Ecovyst (NYSE:ECVT) Releases FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Ecovyst (NYSE:ECVT) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.580-0.720 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.640. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.0 billion-$1.1 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $968.7 million.

Ecovyst Trading Down 3.3%

Ecovyst stock traded down $0.38 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $11.07. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 851,355 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,804,818. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $12.49 and a 200-day moving average price of $12.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 2.38 and a quick ratio of 2.13. Ecovyst has a 12 month low of $7.41 and a 12 month high of $15.09. The stock has a market cap of $1.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -20.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 1.10.

Ecovyst (NYSE:ECVT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.21 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.19 by $0.02. Ecovyst had a positive return on equity of 11.58% and a negative net margin of 7.71%.The firm had revenue of $250.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $237.54 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.12 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 24.9% on a year-over-year basis. Ecovyst has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.580-0.720 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Ecovyst will post 0.56 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ECVT has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. BWS Financial restated a “buy” rating and issued a $16.00 target price on shares of Ecovyst in a report on Thursday. Freedom Capital raised shares of Ecovyst to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, June 29th. Citigroup began coverage on shares of Ecovyst in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. They set an “overweight” rating for the company. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Ecovyst in a research note on Monday, June 1st. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Ecovyst from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, April 18th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $13.90.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ecovyst

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its position in Ecovyst by 8.6% during 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. increased its stake 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 worth $428,000 after acquiring an additional 2,874 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its position in Ecovyst by 7.5% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 344,030 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,133,000 after acquiring an additional 23,951 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its position in Ecovyst by 954.1% during the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 141,532 shares of the company’s stock valued at $877,000 after acquiring an additional 128,105 shares during the period. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership bought a new stake in shares of Ecovyst in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $129,000. 86.69% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.