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] → $272M (+$49.6M) [Q4]
16% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 38
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 119 [Q3] → 129 (+10) [Q4]
4.23% less ownership
Funds ownership: 65.68% [Q3] → 61.45% (-4.23%) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
3 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
3 analyst ratings
RBC Capital Arun Viswanathan 30% 1-year accuracy 20 / 66 met price target | 60%upside $2 | Sector Perform Reiterated | 10 Feb 2025 |
BMO Capital Katja Jancic 45% 1-year accuracy 5 / 11 met price target | 20%upside $1.50 | Market Perform Maintained | 10 Feb 2025 |
Citigroup Alexander Hacking 67% 1-year accuracy 6 / 9 met price target | 76%upside $2.20 | Neutral Maintained | 3 Dec 2024 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 4 articles about EAF published over the past 30 days









