Ecovyst (ECVT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ecovyst Inc. (NYSE: ECVT) is a global provider of specialty catalysts and related services used in refining, petrochemical, chemical, renewable-fuels and industrial applications. The company develops and manufactures zeolite-based catalysts, molecular sieves and other advanced materials that help customers improve chemical processes, product performance and emissions control.

Ecovyst also operates a specialty services business that provides sulfuric acid regeneration, spent-acid management, catalyst recovery and related environmental services. These offerings support refineries and chemical manufacturers by helping them manage process materials, recover valuable components and comply with operational and environmental requirements.

The company serves customers across North America, Europe and other international markets through its manufacturing and service network. Ecovyst became a publicly traded company in 2021 following its separation from PQ Corporation. Its businesses are generally organized around advanced materials and catalyst-related services, with applications spanning fuels, chemicals, automotive emissions control, renewable energy and other industrial markets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $9.93 to $10.15
• 50-Day Range: $9.90 to $12.97
• 52-Week Range: $7.41 to $15.09
• Volume: 917,510 shs
• Average Volume: 1.24 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.10 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $14.63
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Ecovyst Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ecovyst scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 31st out of 232 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: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Ecovyst has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 3 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Ecovyst has a consensus price target of $14.63, representing about 45.6% upside from its current price of $10.05.

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 -18.95, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ecovyst is -18.95, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Ecovyst has a PEG Ratio of 0.45. 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 1.90. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.89% 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 4.4.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ecovyst has recently increased by 2.48%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

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: N/A

News Sentiment

Ecovyst has a news sentiment score of 1.60. 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 0.48 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Ecovyst this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for ECVT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

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 0.0227% 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: 8/05/2026
• Today: 9/28/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/03/2026
• 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: +45.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.53)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.74
• P/E Growth: 0.45
• 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: 1.52
• Cash Flow: $1.03 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.73
• Book Value: $5.29 per share
• Price / Book: 1.90

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 109,470,000
• Free Float: 107,454,000
• Market Cap: $1.10 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.07