GrafTech International Ltd. [EAF] Is Currently 16.81 above its 200 Period Moving Avg: What Does This Mean?

GrafTech International Ltd. [NYSE: EAF] gained 16.81% on the last trading session, reaching $1.32 price per share at the time.

If compared to the average trading volume of 2.98M shares, EAF reached a trading volume of 5916376 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.

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Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about GrafTech International Ltd. [EAF]:

Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for EAF shares is $1.17 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on EAF stock is a recommendation set at 3.50. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.

JP Morgan have made an estimate for GrafTech International Ltd. shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Underweight, with their previous recommendation back on July 16, 2024. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, UBS raised their target price to Neutral. The new note on the price target was released on January 16, 2024, representing the official price target for GrafTech International Ltd. stock. Previously, the target price had yet another drop from $10 to $7, while RBC Capital Mkts kept a Sector Perform rating on EAF stock. On June 07, 2022, analysts decreased their price target for EAF shares from 13 to 10.

The Average True Range (ATR) for GrafTech International Ltd. is set at 0.12, with the Price to Sales ratio for EAF stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 0.60. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 20.90, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 0.47.

Trading performance analysis for EAF stock

GrafTech International Ltd. [EAF] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 32.11. With this latest performance, EAF shares gained by 46.49% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -5.71% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -64.80% in the past year of trading.

Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for EAF stock in for the last two-week period is set at 80.13, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 89.09, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 72.07 for GrafTech International Ltd. [EAF]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 0.7810, while it was recorded at 1.1040 for the last single week of trading, and 1.3606 for the last 200 days.

GrafTech International Ltd. [EAF]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis

GrafTech International Ltd.’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 2.01 and a Current Ratio set at 4.22.

GrafTech International Ltd. [EAF]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis

With the latest financial reports released by the company, GrafTech International Ltd. posted -0.08/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at -0.03/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company fail the estimates by a Surprise Factor of -0.05. The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for EAF. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for GrafTech International Ltd. go to -5.87%.

An analysis of Institutional ownership at GrafTech International Ltd. [EAF]

There are presently around $73.00%, or 89.61%% of EAF stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of EAF stocks are: FMR LLC with ownership of 38.4 million shares, which is approximately 14.9192%. GRANTHAM, MAYO, VAN OTTERLOO & CO. LLC, holding 22.77 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$22.09 million in EAF stocks shares; and GRANTHAM, MAYO, VAN OTTERLOO & CO. LLC, currently with $$16.59 million in EAF stock with ownership which is approximately 6.6448%.