Ecovyst (ECVT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ecovyst Inc. is a specialty chemicals company that supplies catalysts, materials and services to customers in the refining, chemicals and other industrial sectors. Its businesses include sulfuric acid services and catalyst technologies.

Through its Ecoservices business, Ecovyst regenerates spent sulfuric acid for reuse and supplies virgin sulfuric acid. These services support industrial processes, including those used in petroleum refining and chemical manufacturing.

The company’s catalyst technologies include zeolite catalysts and silica-based materials used in refining and chemical applications. Ecovyst was formerly known as PQ Group Holdings and adopted the Ecovyst name in 2021. It serves customers across North America and other international markets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $10.41 to $10.72
• 50-Day Range: $9.80 to $10.90
• 52-Week Range: $8.11 to $15.09
• Volume: 216,034 shs
• Average Volume: 1.66 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.16 billion
• P/E Ratio: 33.28
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $14.63
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Ecovyst Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ecovyst scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 41st out of 228 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Ecovyst has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.71, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 4 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Ecovyst has a consensus price target of $14.63, representing about 37.5% upside from its current price of $10.64.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Ecovyst has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 20.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Ecovyst are expected to grow by 20.00% in the coming year, from $0.60 to $0.72 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Ecovyst is 33.28, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.41.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ecovyst is 33.28, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 28.74.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Ecovyst has a PEG Ratio of 0.44. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Ecovyst has a P/B Ratio of 2.01. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.89% of the float of Ecovyst has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Ecovyst has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.63.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ecovyst has recently increased by 6.63%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Ecovyst does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Ecovyst does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.64

News Sentiment

Ecovyst has a news sentiment score of 0.64. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.43 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 17 news articles for Ecovyst this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $249,994.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0215% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Ecovyst insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $249,994.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.84% of the stock of Ecovyst is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

86.69% of the stock of Ecovyst is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/05/2026
• Today: 11/10/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Chemicals
• Sub-Industry: Specialty Chemicals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:ECVT
• CIK: 1708035
• Web: www.ecovyst.com
• Phone: (610) 651-4400
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 617
• Year Founded: 1831

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Ecovyst: $14.63
• High Price Target: $16.00
• Low Price Target: $14.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +37.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.71
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.32
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 33.28
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.78
• P/E Growth: 0.44
• Net Income: -$71.13 million
• Net Margins: -7.05%
• Pretax Margin: 6.14%
• Return on Equity: 13.83%
• Return on Assets: 5.80%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.84
• Current Ratio: 1.70
• Quick Ratio: 1.44

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $723.50 million
• Price / Sales: 1.61
• Cash Flow: $1.11 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.56
• Book Value: $5.29 per share
• Price / Book: 2.01

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 109,470,000
• Free Float: 106,616,000
• Market Cap: $1.16 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.08