Ecovyst (NYSE:ECVT) Issues FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Ecovyst (NYSE:ECVT) issued an update on 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.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have commented on the company. Wall Street Zen raised Ecovyst from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, April 18th. Freedom Capital upgraded Ecovyst to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, June 29th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Ecovyst in a report on Monday, June 1st. Finally, Citigroup assumed coverage on Ecovyst in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. They issued an “overweight” rating on the stock. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $13.90.

Ecovyst Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of Ecovyst stock opened at $12.09 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 2.38 and a quick ratio of 2.13. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $12.54 and a 200 day moving average price of $12.50. Ecovyst has a 1 year low of $7.41 and a 1 year high of $15.09. The stock has a market cap of $1.32 billion, a PE ratio of -21.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 1.10.

Ecovyst (NYSE:ECVT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $0.11 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.07 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $214.95 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $191.07 million. Ecovyst had a negative net margin of 7.71% and a positive return on equity of 11.58%. The firm’s revenue was up 50.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.01 earnings per share. Equities research analysts predict that Ecovyst will post 0.56 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Ecovyst

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Rubric Capital Management LP grew its holdings in Ecovyst by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. Rubric Capital Management LP now owns 10,500,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $102,165,000 after acquiring an additional 100,000 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in shares of Ecovyst by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,387,278 shares of the company’s stock worth $62,149,000 after purchasing an additional 130,206 shares during the period. Oaktree Capital Management LP increased its holdings in shares of Ecovyst by 48.8% during the 4th quarter. Oaktree Capital Management LP now owns 4,254,503 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,396,000 after purchasing an additional 1,395,481 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its stake in shares of Ecovyst by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,543,242 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,746,000 after purchasing an additional 17,702 shares during the period. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Ecovyst by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,271,907 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,106,000 after buying an additional 28,528 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.69% of the company’s stock.

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.