Ecovyst Inc. (NYSE:ECVT) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by Analysts

Key Points

• Consensus "Moderate Buy": Six analysts average a "Moderate Buy" on Ecovyst (4 buys, 1 hold, 1 sell) with a one-year average price target of $13.60.
• Quarterly beat and guidance: Ecovyst reported Q EPS of $0.28 vs. $0.21 est. and revenue of $199.4M (+33.9% YoY) and set FY2026 guidance of $0.45–$0.65 EPS (sell-side ~$0.44).
• Strong institutional ownership: The stock (~$11.47 open, $1.27B market cap) is 86.69% institutionally owned, with several hedge funds initiating or adding positions in the latest quarter.

Shares of Ecovyst Inc. (NYSE:ECVT - Get Free Report) have been assigned an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the six ratings firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, one has assigned a hold recommendation and four have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $13.60.

ECVT has been the topic of several research reports. BWS Financial raised their price objective on shares of Ecovyst from $12.00 to $16.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Ecovyst from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 10th. KeyCorp increased their target price on Ecovyst from $11.00 to $14.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, February 27th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price target on Ecovyst from $14.00 to $11.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 28th. Finally, Citigroup lifted their price target on Ecovyst from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd.

Ecovyst Stock Up 0.2%

ECVT stock opened at $11.47 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.64, a quick ratio of 2.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. The company's 50 day moving average is $11.06 and its 200 day moving average is $9.62. The stock has a market cap of $1.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -18.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 1.17. Ecovyst has a 1-year low of $5.24 and a 1-year high of $12.33.

Ecovyst (NYSE:ECVT - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported $0.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.07. Ecovyst had a negative net margin of 9.27% and a positive return on equity of 9.39%. The business had revenue of $199.43 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $184.85 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.28 earnings per share. Ecovyst's revenue for the quarter was up 33.9% on a year-over-year basis. Ecovyst has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.450-0.650 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Ecovyst will post 0.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Ecovyst

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. EP Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Ecovyst during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $398,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Ecovyst in the 4th quarter valued at $8,712,000. Empowered Funds LLC grew its holdings in shares of Ecovyst by 23.3% during the 4th quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 521,672 shares of the company's stock valued at $5,076,000 after purchasing an additional 98,448 shares during the last quarter. XTX Topco Ltd bought a new position in shares of Ecovyst during the 4th quarter valued at $176,000. Finally, VARCOV Co. purchased a new position in Ecovyst in the 4th quarter worth $314,000. Institutional investors own 86.69% of the company's stock.

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.

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