Ecovyst (NYSE:ECVT) Releases FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Ecovyst (NYSE:ECVT) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.450-0.650 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.580. The company issued revenue guidance of $860.0 million-$940.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $755.6 million.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on ECVT shares. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Ecovyst in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Wall Street Zen lowered Ecovyst from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, February 22nd. BWS Financial restated a “buy” rating and set a $12.00 price objective on shares of Ecovyst in a research report on Friday, January 2nd. Citigroup raised their price objective on Ecovyst from $10.00 to $12.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their target price on Ecovyst from $14.00 to $11.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 28th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Ecovyst currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $12.60.

Ecovyst Trading Up 1.3%

Shares of ECVT stock opened at $11.47 on Friday. Ecovyst has a twelve month low of $5.24 and a twelve month high of $12.33. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $10.73 and its 200 day simple moving average is $9.44. The company has a quick ratio of 2.07, a current ratio of 2.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.39. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.31 billion, a P/E ratio of -12.33, a P/E/G ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 1.20.

Ecovyst (NYSE:ECVT) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported $0.28 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.07. Ecovyst had a positive return on equity of 8.93% and a negative net margin of 14.34%.The firm had revenue of $199.40 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $184.85 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.28 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 33.9% on a year-over-year basis. Ecovyst has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.450-0.650 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Ecovyst will post 0.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Key Headlines Impacting Ecovyst

Here are the key news stories impacting Ecovyst this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 beat — Ecovyst posted $0.28 EPS vs. $0.21 expected and revenue of $199.4M vs. ~$184.9M expected; revenue grew ~33.9% year‑over‑year. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Aggressive revenue guidance — FY2026 sales target set at $860M–$940M, well above the ~$755.6M consensus, signaling stronger demand and growth expectations for the year. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Balance‑sheet and capital allocation focus — management highlighted steps to strengthen the balance sheet and pursue growth (including mining initiatives and disciplined capital deployment), which supports longer‑term outlook and optionality. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Divestiture accounting — the Advanced Materials & Catalysts business is reported as discontinued operations, clarifying comparability but not changing the near‑term operating story. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: EPS guidance slightly conservative — FY2026 EPS guidance of $0.45–$0.65 implies a midpoint (~$0.55) below the street consensus of $0.58, which could temper upside to per‑share profitability expectations. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Profitability headwinds remain — despite revenue strength, reported net margin was negative (company flagged some margin and one‑time items), so investors will watch margin recovery and execution closely. Read More.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ecovyst

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Russell Investments Group Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Ecovyst in the third quarter worth approximately $87,000. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. acquired a new position in shares of Ecovyst in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $89,000. PharVision Advisers LLC bought a new stake in shares of Ecovyst in the 3rd quarter valued at $101,000. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Ecovyst during the third quarter worth $109,000. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership acquired a new position in Ecovyst in the second quarter valued at $129,000. 86.69% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Ecovyst Company Profile

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.