Insider buying last 90 days
$250Kin 1 open-market purchase
| Filed | Insider | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | Humble Patti A. director | Purchase | $250K |
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
NYSE: ECVT
Ecovyst (ECVT) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Oct 12 close
$9.92−0.13 (−1.3%)
Gekko Brief
AI summaryOct 12 closeThis week's single headline on Ecovyst offers a price-driven technical read flagging neutral near and mid-term signals alongside a long-term positive bias, with a breakdown and elevated downside risk noted. No new results, guidance, deal or regulatory items accompany it this week; the most recent operational update remains the prior quarter's call, when Ecovyst reported adjusted EBITDA of $53 million, up 27% year-over-year, helped by refinery utilization, alkylate economics and sulfuric acid volume growth, alongside the closed Calabrian sulfur dioxide acquisition.
Shares closed at $9.92, down 1.3%, sitting below both the 50-day average of $10.33 and the 200-day average of $11.82, with the 50-day also below the 200-day. The GekkoIndex reads 63.4, placing the stock in the Accumulation zone, up 4.7 over five days. Price sits 13.4% below Gekko Fair Value of $11.45.
Ecovyst next reports earnings on 3 November 2026, 21 days out, falling inside a typical 20-day holding window; the prior release showed an EPS beat with a -9.2% reaction, against an average absolute move of 7.9% across recent quarters. Over the last 90 days there has been 1 open-market insider purchase valued at $249,994. Seasonality shows the next 20 trading days averaging +8.3% over 5 years, rising in 4 of them. Consensus among 5 firms stands at 4 buy, 1 hold, with a target of $15.17.
Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
Ecovyst price vs fair value
Close $9.92200-day averageGekko Fair Value $11.45
Ecovyst quick facts
- Market cap
- $1.09B
- P/E ratio
- 44.4
- Forward P/E
- 13.5
- EPS, TTM
- $0.23
- Revenue, TTM
- $869.3M
- Profit margin
- -7.1%
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 1.06
- Volume
- 829,361 avg 1.27M
- 1-year return
- +19.7%
- Typical daily move
- ±2.4%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±6.4%
- 50-day average
- $10.33
- 200-day average
- $11.82
- Next earnings
- Nov 3
- Shares outstanding
- 109.5M
Ecovyst swing-trade checklist
Ecovyst scores 4 supportive, 0 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 6 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
4 supportive0 mixed2 headwinds
- Trendheadwind
Below 50 and 200-day
Close $9.92 is below the 50-day ($10.33) and 200-day ($11.82) averages, and the 50-day is below the 200-day.
See the chart - GekkoIndexsupportive
63.4, Accumulation
Reading 63.4 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuesupportive
13.4% below
Price is 13.4% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair value - Smart moneysupportive
Leans bullish
Last 90 days: 1 open-market insider purchase.
See smart money - Earnings riskheadwind
Reports in 22 days
Reports on Nov 3, 2026, 22 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitysupportive
+8.3% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +8.3% over 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
See seasonality
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Ecovyst stock chart and price history
Ecovyst closed at $9.92 on Oct 12, 2026, +19.7% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $7.41 to $15.09.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- 0.0%
- 3 months
- −18.6%
- 6 months
- −31.2%
- 1 year
- +19.7%
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About Ecovyst
Ecovyst makes specialized catalysts and offers related services to industrial customers around the world, with a presence in the United States, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and other markets. It is particularly associated with its work in sulfuric acid recycling and catalyst products used in plastics and emissions control.
The business runs through two divisions. One, Ecoservices, recycles sulfuric acid for refinery alkylate production and also supplies fresh sulfuric acid for uses such as mining, water treatment and other industrial processes. The other, Catalyst Technologies, develops customized catalysts and process solutions for manufacturers and licensors making polyethylene and methyl methacrylate, materials found in packaging film, bottles, containers and molded goods. This division also produces zeolite-based catalysts that remove nitrogen oxides from diesel exhaust and strip sulfur dioxide from fuels during refining.
Ecovyst traces its founding to 1831 and is headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania. It previously operated under the name PQ Group Holdings Inc. before renaming to Ecovyst in August 2021. Its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker ECVT.
- Listed
- NYSE
- Sector
- Process industries
- Industry
- Chemicals: specialty
- Website
- ecovyst.com
Ecovyst GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Ecovyst’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 63.4, in the Accumulation zone, up 4.7 points over five sessions.
63.4Accumulation
Up 4.7 points over five sessions, from the Neutral zone.
Reading for Oct 12, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 34 | +1.7% | +2.2% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 266 | +0.3% | +1.5% | ||
| Neutral | 323 | 0.0% | 0.0% | ||
| Distribution | 57 | +0.8% | +3.5% | ||
| Selling | 2 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average ECVT share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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Is Ecovyst stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Ecovyst trades 13.4% below Gekko Fair Value of $11.45, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Ecovyst shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$11.45
Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026
13.4% Undervalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 17.5% below the estimate.
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Ecovyst insider and Congress trading
Insiders filed 1 open-market purchase in Ecovyst worth $250K, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in ECVT were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
Ecovyst has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
- $36.34M
- As a share of market cap
- 3.35%
- Trailing four quarters
- $97.71M
From company filings.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30
1of the funds Gekko tracks holds ECVT.
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Ecovyst earnings: next date and track record
Ecovyst reports on Nov 3, 2026 (22 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Nov 3, 2026
22 days away
- EPS estimate
- $0.21
- Revenue estimate
- $287.5M
7 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±7.9%average move across the report
5 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Aug 5, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Ecovyst reported Q2 2026 adjusted EBITDA of $53 million, up 27% year-over-year, driven by high refinery utilization, favorable alkylate economics, and double-digit virgin sulfuric acid volume growth. The company closed the Calabrian sulfur dioxide acquisition on June 30, its third bolt-on deal, which is accretive from day one. Waggaman (acquired May 2025) contributed to volume growth with successful network optimization delivered.
- Guidance
- Management expects higher regenerated sulfuric acid volumes in H2 2026 with less unplanned customer downtime than 2025. Virgin sulfuric acid volumes expected relatively stable; mining demand remains positive. Elevated sulfur prices pose potential destocking risk in some industrial applications.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | $0.21 est $0.19 | $250.0M est $237.5M | −9.2% |
| May 5, 2026 | $0.11 est $0.07 | $215.0M est $191.1M | +4.0% |
| Feb 26, 2026 | $0.29 est $0.15 | $199.4M est $184.9M | −0.4% |
| Nov 4, 2025 | $0.19 est $0.18 | $204.9M est $204.7M | +2.3% |
| Aug 7, 2025 | $0.12 est $0.11 | $200.1M est $219.1M | +0.8% |
| May 1, 2025 | $0.01 est −$0.03 | $162.2M est $202.9M | +10.5% |
| Feb 27, 2025 | $0.28 est $0.24 | $182.0M est $171.0M | −16.2% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | $0.14 est $0.17 | $179.2M est $192.4M | +19.6% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Ecovyst stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Ecovyst is $15.17, +52.9% from the last close, from 5 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$15.17consensus 12-month target, +52.9% from the last close
Now $9.92Avg $15.17
Low $13High $16
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 5 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | Freedom Capital Markets | $15 | +51.2% |
| Sep 1 | Deutsche Bank | $14 | +41.1% |
| Aug 13 | BMO Capital | $16 | +61.3% |
| Aug 6 | BWS Financial | $16 | +61.3% |
| Aug 6 | BMO Capital | $16 | +61.3% |
+1.5%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
+8.3%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.4%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Ecovyst seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, Ecovyst averaged +8.3% across the last 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +1.2% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +1.3% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +1.7% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +8.3% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +3.0% | 3 of 5 |
For scale, ECVT’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 6.4%.
Ecovyst market cap and key statistics
Ecovyst’s market cap is $1.09B, with a P/E ratio of 44.4 and revenue of $869.3M over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $1.09B
- P/E ratio
- 44.4
- Forward P/E
- 13.5
- EPS, TTM
- $0.23
- Gekko Fair Value
- $11.45
Trading
- Volume
- 829,361
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 1.27M
- 52-week high
- $15.09
- 52-week low
- $7.41
- Shares outstanding
- 109.5M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $869.3M
- Profit margin
- -7.1%
- Return on equity
- 4%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +48.9%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 1.06
- Typical daily move
- ±2.4%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±6.4%
Ecovyst stock news this week
1 headline about Ecovyst from the past week, newest first, each linking to the publisher.
- Price-Driven Insight from (ECVT) for Rule-Based StrategyStock Traders Daily, Oct 11
Ecovyst peers
Ecovyst’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| LINLinde | Neutral | 0.3% below |
| ECLEcolab | Neutral | 9.4% above |
| APDAir Products and Chemicals | Accumulation | 9.5% below |
| DOWDow | Accumulation | 33.5% below |
| LYBLyondellBasell Industries | Accumulation | 10.6% below |
| ALBAlbemarle | Accumulation | 29.6% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Ecovyst stock FAQ
What is Ecovyst’s market cap?
Ecovyst’s market cap is $1.09B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $9.92, with 109.5M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 44.4.
What is the Ecovyst stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Ecovyst is $15.17, +52.9% from the last close. Of the 5 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 4 rate it a buy, 1 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Ecovyst stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Ecovyst is undervalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $9.92 is 13.4% below Gekko Fair Value of $11.45. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Ecovyst report earnings next?
Ecovyst is expected to report on Nov 3, 2026 (22 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.21 per share on revenue of $287.5M. Ecovyst beat the earnings estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports, moving 7.9% on average across the report.
What is Ecovyst’s 52-week high and low?
Ecovyst’s 52-week high is $15.09 and its 52-week low is $7.41; it closed at $9.92 on Oct 12, 2026, +19.7% over the past year.
Is Ecovyst stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 4 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value, smart money and seasonality) and 2 as headwinds (trend and earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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