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Ecovyst Inc (NYSE: ECVT) closed the day trading at $5.75 down -1.20% from the previous closing price of $5.82. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.20 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.88 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of ECVT, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 4.62 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.34. 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:
For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.96 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.96.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, ECVT has reached a high of $10.57, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $5.24. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -14.43%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -21.38%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 116.53M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 105.51M. Insiders hold about 10.11% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.48% stake in the company.
