Ecovyst (NYSE:ECVT) Updates FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Ecovyst (NYSE:ECVT) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.450-0.650 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 0.580. The company issued revenue guidance of $860.0 million-$940.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $755.6 million.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently commented on ECVT. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their target price on Ecovyst from $14.00 to $11.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 28th. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Ecovyst from $10.00 to $12.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. KeyCorp decreased their target price on shares of Ecovyst from $12.00 to $11.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, November 10th. BWS Financial reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $12.00 price target on shares of Ecovyst in a research report on Friday, January 2nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Ecovyst in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $12.00.

Ecovyst Stock Down 2.2%

ECVT stock opened at $11.34 on Thursday. Ecovyst has a 1-year low of $5.24 and a 1-year high of $11.85. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $10.69 and a 200-day moving average price of $9.42. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.29 billion, a P/E ratio of -12.19, a P/E/G ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.39, a current ratio of 2.25 and a quick ratio of 2.07.

Ecovyst (NYSE:ECVT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported $0.28 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.07. Ecovyst had a negative net margin of 14.34% and a positive return on equity of 8.93%. The company had revenue of $199.40 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $184.85 million. Ecovyst has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.450-0.650 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Ecovyst will post 0.44 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Rubric Capital Management LP boosted its stake in shares of Ecovyst by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Rubric Capital Management LP now owns 10,500,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $102,165,000 after acquiring an additional 100,000 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in shares of Ecovyst by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,387,278 shares of the company’s stock valued at $62,149,000 after buying an additional 130,206 shares during the last quarter. Oaktree Capital Management LP boosted its position in shares of Ecovyst by 48.8% during the fourth quarter. Oaktree Capital Management LP now owns 4,254,503 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,396,000 after acquiring an additional 1,395,481 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its holdings in Ecovyst by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,543,242 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,746,000 after acquiring an additional 17,702 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in Ecovyst by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,271,907 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,106,000 after purchasing an additional 28,528 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.69% of the company’s stock.

Ecovyst Company Profile

Ecovyst Inc is a global specialty chemicals company that develops, manufactures and markets performance-enhancing products for industrial applications. The company’s core offerings include catalysts, phosphorus-based additives and barium carbonate materials, all designed to improve process efficiency, product quality and environmental performance. Ecovyst serves a diverse customer base in the energy, refining, chemical, polymer, food and consumer goods industries.

The company’s Catalysts segment supplies fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) and hydroprocessing catalysts that help petroleum refiners maximize fuel yield, reduce sulfur emissions and meet increasingly stringent environmental standards.