Ecovyst (NYSE:ECVT) Rating Increased to Strong-Buy at Wall Street Zen

Ecovyst (NYSE:ECVT) was upgraded by equities research analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report issued on Tuesday.

A number of other equities analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Ecovyst in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their price target on shares of Ecovyst from $14.00 to $11.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 28th. BWS Financial lifted their price objective on shares of Ecovyst from $12.00 to $16.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. KeyCorp boosted their price objective on shares of Ecovyst from $11.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, February 27th. Finally, Citigroup upped their target price on shares of Ecovyst from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $13.60.

Ecovyst Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE ECVT opened at $11.23 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 2.42 and a current ratio of 2.64. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $10.95 and a 200 day moving average price of $9.57. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.24 billion, a PE ratio of -18.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.17. Ecovyst has a 52 week low of $5.24 and a 52 week high of $12.33.

Ecovyst (NYSE:ECVT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported $0.28 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $199.43 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $184.85 million. Ecovyst had a positive return on equity of 9.39% and a negative net margin of 9.27%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 33.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.28 EPS. Ecovyst has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.450-0.650 EPS. Analysts predict that Ecovyst will post 0.44 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ecovyst

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Creative Planning increased its stake in Ecovyst by 4.8% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 28,622 shares of the company’s stock valued at $251,000 after acquiring an additional 1,311 shares during the last quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank raised its position in Ecovyst by 4.3% during the third quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 51,292 shares of the company’s stock valued at $449,000 after purchasing an additional 2,124 shares in the last quarter. Arizona State Retirement System lifted its stake in Ecovyst by 6.7% during the third quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 34,740 shares of the company’s stock worth $304,000 after purchasing an additional 2,195 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC lifted its stake in Ecovyst by 45.9% during the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 8,678 shares of the company’s stock worth $76,000 after purchasing an additional 2,732 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Ecovyst by 4.3% in the 1st 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 in the last quarter. 86.69% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.