Ecovyst Inc. (NYSE:ECVT) Given Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Shares of Ecovyst Inc. (NYSE:ECVT) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the seven analysts that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $13.90.

Several analysts have issued reports on ECVT shares. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Ecovyst from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, April 18th. Freedom Capital upgraded Ecovyst to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, June 29th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Ecovyst in a research note on Monday, June 1st. Finally, Citigroup started coverage on Ecovyst in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. They set an “overweight” rating for the company.

Institutional Trading of Ecovyst

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in ECVT. OP Asset Management Ltd bought a new stake in Ecovyst during the 1st quarter valued at about $77,000. State of Wyoming bought a new position in Ecovyst in the 1st quarter worth about $80,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Ecovyst during the third quarter worth approximately $87,000. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. bought a new stake in shares of Ecovyst during the third quarter valued at approximately $89,000. Finally, PharVision Advisers LLC bought a new stake in shares of Ecovyst during the third quarter valued at approximately $101,000. 86.69% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Ecovyst Stock Performance

NYSE:ECVT opened at $12.96 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.42 billion, a PE ratio of -23.57, a PEG ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 1.10. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $12.87 and its 200 day moving average is $12.38. Ecovyst has a fifty-two week low of $7.41 and a fifty-two week high of $15.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68, a quick ratio of 2.13 and a current ratio of 2.38.

Ecovyst (NYSE:ECVT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $0.11 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.07 by $0.04. Ecovyst had a negative net margin of 7.71% and a positive return on equity of 11.58%. The company had revenue of $214.95 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $191.07 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.01 earnings per share. Ecovyst’s quarterly revenue was up 50.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Ecovyst has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.500-0.650 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Ecovyst will post 0.56 earnings per share for the current 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.