Shares of GrafTech International Ltd. (NYSE:EAF – Get Free Report) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Reduce” from the five brokerages that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and four have assigned a hold rating to the company. The average 1 year price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $1.75.
A number of research firms have recently weighed in on EAF. JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded shares of GrafTech International from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 16th. BMO Capital Markets lowered their target price on shares of GrafTech International from $1.20 to $1.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, July 29th.
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GrafTech International Stock Performance
Shares of EAF stock opened at $1.13 on Friday. GrafTech International has a fifty-two week low of $0.52 and a fifty-two week high of $3.89. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $0.77 and its two-hundred day moving average is $1.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 57.38, a current ratio of 4.22 and a quick ratio of 2.01. The firm has a market cap of $290.60 million, a P/E ratio of -1.04 and a beta of 0.94.
GrafTech International (NYSE:EAF – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 26th. The company reported ($0.05) earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.11) by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $137.33 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $122.48 million. GrafTech International had a negative net margin of 50.11% and a negative return on equity of 121.77%. Analysts predict that GrafTech International will post -0.43 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
About GrafTech International
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.
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