Ecovyst Inc. (NYSE:ECVT) Stock Has Consensus Target Price of $14.62 According to Analysts

Ecovyst Inc. (NYSE:ECVT) has earned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the six research firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price objective among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $14.62.

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on ECVT shares. Citigroup started coverage on shares of Ecovyst in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. They issued an “overweight” rating on the stock. Wall Street Zen raised Ecovyst from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, September 13th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Ecovyst in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. BWS Financial reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $16.00 price objective on shares of Ecovyst in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Freedom Capital raised Ecovyst to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, June 29th.

Ecovyst Stock Performance

ECVT opened at $10.38 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 1.44 and a current ratio of 1.70. The company has a market cap of $1.14 billion, a PE ratio of -19.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.05. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $10.49 and a 200-day moving average of $12.20. Ecovyst has a 52-week low of $7.41 and a 52-week high of $15.09.

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

Insider Activity at Ecovyst

In other Ecovyst news, Director Patti Humble purchased 24,875 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 10th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $10.05 per share, for a total transaction of $249,993.75. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director directly owned 33,974 shares in the company, valued at $341,438.70. This represents a 273.38% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. 1.84% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ecovyst

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of ECVT. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio acquired a new stake in Ecovyst in the 2nd quarter worth $65,000. OP Asset Management Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Ecovyst in the first quarter valued at about $77,000. State of Wyoming acquired a new stake in Ecovyst during the first quarter worth about $80,000. Summit Securities Group LLC acquired a new stake in Ecovyst during the first quarter worth about $154,000. Finally, Inceptionr LLC bought a new position in Ecovyst during the first quarter valued at about $231,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.69% of the company’s stock.

About Ecovyst

Ecovyst Inc (NYSE: ECVT) is a global specialty catalysts and services company serving the chemical, refining, pharmaceutical and industrial markets. Its products and services are designed to support chemical processing, resource recovery and the production of fuels and other materials.

The company operates through two primary business areas. Its Ecoservices business provides sulfuric acid recycling and regeneration, virgin sulfuric acid, and related chemical services used by refineries and industrial customers.