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After finishing at $6.37 in the prior trading day, Ecovyst Inc (NYSE: ECVT) closed at $6.30, down -1.10%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.10 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.08 million shares were traded. ECVT stock price reached its highest trading level at $6.4098 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $6.27.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of ECVT by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 5.06 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 9.14. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.14 and its Current Ratio is at 2.64. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.28 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.25.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Citigroup on September 11, 2023, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $12.
On March 23, 2022, BWS Financial started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $18.
On November 29, 2021, Citigroup started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $10.80.Citigroup initiated its Neutral rating on November 29, 2021, with a $10.80 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 07 ’24 when Whittleston Paul bought 7,800 shares for $6.50 per share. The transaction valued at 50,739 led to the insider holds 57,542 shares of the business.
Koscinski Joseph S. bought 4,807 shares of ECVT for $30,090 on Aug 05 ’24. The insider now owns 544,609 shares after completing the transaction at $6.26 per share. On Aug 05 ’24, another insider, Feehan Michael, who serves as the insider of the company, bought 16,000 shares for $6.28 each. As a result, the insider paid 100,542 and bolstered with 364,799 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ECVT now has a Market Capitalization of 747633600 and an Enterprise Value of 1486744832. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.05 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.05. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.11 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.632.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ECVT is 1.02, which has changed by -0.4235294 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10063088 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ECVT has reached a high of $11.35, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $6.02. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -15.33%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -17.20%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 844.56K shares per day over the past 3-months and 969420 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 116.53M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 105.50M. Insiders hold about 10.12% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.20% stake in the company. Shares short for ECVT as of 1741910400 were 3790189 with a Short Ratio of 4.49, compared to 1739491200 on 2715706. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3790189 and a Short% of Float of 3.2800000000000002.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
