Ecovyst (NYSE:ECVT) Price Target Raised to $14.00 at KeyCorp

Ecovyst (NYSE:ECVT) had its price target increased by KeyCorp from $11.00 to $14.00 in a report issued on Friday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has an overweight rating on the stock.

ECVT has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Wall Street Zen cut Ecovyst from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, February 22nd. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Ecovyst in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price objective on shares of Ecovyst from $14.00 to $11.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 28th. BWS Financial reissued a “buy” rating and set a $12.00 target price on shares of Ecovyst in a research report on Friday, January 2nd. Finally, Citigroup raised their price target on shares of Ecovyst from $10.00 to $12.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Ecovyst presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $12.60.

Ecovyst Trading Down 1.4%

Shares of NYSE ECVT traded down $0.16 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $11.29. The stock had a trading volume of 2,424,556 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,388,909. The company has a quick ratio of 2.07, a current ratio of 2.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.39. Ecovyst has a 1-year low of $5.24 and a 1-year high of $12.33. The company has a market capitalization of $1.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -18.21, a PEG ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $10.77 and a 200 day moving average price of $9.45.

Ecovyst (NYSE:ECVT) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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 9.27% and a positive return on equity of 9.17%. The firm had revenue of $199.43 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $184.85 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.28 earnings per share. Ecovyst’s revenue was up 33.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Ecovyst has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.450-0.650 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Ecovyst will post 0.44 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ecovyst

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. EP Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Ecovyst during the fourth quarter worth about $398,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ecovyst in the 4th quarter worth approximately $8,712,000. Empowered Funds LLC increased its holdings in shares of Ecovyst by 23.3% in the 4th quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 521,672 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,076,000 after acquiring an additional 98,448 shares during the last quarter. XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Ecovyst during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $176,000. Finally, VARCOV Co. bought a new position in Ecovyst during the fourth quarter worth $314,000. Institutional investors own 86.69% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Ecovyst

Here are the key news stories impacting Ecovyst this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 beat — Ecovyst reported $0.28 EPS (vs. $0.21 consensus) and $199.4M revenue, up ~34% YoY, demonstrating stronger-than-expected top-line momentum. Ecovyst Q4 results (MarketBeat)
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrade — KeyCorp raised its price target to $14 and moved to an “overweight” rating, signaling institutional confidence in upside potential. Benzinga: KeyCorp raises PT
• Positive Sentiment: Strong revenue guide — Management set FY‑2026 revenue guidance of $860M–$940M, well above street revenue expectations, suggesting continued sales strength. Seeking Alpha: 2026 sales target
• Neutral Sentiment: Management emphasis on balance-sheet strengthening and mining/capital allocation growth initiatives — strategic positives but will take time to translate into cash/returns. Seeking Alpha: strategy and balance sheet
• Neutral Sentiment: Full transcripts and slides released — useful for investors wanting detail on product mix, pricing and segment trends but not an immediate catalyst by themselves. Earnings call transcript (Seeking Alpha)
• Negative Sentiment: EPS guidance is conservative — FY‑2026 EPS of $0.45–$0.65 compares to a consensus ~$0.58; the range’s midpoint is slightly below consensus, which can temper enthusiasm despite strong revenue guidance. PR Newswire: Q4 & FY2025 results and guidance
• Negative Sentiment: Profitability and leverage remain concerns — the company reported a negative net margin and carries leverage (reported debt/equity ~1.39), which could limit near-term free cash flow and investor sentiment until margin improvement is evident. MarketBeat: earnings details

About Ecovyst

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.