Ecovyst (ECVT) Competitors $8.68 -0.17 (-1.92%) Closing price 07/11/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.68 0.00 (-0.06%) As of 07/11/2025 05:23 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ECVT vs. AVNT, PCT, MEOH, PRM, CC, NGVT, UAN, BAK, TROX, and WLKPShould you be buying Ecovyst stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ecovyst include Avient (AVNT), PureCycle Technologies (PCT), Methanex (MEOH), Perimeter Solutions (PRM), Chemours (CC), Ingevity (NGVT), CVR Partners (UAN), Braskem (BAK), Tronox (TROX), and Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP). These companies are all part of the "chemicals" industry. Ecovyst vs. Its Competitors Avient PureCycle Technologies Methanex Perimeter Solutions Chemours Ingevity CVR Partners Braskem Tronox Westlake Chemical Partners Ecovyst (NYSE:ECVT) and Avient (NYSE:AVNT) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ECVT or AVNT? 86.7% of Ecovyst shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Avient shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Ecovyst shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Avient shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer ECVT or AVNT? In the previous week, Avient had 6 more articles in the media than Ecovyst. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Avient and 0 mentions for Ecovyst. Avient's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Ecovyst's score of 0.00 indicating that Avient is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Ecovyst Neutral Avient Positive Do analysts rate ECVT or AVNT? Ecovyst presently has a consensus price target of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.21%. Avient has a consensus price target of $46.80, indicating a potential upside of 36.92%. Given Avient's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Avient is more favorable than Ecovyst.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ecovyst 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Avient 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71 Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ECVT or AVNT? Avient has higher revenue and earnings than Ecovyst. Ecovyst is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avient, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEcovyst$704.50M1.45-$6.65M-$0.10-86.80Avient$3.24B0.97$169.50M$1.0731.94 Which has more risk & volatility, ECVT or AVNT? Ecovyst has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avient has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is ECVT or AVNT more profitable? Avient has a net margin of 3.09% compared to Ecovyst's net margin of -1.63%. Avient's return on equity of 10.48% beat Ecovyst's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ecovyst-1.63% 7.60% 2.99% Avient 3.09%10.48%4.16% SummaryAvient beats Ecovyst on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ecovyst News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ECVT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ECVT and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ECVT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEcovystCHEM IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.04B$15.98B$3.30B$20.79BDividend YieldN/A1.94%5.14%3.71%P/E Ratio-86.8018.2292.7527.89Price / Sales1.453.1831,218,733,196,606,700.0042.50Price / Cash6.8313.5623.8722.63Price / Book1.443.186.074.57Net Income-$6.65M$421.06M$147.90M$988.81M7 Day Performance3.33%-0.60%2.29%0.20%1 Month Performance8.64%4.95%6.56%3.93%1 Year Performance-6.87%8.89%26.87%10.27% Ecovyst Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ECVTEcovyst2.2577 of 5 stars$8.68-1.9%$10.00+15.2%-6.8%$1.04B$704.50M-86.80880AVNTAvient4.5248 of 5 stars$32.36-1.5%$46.80+44.6%-21.6%$3.01B$3.24B30.249,200News CoverageDividend AnnouncementGap DownPCTPureCycle Technologies1.3864 of 5 stars$13.70flat$12.50-8.8%+168.0%$2.46BN/A-11.71120MEOHMethanex4.6889 of 5 stars$33.10-3.0%$44.88+35.6%-33.4%$2.30B$3.72B11.111,415Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumePRMPerimeter Solutions3.5865 of 5 stars$13.93-0.4%$15.50+11.3%+99.8%$2.07B$560.97M17.63240Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCCChemours4.4536 of 5 stars$11.46-2.2%$17.22+50.3%-43.1%$1.75B$5.78B57.306,000News CoverageAnalyst RevisionNGVTIngevity2.6108 of 5 stars$43.06-0.7%$52.75+22.5%+9.1%$1.58B$1.41B-4.421,600News CoverageUANCVR Partners1.9949 of 5 stars$88.83+0.7%N/A+16.8%$1.51B$525.32M12.46300News CoveragePositive NewsBAKBraskem2.1254 of 5 stars$3.28+2.5%$9.75+197.3%-50.1%$1.28B$14.36B-0.788,382News CoveragePositive NewsTROXTronox4.6788 of 5 stars$5.07-10.1%$7.63+50.4%-65.6%$893.73M$3.07B-5.346,500Analyst ForecastGap DownHigh Trading VolumeWLKPWestlake Chemical Partners2.598 of 5 stars$22.05-0.5%N/A-2.8%$780.89M$1.14B14.80150 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Avient Competitors PureCycle Technologies Competitors Methanex Competitors Perimeter Solutions Competitors Chemours Competitors Ingevity Competitors CVR Partners Competitors Braskem Competitors Tronox Competitors Westlake Chemical Partners Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:ECVT) was last updated on 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners3..2..1.. 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