Ecovyst Inc Hits 5-Day Low Amid Market Weakness
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Source: WSJ
Updated: 05 Dec 25 
Ecovyst Inc. experienced a price decline of 6.29%, hitting a 5-day low as the Nasdaq-100 and S&P 500 showed signs of weakness.
Despite Deutsche Bank maintaining a Buy rating for Ecovyst, the stock faced downward pressure from the broader market context, which saw the Nasdaq-100 down 0.18% and the S&P 500 down 0.01%.
This decline may raise concerns among investors about the stock's short-term performance, even as analysts project a potential upside in the long term.
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Analyst Views on ECVT
Wall Street analysts forecast ECVT stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for ECVT is 11.40 USD with a low forecast of 9.00 USD and a high forecast of 14.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
5 Analyst Rating
4 Buy
1 Hold
0 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 9.060
Low
9.00
Averages
11.40
High
14.00
Current: 9.060
Low
9.00
Averages
11.40
High
14.00
KeyBanc
Overweight
downgrade
$12 -> $11
2025-11-10
Reason
KeyBanc
Price Target
$12 -> $11
2025-11-10
downgrade
Overweight
Reason
KeyBanc lowered the firm's price target on Ecovyst to $11 from $12 on softer earnings forecast, better reflecting current trends and company guidance. The firm keeps an Overweight rating on the shares. KeyBanc notes the company's second half of the year is tracking below expectations, largely due to unplanned outages at refinery customers. KeyBanc takes a glass-half-full approach as EBITDA is in line with prior expectations ex. outages.
Citi
Buy -> Neutral
downgrade
$10
2025-09-15
Reason
Citi
Price Target
$10
2025-09-15
downgrade
Buy -> Neutral
Reason
Citi downgraded Ecovyst to Neutral from Buy with a price target of $10.50, up from $10, saying the firm sees a more "symmetric" risk/reward following the announced divestiture of the AMC segment.
BMO Capital
John McNulty
Outperform
maintain
$10 -> $14
2025-09-12
Reason
BMO Capital
John McNulty
Price Target
$10 -> $14
2025-09-12
maintain
Outperform
Reason
BMO Capital analyst John McNulty raised the firm's price target on Ecovyst to $14 from $10 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. The company's sale of its AM&C business is a positive catalyst for the stock as it removes Ecovyst's more volatile business at a chunky valuation, streamlines the portfolio, affords Ecovyst significant cash to deliver and return cash to shareholders while also demonstrating how undervalued the stock is to public investors, the analyst tells investors in a research note.
BMO Capital
John McNulty
Buy
Maintains
$11 → $9
2025-03-03
Reason
BMO Capital
John McNulty
Price Target
$11 → $9
2025-03-03
Maintains
Buy
Reason
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About ECVT
Ecovyst Inc. is an integrated global provider of advanced materials, specialty catalysts and services. The Company’s Ecoservices segment provides sulfuric acid recycling to the North American refining industry for the production of alkylate and provides virgin sulfuric acid for industrial and mining applications. It also provides chemical waste handling and treatment services, as well as ex-situ catalyst activation services for the refining and petrochemical industry. Its Advanced Materials & Catalysts segment provides finished silica catalysts, catalyst supports and functionalized silicas necessary to produce high performing plastics and to enable sustainable chemistry, through its Advanced Silicas business. This segment also includes Zeolyst Joint Venture, which supplies specialty zeolites used in catalysts that support the production of sustainable fuels, remove nitrogen oxides from diesel engine emissions, and that are broadly applied in refining and petrochemical processes.
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Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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