ECVT NYSE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Ecovyst Inc · Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals

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Latest close 12.06 USD
-3.2% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -2.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 60.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -3.2%, after a 1.9% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is volatility with 53/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 53/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 3d.

Setup score 45 out of 100
Latest Close 12.06 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -3.2% latest completed week
4W Return 1.9% short-term follow-through
12W Return -14.7% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 96.2% 50 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.6x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • 1 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through -3.2% Latest completed week; four-week move 1.9%. Indicator stack 53/28 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Options pressure Volatility 53/100 conviction; expected move 10.2%. News sentiment 53/100 50 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 3d Next report is scheduled for 05 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -2.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 60.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -3.2%, after a 1.9% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 0.6x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul
Up week Down week
Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.4812-week average 0.75

12-week confirmation

Trend active10/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure4/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.48Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers11 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 1 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 1.9% over four weeks, -14.7% over 12 weeks, and 42.9% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-3.2%
4W1.9%
12W-14.7%
26W13.7%
52W42.9%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year50
Trend breadth96.2%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-1.13Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-19.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership2.08Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change22.7%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 94% Model confidence 90%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength89/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 12; rank 1 is best.
Value75/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 26; rank 1 is best.
Quality66/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 35; rank 1 is best.
Momentum82/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 19; rank 1 is best.
Growth78/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 23; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework50/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
-
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.7x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
8.2x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
16.7%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
22.0%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
9.2%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
25.3%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
7.5%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
19.3%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
3.9%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
6/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
5.9%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
6.1%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
12.0%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-0.8x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningVolatility

ECVT shows volatility options pressure with a 53/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.06, expected move of 10.2%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction53/100
Expected move10.2%
Put/call volume0.06
Pressure100
Speculation8
Volatility88
Trend agreement0
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Insider activity1 / 1

1 acquisitions and 1 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment53/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 50 relevant articles.

13 positive · 35 neutral · 2 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings3dNext report is scheduled for 05 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move10.2%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-20.1%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.7%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+10.2%Week of 27 Mar.
Worst week-5.2%Week of 22 May.
Latest week-3.2%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains6
Modest gains7
Flat weeks0
Modest losses10
Sharp losses3
Recent vol3.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split28/24Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.8% / -2.8%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape46/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 46/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis62/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 10/12, activity pressure 4/12, relative leadership 12/12.

Activity pressure 0.48; 1 reversal markers Factors77/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 10; Small Cap Core rank 21 SVQF50/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 503.5 of 1013 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Options36/100

ECVT shows volatility options pressure with a 53/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.06, expected move of 10.2%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Volatility · Volatility expansion watch · Expected move 10.2% Sentiment53/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 50 relevant articles.

Vanguard Portfolio Management (ECVT) discloses 6.19M-share Ecovyst Inc stake Insiders1 / 1

1 acquisitions and 1 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings3d

Next report is scheduled for 05 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202612.06 USD-3.2%12.41 USD9.27 USD-1.132.085.4MOff
24 Jul 202612.46 USD-3.3%12.34 USD9.26 USD-1.136.935.6MOn
17 Jul 202612.89 USD8.3%12.25 USD9.26 USD-1.0210.327.4MOn
10 Jul 202611.90 USD0.6%12.14 USD9.25 USD-1.040.717.8MOff
3 Jul 202611.83 USD-3.0%12.05 USD9.25 USD-0.951.697.9MOn
26 Jun 202612.19 USD-4.9%11.95 USD9.25 USD-0.817.3616.1MOn
19 Jun 202612.82 USD-2.1%11.85 USD9.25 USD-0.6710.586.2MOn
12 Jun 202613.09 USD1.9%11.70 USD9.23 USD-0.2514.466.4MOn
5 Jun 202612.85 USD-2.6%11.55 USD9.21 USD0.2513.629.0MOn
29 May 202613.19 USD-4.5%11.40 USD9.20 USD0.7314.278.6MOn
22 May 202613.81 USD-5.2%11.24 USD9.18 USD0.9922.0911.0MOn
15 May 202614.56 USD3.0%11.06 USD9.16 USD1.0730.818.6MOn
8 May 202614.14 USD-1.5%10.85 USD9.14 USD1.0928.429.9MOn
1 May 202614.36 USD3.9%10.64 USD9.12 USD1.1434.576.3MOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.