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After finishing at $8.72 in the prior trading day, Ecovyst Inc (NYSE: ECVT) closed at $8.88, up 1.83%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.83 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.74 million shares were traded. ECVT stock price reached its highest trading level at $8.895 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $8.685.
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 14.60 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 15.66. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.69 and its Current Ratio is at 2.25. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.29 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.27.
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.
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 1016031872 and an Enterprise Value of 1837804544. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.40 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.47. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.54 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.567.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ECVT is 1.24, which has changed by 0.28882444 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13054323 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ECVT has reached a high of $9.07, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $5.24. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.24%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 16.64%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.63M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1687130 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 114.49M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 111.73M. Insiders hold about 2.35% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 104.29% stake in the company. Shares short for ECVT as of 1753920000 were 4650344 with a Short Ratio of 2.85, compared to 1751241600 on 6188101. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4650344 and a Short% of Float of 4.65.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
Earnings Estimates
The current rating of Ecovyst Inc (ECVT) reflects the combined expertise of 6.0 analysts actively engaged in assessing its market performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.32, with high estimates of $0.37 and low estimates of $0.28.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.71 and $0.6 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.64. EPS for the following year is $0.9, with 6.0 analysts recommending between $1.12 and $0.77.
Revenue Estimates
5 analysts predict $219.31M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $228.91M to a low estimate of $206M. As of the current estimate, Ecovyst Inc’s year-ago sales were $179.2MFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $221.65M. There is a high estimate of $226.85M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $213M.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ECVT’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $818.07M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $782M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $805.45M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $704.5MBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $854.68M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $878M and the low estimate is $827M.
