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

Shares of Ecovyst Inc. (NYSE:ECVT) have received a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the six brokerages that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $14.62.

ECVT has been the subject of several recent research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $14.00 price target on shares of Ecovyst in a report on Tuesday, September 1st. BWS Financial reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $16.00 price target on shares of Ecovyst in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Wall Street Zen raised Ecovyst from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, October 24th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Ecovyst in a report on Thursday, August 27th.

Ecovyst Stock Performance

Shares of ECVT stock opened at $10.10 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.70, a quick ratio of 1.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84. Ecovyst has a 12 month low of $7.41 and a 12 month high of $15.09. The company has a market cap of $1.11 billion, a P/E ratio of -19.06, a PEG ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.05. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $10.16 and a 200 day moving average price of $11.78.

Ecovyst (NYSE:ECVT) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.21 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.19 by $0.02. Ecovyst had a positive return on equity of 13.83% and a negative net margin of 7.05%. The firm had revenue of $249.96 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $237.54 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.12 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 24.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Ecovyst has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.580-0.720 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Ecovyst will post 0.60 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Ecovyst

In related news, Director Patti Humble purchased 24,875 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 10th. The stock was bought at an average price of $10.05 per share, for a total transaction of $249,993.75. Following the purchase, the director owned 33,974 shares in the company, valued at $341,438.70. The trade was a 273.38% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 1.84% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake in Ecovyst in the second quarter worth about $132,792,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in Ecovyst by 1.7% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,498,654 shares of the company’s stock worth $83,573,000 after purchasing an additional 111,376 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its position in Ecovyst by 246.6% in the 1st quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 4,829,034 shares of the company’s stock worth $62,101,000 after purchasing an additional 3,435,942 shares during the period. First Wilshire Securities Management Inc. raised its stake in Ecovyst by 1.0% during the 1st quarter. First Wilshire Securities Management Inc. now owns 2,196,784 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,251,000 after buying an additional 21,850 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in Ecovyst by 62.1% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,106,009 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,223,000 after buying an additional 423,825 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.69% of the company’s stock.

About Ecovyst

Ecovyst Inc (NYSE: ECVT) is a global provider of specialty catalysts and advanced materials used in industrial and environmental applications. The company develops, manufactures and supplies products that help customers improve process efficiency, increase yields and meet emissions and sustainability requirements.

Through its Catalysts Technologies business, Ecovyst provides catalysts and related services for petroleum refining, renewable fuels, petrochemicals and other chemical processes.