Ecovyst (NYSE:ECVT) Releases FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Ecovyst (NYSE:ECVT) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.450-0.650 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.580. The company issued revenue guidance of $860.0 million-$940.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $755.6 million.

Ecovyst Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE ECVT traded up $0.28 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $11.60. The stock had a trading volume of 1,308,322 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,259,588. The company has a market cap of $1.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -12.46, a PEG ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.20. Ecovyst has a twelve month low of $5.24 and a twelve month high of $12.33. The business’s fifty day moving average is $10.69 and its two-hundred day moving average is $9.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.39, a current ratio of 2.25 and a quick ratio of 2.07.

Ecovyst (NYSE:ECVT) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported $0.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.07. Ecovyst had a negative net margin of 14.34% and a positive return on equity of 8.93%. The company had revenue of $199.40 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $184.85 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.28 earnings per share. Ecovyst’s quarterly revenue was up 33.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Ecovyst has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.450-0.650 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Ecovyst will post 0.44 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Ecovyst from $10.00 to $12.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. KeyCorp dropped their price objective on Ecovyst from $12.00 to $11.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, November 10th. BWS Financial reissued a “buy” rating and set a $12.00 target price on shares of Ecovyst in a report on Friday, January 2nd. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Ecovyst in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their price objective on shares of Ecovyst from $14.00 to $11.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 28th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $12.00.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Royal Bank of Canada raised its holdings in Ecovyst by 8.6% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 45,069 shares of the company’s stock valued at $279,000 after buying an additional 3,571 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its position in Ecovyst by 4.3% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 69,105 shares of the company’s stock valued at $428,000 after purchasing an additional 2,874 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its stake in shares of Ecovyst by 7.5% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 344,030 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,133,000 after purchasing an additional 23,951 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Ecovyst by 954.1% in the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 141,532 shares of the company’s stock valued at $877,000 after buying an additional 128,105 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership purchased a new stake in shares of Ecovyst during the 2nd quarter valued at about $129,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.69% of the company’s stock.

Ecovyst Company Profile

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.