GrafTech International Ltd. (EAF)
Industrials
- Fundamental
- 1
- Sentiment
- 2
- Technical
- 2
Do Nothing: fundamentalScore 1 and qualitativeScore 2 are below the required floor of 3, and 20-day average dollar volume is only $2.53M versus the $5M liquidity floor.
Company overview
GrafTech International Ltd. is a global company specializing in graphite and carbon-based solutions. Its main products include graphite electrodes, essential for electric arc furnace steel production, and petroleum needle coke, a key component in electrode manufacturing. The company operates through direct sales and a network of distributors.
Fundamental
very weakGrafTech's fundamentals are weak, with negative margins and high leverage, indicating elevated financial risk.
GrafTech (EAF) is currently loss-making and cash-burning: TTM gross margin is -5.74%, net margin -34.58%, ROIC -9.76%, and free-cash-flow yield -67.06%. Solvency indicators are stressed (Altman Z-score -0.72; interest coverage -0.92), and SEC filings highlight steel-cycle exposure, pricing pressure, and covenant-sensitive liquidity (though compliant as of 2026-06-30). Low EV/Sales (2.39) doesn’t offset negative DCF value and leverage risk. FundamentalScore: 1/5.
Sentiment
weakMedia and retail sentiment are slightly negative, with no clear bullish catalysts in the near term.
Last ~14d coverage (aggregator tier; primary-tier had 0 items) is slightly negative, centered on the announced Q2 2026 results and ongoing profitability/demand concerns, with short-interest and sell-side cuts reinforcing the bearish framing. Baseline sentiment delta is indeterminate (no primary-tier baseline items), and Reddit engagement is effectively absent, leaving no clear bullish catalyst for the next 1–30 trading days.
Technical
weakGrafTech is attempting to stabilize after a sharp decline but remains in a larger downtrend.
Score 2/5: EAF has repaired above its 20-day SMA and daily VWAP, but it remains below the 9/21-day EMAs, 50-day SMA, and 200-day SMA. MACD has improved over its signal yet stays below zero, RSI is neutral, and ADX 34.72 says the dominant higher-timeframe trend is still bearish.
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