Ecovyst Inc [NYSE: ECVT] slipped around 1199991.77 points on Tuesday, while shares priced at $1200000.0 at the close of the session, down -7.65%.
Ecovyst Inc stock is now -14.61% down from its year-to-date (YTD) trading value. ECVT Stock saw the intraday high of $7.76 and lowest of $7.385 per share. The company’s 52-week high price is 9.91, which means current price is +45.04% above from all time high which was touched on 06/30/25.
Compared to the average trading volume of 1.20M shares, ECVT reached a trading volume of 7833373 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
What do top market gurus say about Ecovyst Inc [ECVT]?
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for ECVT shares is $9.58 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on ECVT stock is a recommendation set at 1.17. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Citigroup have made an estimate for Ecovyst Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Buy, with their previous recommendation back on September 11, 2023. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, BWS Financial raised their target price to Buy. The new note on the price target was released on March 23, 2022, representing the official price target for Ecovyst Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $10.80, while Citigroup analysts kept a Neutral rating on ECVT stock.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 1.28, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 1.09. Price to Free Cash Flow for ECVT in the course of the last twelve months was 18.66 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 2.24.
How has ECVT stock performed recently?
Ecovyst Inc [ECVT] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -7.65. With this latest performance, ECVT shares gained by 2.01% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -0.91% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -0.52% in the past year of trading.
Ecovyst Inc [ECVT]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Ecovyst Inc [ECVT] shares currently have an operating margin of 12.92% and a Gross Margin at 25.48%. Ecovyst Inc’s Net Margin is presently recorded at -1.64%.
Return on Equity for this stock declined to -0.64%, with Return on Assets sitting at -0.64%.
Earnings analysis for Ecovyst Inc [ECVT]
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for ECVT. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Ecovyst Inc go to 25.35%.
Insider trade positions for Ecovyst Inc [ECVT]
There are presently around $93.21%, or 102.58%% of ECVT stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of ECVT stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 10.67 million shares, which is approximately 9.1307%. HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC, holding 10.1 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$90.59 million in ECVT stocks shares; and HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC, currently with $$86.48 million in ECVT stock with ownership which is approximately 8.246%.
