Ecovyst (NYSE:ECVT) Releases FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Key Points

• FY 2026 guidance: Ecovyst guided to EPS of $0.50–$0.65 (consensus $0.59) and revenue of $890M–$970M (consensus $912.6M).
• Recent quarter: The company posted Q1 EPS of $0.11 vs. $0.07 expected and revenue of $215M vs. $191.1M expected, but still reported a negative net margin (-9.27%) despite a positive ROE (9.39%).
• Market and analyst sentiment: Shares traded near $14.11 (down ~1.8%); analysts are mixed with an average "Moderate Buy" and $14 consensus price target, and institutional ownership is high (~86.7%).

Ecovyst (NYSE:ECVT - Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.500-0.650 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 0.590. The company issued revenue guidance of $890.0 million-$970.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $912.6 million.

Ecovyst Trading Down 1.8%

NYSE ECVT opened at $14.11 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $1.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -22.75, a PEG ratio of 2.02 and a beta of 1.12. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $12.63 and a 200-day simple moving average of $10.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 2.42 and a current ratio of 2.64. Ecovyst has a one year low of $6.48 and a one year high of $14.61.

Ecovyst (NYSE:ECVT - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $0.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.07 by $0.04. Ecovyst had a positive return on equity of 9.39% and a negative net margin of 9.27%.The company had revenue of $215.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $191.07 million. Ecovyst has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.500-0.650 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Ecovyst will post 0.49 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. BWS Financial upped their target price on shares of Ecovyst from $12.00 to $16.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Citigroup upped their target price on Ecovyst from $13.00 to $15.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, April 13th. KeyCorp raised their target price on shares of Ecovyst from $11.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Ecovyst from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, April 18th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a "sell (d)" rating on shares of Ecovyst in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $14.00.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ecovyst

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of ECVT. Entropy Technologies LP bought a new position in Ecovyst during the 4th quarter worth approximately $260,000. Creative Planning boosted its stake in Ecovyst by 4.8% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 28,622 shares of the company's stock valued at $251,000 after purchasing an additional 1,311 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its stake in shares of Ecovyst by 122.1% in the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 23,300 shares of the company's stock worth $204,000 after buying an additional 12,807 shares in the last quarter. Brevan Howard Capital Management LP bought a new position in Ecovyst during the second quarter valued at about $191,000. Finally, Prelude Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Ecovyst during the third quarter valued at about $185,000. 86.69% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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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