Ecovyst Inc. (NYSE:ECVT) Receives $14.20 Average PT from Analysts

Shares of Ecovyst Inc. (NYSE:ECVT) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the six brokerages that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, one has given a hold recommendation and four have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $14.20.

Several analysts have recently commented on ECVT shares. KeyCorp raised their target price on Ecovyst from $11.00 to $14.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, February 27th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Ecovyst from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, April 18th. Citigroup raised their target price on Ecovyst from $15.00 to $16.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Ecovyst in a research note on Monday. Finally, BWS Financial raised their target price on Ecovyst from $12.00 to $16.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ecovyst

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. OP Asset Management Ltd bought a new position in Ecovyst in the 1st quarter valued at about $77,000. State of Wyoming bought a new position in Ecovyst in the 1st quarter valued at about $80,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. bought a new position in Ecovyst in the 3rd quarter valued at about $87,000. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. bought a new position in Ecovyst in the 3rd quarter valued at about $89,000. Finally, PharVision Advisers LLC bought a new position in Ecovyst in the 3rd quarter valued at about $101,000. Institutional investors own 86.69% of the company’s stock.

Ecovyst Stock Performance

Shares of ECVT opened at $12.91 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 2.38 and a quick ratio of 2.13. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $13.74 and a 200-day moving average of $11.58. The company has a market cap of $1.41 billion, a PE ratio of -23.48, a P/E/G ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.08. Ecovyst has a one year low of $7.39 and a one year high of $15.09.

Ecovyst (NYSE:ECVT) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $0.11 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.07 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $214.95 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $191.07 million. Ecovyst had a positive return on equity of 11.58% and a negative net margin of 7.71%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 50.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.01 EPS. Ecovyst has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.500-0.650 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Ecovyst will post 0.56 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.