EAF NYSE Week ended 24 Jul 2026

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GrafTech International Ltd · Industrials · Electrical Equipment & Parts

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Latest close 7.44 USD
7.4% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -17.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 16.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 7.4%, after a 3.3% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is bullish with 37/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 49/100.

Setup score 27 out of 100
Latest Close 7.44 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return 7.4% latest completed week
4W Return 3.3% short-term follow-through
12W Return -12.9% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 46.2% 24 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.2x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • No strong opportunity cluster is confirmed yet; monitor trend and activity pressure.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through 7.4% Latest completed week; four-week move 3.3%. Indicator stack 25/39 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Next-Week Expectancy Negative 43.61% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. Options pressure Bullish 37/100 conviction; expected move 18.5%. News sentiment 49/100 53 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 24 Jul Latest stored earnings date was 24 Jul 2026.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -17.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 16.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 7.4%, after a 3.3% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 1.2x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
30 Jan 6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.1812-week average 0.20

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure10/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.18Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 3.3% over four weeks, -12.9% over 12 weeks, and -51.7% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W7.4%
4W3.3%
12W-12.9%
26W-57.1%
52W-51.7%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year24
Trend breadth46.2%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.09Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-119.9%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-38.11Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change10.2%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 Field coverage 79% Model confidence 79%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength25/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 76; rank 1 is best.
Value39/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 62; rank 1 is best.
Quality37/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 64; rank 1 is best.
Momentum39/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 62; rank 1 is best.
Growth39/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 62; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
-
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.4x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
-
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-2.4%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
-5.7%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-16.5%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-5.8%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-9.0%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
0.9%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
3/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
0.0%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.0%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-20.1x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningBullish

EAF shows bullish options pressure with a 37/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.30, expected move of 18.5%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction37/100
Expected move18.5%
Put/call volume0.30
Pressure62
Speculation6
Volatility96
Trend agreement0
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Insider activity8 / 0

8 acquisitions and 0 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment49/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 53 relevant articles.

9 positive · 34 neutral · 10 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings24 JulLatest stored earnings date was 24 Jul 2026.
Options expected move18.5%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-63.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility10.3%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+17.7%Week of 17 Jul.
Worst week-44.1%Week of 6 Feb.
Latest week+7.4%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains10
Modest gains3
Flat weeks0
Modest losses3
Sharp losses10
Recent vol10.3%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol13.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split28/24Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew8.9% / -11.2%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape25/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 25/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis29/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 10/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.18; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 43.61%

Next-week expectancy is negative with a 43.61% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors33/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Tiny Titans rank 69; Buyback Yield rank 53; Small Cap Core rank 62 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Options40/100

EAF shows bullish options pressure with a 37/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.30, expected move of 18.5%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Bullish · Call-side pressure · Expected move 18.5% Sentiment49/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 53 relevant articles.

EAF|GrafTech International Ltd|Price:7.055|Chg%:-0.625 Insiders8 / 0

8 acquisitions and 0 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings24 Jul

Latest stored earnings date was 24 Jul 2026.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 20267.44 USD7.4%9.03 USD15.14 USD-0.09-38.111.8MOff
17 Jul 20266.93 USD17.7%9.32 USD15.41 USD0.06-43.652.2MOff
10 Jul 20265.89 USD3.7%9.60 USD15.67 USD0.16-53.611.3MOff
3 Jul 20265.68 USD-21.1%9.98 USD15.94 USD0.32-55.091.8MOff
26 Jun 20267.20 USD-6.6%10.34 USD16.20 USD0.45-42.443.2MOff
19 Jun 20267.71 USD-9.8%10.58 USD16.47 USD0.54-40.331.5MOff
12 Jun 20268.55 USD-1.9%10.73 USD16.72 USD0.51-33.88949.5KOff
5 Jun 20268.72 USD-12.6%10.90 USD16.99 USD0.56-32.741.2MOff
29 May 20269.98 USD9.7%11.04 USD17.23 USD0.52-25.581.7MOff
22 May 20269.10 USD1.3%11.16 USD17.48 USD0.23-31.44913.4KOff
15 May 20268.98 USD-3.3%11.42 USD17.70 USD0.03-32.19913.3KOff
8 May 20269.29 USD8.8%11.71 USD17.93 USD-0.27-29.961.7MOff
1 May 20268.54 USD-9.3%12.01 USD18.14 USD-0.62-34.201.4MOff
24 Apr 20269.42 USD16.3%12.17 USD18.36 USD-0.89-26.661.2MOff
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.