Ecovyst (NYSE:ECVT) Updates FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Ecovyst (NYSE:ECVT) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.500-0.650 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.590. The company issued revenue guidance of $890.0 million-$970.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $912.6 million.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently commented on ECVT shares. Wall Street Zen upgraded Ecovyst from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, April 18th. KeyCorp lifted their price target on Ecovyst from $11.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, February 27th. Citigroup restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Ecovyst in a research note on Wednesday. BWS Financial raised their price objective on Ecovyst from $12.00 to $16.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Ecovyst in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Four 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. According to data from MarketBeat, Ecovyst has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $14.00.

Ecovyst Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE ECVT traded up $0.01 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $14.74. 168,717 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,833,909. Ecovyst has a 52 week low of $6.69 and a 52 week high of $14.94. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $12.69 and a 200 day moving average price of $10.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 2.64 and a quick ratio of 2.42. The company has a market cap of $1.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -23.74, a PEG ratio of 1.98 and a beta of 1.12.

Ecovyst (NYSE:ECVT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $0.11 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.07 by $0.04. Ecovyst had a negative net margin of 9.27% and a positive return on equity of 9.39%. The business had revenue of $214.95 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $191.07 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.01 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 50.2% on a year-over-year basis. Ecovyst has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.500-0.650 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Ecovyst will post 0.49 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Ecovyst

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Russell Investments Group Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Ecovyst in the third quarter worth $87,000. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. acquired a new stake in shares of Ecovyst in the third quarter valued at about $89,000. PharVision Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Ecovyst in the third quarter valued at about $101,000. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Ecovyst in the third quarter worth $109,000. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership acquired a new stake in Ecovyst during the second quarter worth about $129,000. 86.69% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.