Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, graphite products company GrafTech International (GTI.DL) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at GrafTech and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
GrafTech facts
Headquarters (founded) |
Parma, Ohio (1886) |
Market Cap |
$937.1 million |
Industry |
Electrical components and equipment |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$1.3 billion |
Management |
Chairman/CEO Craig Shular CFO Lindon Robertson |
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
13.3% |
Cash/Debt |
$17.3 million / $571.1 million |
Competitors |
SGL CARBON Showa Denko Tokai Carbon |
On CAPS, 97% of the 939 members who have rated GrafTech believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, All-Star joryko, succinctly summed up the GrafTech bull case for our community:
Recent sell-off presents a huge opportunity for long-term investors.
-P/B of only 0.7 and very manageable debt
-World leading supplier of graphite electrodes, make 15% of the world's supply
-No alternatives to these electrodes gives them a huge moat
-Faces competition from smaller companies, including China, who produces 65% of the world's supply
-Vertically integrated through its production of needle cokeWaiting to see a P/B closer to 1.5 before I would even consider selling this growing company.
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