Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. GrafTech International Ltd shares valued at $51,950 were purchased by O’Donnell Rory F. on Feb 13 ’25. At $1.04 per share, O’Donnell Rory F. acquired 50,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 100,000 shares worth approximately $0.1 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Flanagan Timothy K purchased 50,000 shares, netting a total of over 53,645 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $1.07 each, the insider now holds 73,572 shares.
Before that, Colonial House Capital Ltd had added 332,770 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $572,897, the 10% Owner bought GrafTech International Ltd shares for $1.72 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 332,770 shares, worth approximately $31.99 million.
As published in a research note from JP Morgan on December 06, 2024, GrafTech International Ltd [EAF] has been rated up from an Underweight to a Neutral. Analysts at JP Morgan downgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”an Underweight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid July. As of January 16, 2024, UBS has initiated its “Neutral” rating for EAF. Earlier on July 13, 2022, RBC Capital Mkts downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Sector perform” for EAF stock which previously was a “an Outperform”.
Analyzing EAF Stock Performance
Over the course of the year, GrafTech International Ltd shares have dropped approximately -41.04%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $1.9000 on 01/21/25 and a 52-week low of $0.9900 on 02/12/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $1.5990, while a 200-day SMA reached $1.3996. Nevertheless, trading volume fell to 8.41 million shares from 6.03 million shares the previous day.
Support And Resistance Levels for GrafTech International Ltd (EAF)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 0.9933, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 0.9667. In the upper region, resistance lies at 1.0633. The next price resistance is at 1.1067. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 28.22 on the 14-day chart, showing oversold technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at -0.1817, which suggests the price will decrease in the coming days. Percent R is at 95.64%, indicating bearish price movement. Stochastics %K at buying indicates that the stock is to be held.
