GrafTechEAF
About: GrafTech International Ltd is a manufacturer of high-quality graphite electrode products essential to the production of EAF steel and other ferrous and non-ferrous metals. The company has only reportable segment, Industrial Materials, is comprised of its two product categories: graphite electrodes and petroleum needle coke products. Petroleum needle coke is key raw material used in the production of graphite electrodes.
Employees: 1,719
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
1,087% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $914K | Put options by funds: $77K
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q3] → 2 (+1) [Q4]
67% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 18
22% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $223M [Q3] → $273M (+$49.7M) [Q4]
21% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 46 | Existing positions reduced: 38
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 119 [Q3] → 130 (+11) [Q4]
4.21% less ownership
Funds ownership: 65.68% [Q3] → 61.47% (-4.21%) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
2 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
2 analyst ratings
RBC Capital Arun Viswanathan 17% 1-year accuracy 11 / 66 met price target | 114%upside $2 | Sector Perform Reiterated | 10 Feb 2025 |
BMO Capital Katja Jancic 67% 1-year accuracy 8 / 12 met price target | 61%upside $1.50 | Market Perform Maintained | 10 Feb 2025 |
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