No matter how cynical the overall market is, GrafTech International Ltd. (EAF) performance over the last week is recorded 7.93%

GrafTech International Ltd. (NYSE: EAF) on May 23, 2023, started off the session at the price of $4.49, soaring 1.31% from the previous trading day. During the day, the shares moved up to $4.66 and dropped to $4.4205 before settling in for the closing price of $4.57. Within the past 52 weeks, EAF’s price has moved between $3.75 and $9.27.

During the last 5-year period, the sales growth of Industrials Sector giant was 18.40%. The company achieved an average annual earnings per share of 1.50%. With a float of $256.21 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $256.98 million.

Let’s determine the extent of company efficiency that accounts for 1347 employees. In terms of profitability, gross margin is +42.57, operating margin of +36.28, and the pretax margin is +35.30.

GrafTech International Ltd. (EAF) Breakdown of a Key Holders of the stock

Observing investor behavior towards Electrical Equipment & Parts industry stocks is more important than anything else. The insider ownership of GrafTech International Ltd. is 0.15%, while institutional ownership is 96.90%.

GrafTech International Ltd. (EAF) Recent Fiscal highlights

As on 3/30/2023, Multinational firm has announced its last quarter scores, in which it reported -$0.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the period topping the consensus outlook (set at -$0.02) by $0. This company achieved a net margin of +29.89 while generating a return on equity of 212.10. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 0.02 per share during the current fiscal year.

According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 1.50% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will plunge by -5.87% during the next five years compared to 33.30% growth over the previous five years of trading.

GrafTech International Ltd. (NYSE: EAF) Trading Performance Indicators

GrafTech International Ltd. (EAF) is currently performing well based on its current performance indicators. A quick ratio of 1.50 was reported for the most recent quarter. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 1.15. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 10.07.

For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 0.97, a number that is poised to hit -0.01 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 0.48 in one year’s time.

Technical Analysis of GrafTech International Ltd. (EAF)

Looking closely at GrafTech International Ltd. (NYSE: EAF), its last 5-days average volume was 1.4 million, which is a drop from its year-to-date volume of 1.57 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 87.54%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 0.21.

During the past 100 days, GrafTech International Ltd.’s (EAF) raw stochastic average was set at 29.43%, which indicates a significant decrease from 95.77% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 31.20% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 52.62% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.

At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $4.60, while its 200-day Moving Average is $5.17. However, in the short run, GrafTech International Ltd.’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $4.72. Second resistance stands at $4.81. The third major resistance level sits at $4.96. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $4.48, it is likely to go to the next support level at $4.33. Now, if the price goes above the second support level, the third support stands at $4.24.

GrafTech International Ltd. (NYSE: EAF) Key Stats

Market capitalization of the company is 1.21 billion based on 256,707K outstanding shares. Right now, sales total 1,281 M and income totals 382,960 K. The company made 138,800 K in profit during its latest quarter, and -7,370 K in sales during its previous quarter.