Ecovyst (ECVT) Competitors

Ecovyst (NYSE:ECVT) and Everi (NYSE:EVRI) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability and dividends.

Which has more volatility & risk, ECVT or EVRI?

Ecovyst has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Everi has a beta of 2.33, indicating that its share price is 133% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ECVT or EVRI more profitable?

Everi has a net margin of 14.17% compared to Ecovyst's net margin of 8.04%. Everi's return on equity of 55.02% beat Ecovyst's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ecovyst	8.04%	11.47%	4.37%
Everi	14.17%	55.02%	7.07%

Does the media prefer ECVT or EVRI?

In the previous week, Ecovyst had 3 more articles in the media than Everi. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Ecovyst and 5 mentions for Everi. Everi's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Ecovyst's score of 0.42 indicating that Everi is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ecovyst	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Everi	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation & earnings, ECVT or EVRI?

Everi has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ecovyst. Everi is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ecovyst, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ecovyst	$820.20 million	1.46	$73.70 million	$0.49	20.39
Everi	$782.52 million	1.60	$120.49 million	$1.21	11.64

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ECVT or EVRI?

Everi received 381 more outperform votes than Ecovyst when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.09% of users gave Everi an outperform vote while only 29.63% of users gave Ecovyst an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ecovyst	Outperform Votes 8 29.63%	Underperform Votes 19 70.37%
Everi	Outperform Votes 389 64.09%	Underperform Votes 218 35.91%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in ECVT or EVRI?

74.1% of Ecovyst shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.5% of Everi shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Ecovyst shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.7% of Everi shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate ECVT or EVRI?

Ecovyst currently has a consensus price target of $13.50, indicating a potential upside of 35.14%. Everi has a consensus price target of $26.20, indicating a potential upside of 86.01%. Given Everi's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Everi is more favorable than Ecovyst.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ecovyst	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Everi	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25

Summary

Everi beats Ecovyst on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.