Ecovyst (NYSE:ECVT) Updates FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Ecovyst (NYSE:ECVT) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.500-0.650 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.590. The company issued revenue guidance of $890.0 million-$970.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $912.6 million.

Ecovyst Price Performance

Shares of ECVT traded up $0.52 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $14.64. The company had a trading volume of 391,001 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,833,972. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $12.63 and its 200 day simple moving average is $10.68. Ecovyst has a 1-year low of $6.54 and a 1-year high of $14.85. 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 company has a market capitalization of $1.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -23.63, a P/E/G ratio of 2.02 and a beta of 1.12.

Ecovyst (NYSE:ECVT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $0.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.07 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $215.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $191.07 million. Ecovyst had a negative net margin of 9.27% and a positive return on equity of 9.39%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 50.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.01 EPS. Ecovyst has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.500-0.650 EPS. Analysts expect that Ecovyst will post 0.49 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ECVT has been the subject of a number of research reports. KeyCorp raised their price objective on shares of Ecovyst from $11.00 to $14.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, February 27th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Ecovyst from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, April 18th. Citigroup raised their price objective on shares of Ecovyst from $13.00 to $15.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, April 13th. BWS Financial raised their price objective on shares of Ecovyst from $12.00 to $16.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Ecovyst in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $14.00.

Institutional Trading of Ecovyst

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. EP Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Ecovyst in the 4th quarter valued at $398,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Ecovyst in the 4th quarter valued at $8,712,000. Empowered Funds LLC grew its position in Ecovyst by 23.3% in the 4th quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 521,672 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,076,000 after purchasing an additional 98,448 shares during the period. XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new stake in Ecovyst in the 4th quarter valued at $176,000. Finally, VARCOV Co. acquired a new stake in Ecovyst in the 4th quarter valued at $314,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.