Patti Humble Acquires 24,875 Shares of Ecovyst (NYSE:ECVT) Stock

Ecovyst Inc. (NYSE:ECVT) Director Patti Humble purchased 24,875 shares of Ecovyst stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 10th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $10.05 per share, with a total value of $249,993.75. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 33,974 shares in the company, valued at approximately $341,438.70. The trade was a 273.38% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link.

Ecovyst Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:ECVT traded up $0.07 during trading on Monday, hitting $9.99. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,274,015 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,724,601. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 1.70 and a quick ratio of 1.44. The firm has a market cap of $1.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -18.86, a P/E/G ratio of 0.44 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a 50-day moving average of $11.15 and a 200-day moving average of $12.33. Ecovyst Inc. has a 12 month low of $7.41 and a 12 month high of $15.09.

Ecovyst (NYSE:ECVT) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.19 by $0.02. Ecovyst had a negative net margin of 7.05% and a positive return on equity of 13.83%. The company had revenue of $249.96 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $237.54 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.12 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 24.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Ecovyst has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.580-0.720 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Ecovyst Inc. will post 0.6 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. WINTON GROUP Ltd raised its holdings in Ecovyst by 29.3% during the second quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd now owns 102,300 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,274,000 after acquiring an additional 23,200 shares during the period. Engineers Gate Manager LP purchased a new position in shares of Ecovyst in the second quarter valued at about $547,000. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al bought a new position in shares of Ecovyst in the second quarter worth about $2,794,000. California State Teachers Retirement System boosted its stake in shares of Ecovyst by 1,325.6% in the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 1,524,415 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,979,000 after acquiring an additional 1,417,482 shares during the period. Finally, Compass Financial Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Ecovyst during the second quarter worth about $305,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.69% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. BWS Financial restated a “buy” rating and issued a $16.00 price objective on shares of Ecovyst in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Ecovyst in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and set a $14.00 price target on shares of Ecovyst in a report on Tuesday, September 1st. Freedom Capital upgraded Ecovyst to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, June 29th. Finally, Citigroup initiated coverage on Ecovyst in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. They issued an “overweight” rating on the stock. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $14.62.

About Ecovyst

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.