The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. GrafTech International Ltd shares valued at $25,500 were purchased by Shivaram Sachin M on May 14 ’25. At $0.85 per share, Shivaram Sachin M acquired 30,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 30,000 shares worth approximately $0.3 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Shivaram Sachin M purchased 20,000 shares, netting a total of over 16,800 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $0.84 each, the insider now holds 50,000 shares.
Before that, Germain Jean-Marc had added 50,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $39,000, the Director bought GrafTech International Ltd shares for $0.78 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 50,000 shares, worth approximately $0.89 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
On last trading session, GrafTech International Ltd [NYSE: EAF] rose 27.59% to $9.85. The stock’s lowest price that day was $7.7, but it reached a high of $9.94 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 6.60%. Over the course of the year, GrafTech International Ltd shares have jumped approximately 47.01%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $19.00 on 01/21/25 and a 52-week low of $5.50 on 04/21/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for GrafTech International Ltd (EAF)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 8.35, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 6.84. In the upper region, resistance lies at 10.66. The next price resistance is at 11.46. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 47.39 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is GrafTech International Ltd subject to short interest?
Stocks of GrafTech International Ltd saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-29 jumping by 0.1 million shares to 0.93 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 0.82 million shares. A jump of 11.05% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.83 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.83.
Which companies own the most shares of GrafTech International Ltd (EAF)?
In terms of GrafTech International Ltd share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 6 in the next 12 months, down nearly -22.28% from the previous closing price of $7.72. Analysts anticipate GrafTech International Ltd stock to reach 13 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 2. In spite of this, 3 analysts ranked GrafTech International Ltd stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On June 07, 2022, Citigroup assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $10.
