industry11th out of 11 stocks 1.0 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingGrafTech International has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageGrafTech International has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about GrafTech International's stock forecast and price target. Previous Next 1.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted7.89% of the float of GrafTech International has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverGrafTech International has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.6.Change versus previous monthShort interest in GrafTech International has recently increased by 10.47%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Previous Next 0.0 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldGrafTech International does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthGrafTech International does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Previous Next N/A Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreThere is no current Upright™ data available for EAF. Previous Next 3.5 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentGrafTech International has a news sentiment score of 1.32. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.51 average news sentiment score of Industrial Products companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for GrafTech International this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.Search Interest4 people have searched for EAF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 2 people have added GrafTech International to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 3.3 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, GrafTech International insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $5,604,648.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.38% of the stock of GrafTech International is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions92.83% of the stock of GrafTech International is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about GrafTech International's insider trading history. Previous Next 0.6 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for GrafTech International are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.43) to ($0.17) per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of GrafTech International is -1.63, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of GrafTech International is -1.63, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Book Value per Share RatioGrafTech International has a P/B Ratio of 5.92. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about GrafTech International's valuation and earnings. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here Ad Weiss RatingsThe ONE AI Stock to own now. (It’s not Nvidia.)Don’t panic — you haven’t missed the boat on AI. In fact, it has barely launched. Sure, the early stages of this boom were big … But I believe the real wealth in AI has yet to be made …Click here to see the presentation now. About GrafTech International Stock (NYSE:EAF)GrafTech International Ltd. research, develops, manufactures, and sells graphite and carbon-based solutions worldwide. The company offers graphite electrodes to produce electric arc furnace steel and other ferrous and non-ferrous metals; and petroleum needle coke, a crystalline form of carbon used in the production of graphite electrodes and synthetic graphite. It sells its products primarily through direct sales force, independent sales representatives, and distributors. GrafTech International Ltd. was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Brooklyn Heights, Ohio.Read More EAF Stock Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart EAF Stock News HeadlinesMay 8, 2024 | insidertrades.comColonial House Capital Ltd Acquires 163,250 Shares of GrafTech International Ltd. (NYSE:EAF) StockMay 7, 2024 | insidertrades.comColonial House Capital Ltd Acquires 533,009 Shares of GrafTech International Ltd. (NYSE:EAF) StockMay 9, 2024 | Gold Safe Exchange (Ad)Trump’s “Tax Free” Retirement Strategy Since 1924 — over one hundred years — the US dollar has lost nearly 18x its value. In other words, a dollar back then would buy $17.82 worth of goods in today's money. If you're planning on retiring any time soon…This poses a real problem.April 30, 2024 | insidertrades.comGrafTech International Ltd. (NYSE:EAF) Major Shareholder Colonial House Capital Ltd Purchases 179,279 SharesApril 20, 2024 | insidertrades.comColonial House Capital Ltd Buys 2,303,599 Shares of GrafTech International Ltd. (NYSE:EAF) StockMay 8, 2024 | benzinga.comGrafTech International And 2 Other Penny Stocks Insiders Are BuyingMay 8, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comGrafTech International Ltd. (NYSE:EAF) Major Shareholder Colonial House Capital Ltd Acquires 163,250 Shares of StockMay 7, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comGrafTech International Ltd. (NYSE:EAF) Major Shareholder Colonial House Capital Ltd Acquires 533,009 Shares of StockMay 9, 2024 | Gold Safe Exchange (Ad)Trump’s “Tax Free” Retirement Strategy Since 1924 — over one hundred years — the US dollar has lost nearly 18x its value. In other words, a dollar back then would buy $17.82 worth of goods in today's money. If you're planning on retiring any time soon…This poses a real problem.May 6, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comNilesh Undavia Calls Out GrafTech Board for Continuing to Distort the Record and Mislead ShareholdersMay 6, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comGrafTech Urges Stockholders to Vote Today "FOR" the Board-Recommended Nominees Using the WHITE Proxy CardMay 6, 2024 | businesswire.comGrafTech Urges Stockholders to Vote Today “FOR” the Board-Recommended Nominees Using the WHITE Proxy CardMay 1, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comGlass Lewis Says Nilesh Undavia Makes Persuasive Case for GrafTech Board ChangeMay 1, 2024 | investorplace.com7 Penny Stocks With the Potential to Make You an Overnight MillionaireMay 1, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comGrafTech International Ltd. (NYSE:EAF) Receives Consensus Rating of "Hold" from AnalystsApril 29, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comAnalysts Offer Insights on Industrial Goods Companies: GrafTech International (EAF) and Saia (SAIA)April 29, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comGrafTech International Ltd (EAF) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript Highlights: Navigating ...April 29, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comLeading Proxy Advisor ISS Recommends GrafTech Stockholders Vote "FOR" Board-Recommended Director NomineesApril 29, 2024 | businesswire.comLeading Proxy Advisor ISS Recommends GrafTech Stockholders Vote “FOR” Board-Recommended Director NomineesApril 28, 2024 | seekingalpha.comGrafTech International Ltd. (EAF) Q1 2024 Earnings Call TranscriptApril 27, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comGrafTech International First Quarter 2024 Earnings: Beats ExpectationsApril 26, 2024 | investorplace.comEAF Stock Earnings: GrafTech International Beats EPS, Beats Revenue for Q1 2024April 26, 2024 | sfgate.comGrafTech: Q1 Earnings SnapshotApril 26, 2024 | businesswire.comGrafTech Reports First Quarter 2024 ResultsApril 23, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comNilesh Undavia Issues Open Letter to ShareholdersApril 18, 2024 | businesswire.comGrafTech Publishes Investor Presentation Related to the 2024 Annual Meeting of StockholdersApril 4, 2024 | businesswire.comGrafTech Announces First Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call and WebcastSee More Headlines Receive EAF Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for GrafTech International and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Company Calendar Last Earnings4/26/2024Today5/09/2024Next Earnings (Estimated)8/02/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorIndustrial Products Industry Electrical industrial apparatus Sub-IndustryN/A Current SymbolNYSE:EAF CUSIPN/A CIK931148 Webwww.graftech.com Phone(216) 676-2000Fax440-753-1491Employees1,249Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$1.88 High Stock Price Target$2.00 Low Stock Price Target$1.50 Potential Upside/Downside+8.1%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.00 Research Coverage5 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)($1.09) Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$-255,250,000.00 Net Margins-45.08% Pretax Margin-48.29% Return on Equity-66.36% Return on Assets-8.73% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio24.74 Current Ratio3.73 Quick Ratio1.91 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$620.50 million Price / Sales0.72 Cash FlowN/A Price / Cash FlowN/A Book Value$0.30 per share Price / Book5.78Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares257,170,000Free Float256,190,000Market Cap$446.19 million OptionableOptionable Beta1.05 7 AI Stocks to Invest In: An Introduction to AI Investing For Self-Directed InvestorsAs the AI market heats up, investors who have a vision for artificial intelligence have the potential to see real returns. Learn about the industry as a whole as well as seven companies that are getting work done with the power of AI.Get This Free Report Key ExecutivesMr. Timothy K. Flanagan (Age 46)CEO, President & Director Comp: $791.25kMs. Catherine Hedoux-Delgado (Age 59)Interim CFO & Treasurer Comp: $440.41kMr. Jeremy S. Halford (Age 50)Executive VP & COO Comp: $1.07MMs. Gina K. Gunning (Age 67)Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary Comp: $641.2kMr. Inigo Perez Ortiz (Age 51)Senior Vice President of Commercial & CTS Comp: $887.17kMichael DillonVice President of Investor Relations & CommunicationsMore ExecutivesKey CompetitorsHollysys Automation TechnologiesNASDAQ:HOLIManitowocNYSE:MTWACCO BrandsNYSE:ACCOHudson TechnologiesNASDAQ:HDSNDigimarcNASDAQ:DMRCView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsState Board of Administration of Florida Retirement SystemSold 27,240 shares on 5/9/2024Ownership: 0.011%William Blair Investment Management LLCBought 12,648 shares on 5/8/2024Ownership: 1.754%Russell Investments Group Ltd.Bought 59,013 shares on 5/8/2024Ownership: 0.076%Fore Capital LLCBought 20,000 shares on 5/7/2024Ownership: 0.039%Colonial House Capital LtdBought 163,250 shares on 5/6/2024Total: $295,482.50 ($1.81/share)View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions EAF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell GrafTech International stock right now? 5 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for GrafTech International in the last twelve months. There are currently 5 hold ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" EAF shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in EAF, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares. View EAF analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is GrafTech International's stock price target for 2024? 5 Wall Street research analysts have issued 12-month target prices for GrafTech International's stock. Their EAF share price targets range from $1.50 to $2.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $1.88 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 5.6% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for EAF or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have EAF shares performed in 2024? GrafTech International's stock was trading at $2.19 at the beginning of the year. Since then, EAF shares have decreased by 18.9% and is now trading at $1.7750. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. Are investors shorting GrafTech International? GrafTech International saw a increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 14,880,000 shares, an increase of 10.5% from the March 31st total of 13,470,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,220,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 4.6 days. Currently, 7.9% of the shares of the company are sold short. View GrafTech International's Short Interest. When is GrafTech International's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, August 2nd 2024. View our EAF earnings forecast. How were GrafTech International's earnings last quarter? GrafTech International Ltd. (NYSE:EAF) posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, April, 26th. The company reported ($0.10) EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.18) by $0.08. The business earned $136.80 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $125.73 million. GrafTech International had a negative net margin of 45.08% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 66.36%. The business's revenue was down 1.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned ($0.02) earnings per share. How often does GrafTech International pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for GrafTech International? GrafTech International declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 10th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 31st will be given a dividend of $0.01 per share on Friday, June 30th. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.25%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 30th. Read our dividend analysis for EAF. What ETFs hold GrafTech International's stock? ETFs with the largest weight of GrafTech International (NYSE:EAF) stock in their portfolio include Macquarie Energy Transition ETF (PWER) and USCF Sustainable Battery Metals Strategy Fund (ZSB).Global X Disruptive Materials ETF (DMAT). What other stocks do shareholders of GrafTech International own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other GrafTech International investors own include Ballard Power Systems (BLDP), Micron Technology (MU), Enbridge (ENB), Intel (INTC), Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), Arbutus Biopharma (ABUS), CVS Health (CVS), Chevron (CVX), HP (HPQ) and International Business Machines (IBM). When did GrafTech International IPO? GrafTech International (EAF) raised $850 million in an IPO on Thursday, April 19th 2018. The company issued 37,800,000 shares at $21.00-$24.00 per share. J.P. Morgan and Credit Suisse acted as the underwriters for the IPO and Citigroup, RBC Capital Markets, HSBC, BMO Capital MarketsBNP PARIBAS, CIBC Capital Markets and National Bank Financial were co-managers. Who are GrafTech International's major shareholders? GrafTech International's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include William Blair Investment Management LLC (1.75%), Foundation Resource Management Inc. (0.70%), O Keefe Stevens Advisory Inc. (0.64%), Russell Investments Group Ltd. (0.08%), BNP Paribas Financial Markets (0.05%) and Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. (0.04%). Insiders that own company stock include Colonial House Capital Ltd, David J Rintoul, Gp Ltd Bcp and Jean-Marc Germain. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of GrafTech International? Shares of EAF stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. 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