Tiptree Advisors LLC Acquires New Stake in Ecovyst Inc. $ECVT

Tiptree Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ecovyst Inc. (NYSE:ECVT) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 400,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,980,000. Ecovyst makes up 3.1% of Tiptree Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 14th biggest holding. Tiptree Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.37% of Ecovyst as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Ecovyst by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 11,112,611 shares of the company’s stock valued at $108,126,000 after purchasing an additional 191,394 shares in the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake in Ecovyst in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $132,792,000. Rubric Capital Management LP grew its stake in Ecovyst by 1.0% in the 4th 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 holdings in Ecovyst by 1.7% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,498,654 shares of the company’s stock valued at $83,573,000 after acquiring an additional 111,376 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its holdings in Ecovyst by 246.6% in the 1st quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 4,829,034 shares of the company’s stock valued at $62,101,000 after acquiring an additional 3,435,942 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.69% of the company’s stock.

Ecovyst Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of NYSE:ECVT opened at $10.18 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -19.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.44 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a 50 day moving average of $11.68 and a two-hundred day moving average of $12.44. Ecovyst Inc. has a 52-week low of $7.41 and a 52-week high of $15.09. The company has a quick ratio of 1.44, a current ratio of 1.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84.

Ecovyst (NYSE:ECVT) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.21 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.19 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $249.96 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $237.54 million. Ecovyst had a negative net margin of 7.05% and a positive return on equity of 13.83%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 24.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.12 earnings per share. Ecovyst has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.580-0.720 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Ecovyst Inc. will post 0.6 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently commented on ECVT shares. Wall Street Zen upgraded Ecovyst from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, August 16th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Ecovyst in a research note on Monday, June 1st. Citigroup began coverage on Ecovyst in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. They issued an “overweight” rating for the company. BWS Financial reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $16.00 price objective on shares of Ecovyst in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Freedom Capital raised shares of Ecovyst to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, June 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $13.90.

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.