SG Americas Securities LLC Acquires 299,278 Shares of Ecovyst Inc. $ECVT

Key Points

• SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its stake in Ecovyst by 938% in Q4, buying an additional 299,278 shares to own 331,184 shares (about 0.29% of the company), valued at roughly $3.22 million.
• Ecovyst has mixed analyst sentiment but a consensus of "Moderate Buy" with an average target of $13.60 (four Buys, one Hold, one Sell), and the stock recently traded around $13.07 near its 52‑week high of $13.31.
• The company beat quarterly estimates with $0.28 EPS and $199.4M revenue (up 33.9% year‑over‑year) and set FY2026 guidance of $0.45–$0.65 EPS, despite a negative net margin and a market cap near $1.44 billion.

SG Americas Securities LLC grew its holdings in Ecovyst Inc. (NYSE:ECVT - Free Report) by 938.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 331,184 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 299,278 shares during the quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC owned approximately 0.29% of Ecovyst worth $3,222,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Rubric Capital Management LP increased its holdings in Ecovyst by 120.9% during the third quarter. Rubric Capital Management LP now owns 10,400,000 shares of the company's stock valued at $91,104,000 after buying an additional 5,692,653 shares during the period. Oaktree Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in Ecovyst during the third quarter worth $25,045,000. Invenomic Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in Ecovyst during the third quarter worth $16,729,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its position in Ecovyst by 221.3% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,590,044 shares of the company's stock valued at $13,086,000 after acquiring an additional 1,095,228 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mangrove Partners IM LLC boosted its position in Ecovyst by 20.6% during the 3rd quarter. Mangrove Partners IM LLC now owns 5,474,057 shares of the company's stock valued at $47,953,000 after acquiring an additional 935,647 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.69% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently commented on ECVT. BWS Financial boosted their price target on Ecovyst from $12.00 to $16.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "sell (d)" rating on shares of Ecovyst in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of Ecovyst from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Ecovyst from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, March 21st. Finally, KeyCorp raised their price target on shares of Ecovyst from $11.00 to $14.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, February 27th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Ecovyst currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $13.60.

Ecovyst Price Performance

Shares of NYSE ECVT opened at $13.07 on Friday. Ecovyst Inc. has a 52 week low of $5.24 and a 52 week high of $13.31. The business's 50 day moving average price is $11.63 and its 200 day moving average price is $9.97. The company has a quick ratio of 2.42, a current ratio of 2.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. The firm has a market cap of $1.44 billion, a P/E ratio of -21.07, a P/E/G ratio of 1.83 and a beta of 1.04.

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

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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