Ecovyst Inc.

DB:PQGA Stock Report

Market Cap: €847.1m

Ecovyst Valuation

Is PQGA undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

6/6

Valuation Score 6/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of PQGA when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Discounted Cash Flow
Simply Wall St
€21.95
Fair Value
67.7% undervalued intrinsic discount
7
Number of Analysts

Below Fair Value: PQGA (€7.1) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€21.95)

Significantly Below Fair Value: PQGA is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for PQGA?

Key metric: As PQGA is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for PQGA. This is calculated by dividing PQGA's market cap by their current earnings.
What is PQGA's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio16.1x
EarningsUS$53.70m
Market CapUS$873.82m

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does PQGA's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for PQGA vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average19x
ACT AlzChem Group
12.4x12.8%€618.7m
UZU Uzin Utz
10.5x2.1%€250.2m
WCH Wacker Chemie
27.9x35.3%€3.5b
2HRA H&R GmbH KGaA
25.3x52.9%€139.6m
PQGA Ecovyst
16.1x37.3%€873.8m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: PQGA is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.1x) compared to the peer average (19x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does PQGA's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Chemicals Industry?

1 CompanyPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
PQGA 16.1xIndustry Avg. 17.5xNo. of Companies11PE01224364860+
1 CompanyEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: PQGA is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.1x) compared to the European Chemicals industry average (17.7x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is PQGA's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

PQGA PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio16.1x
Fair PE Ratio23.2x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: PQGA is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.2x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst PQGA forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€7.10
€9.78
+37.8%
9.8%€11.57€8.68n/a7
Jan ’26€7.05
€9.78
+38.8%
9.8%€11.57€8.68n/a7
Dec ’25€7.60
€8.96
+18.0%
11.9%€11.07€7.38n/a7
Nov ’25€6.75
€8.96
+32.8%
11.9%€11.07€7.38n/a7
Oct ’25€6.00
€9.16
+52.6%
9.0%€10.76€8.07n/a7
Sep ’25€6.40
€9.16
+43.1%
9.0%€10.76€8.07n/a7
Aug ’25€7.30
€12.05
+65.0%
17.4%€16.68€10.19n/a7
Jul ’25€8.00
€12.90
+61.2%
14.1%€16.75€11.17n/a7
Jun ’25€8.45
€12.90
+52.6%
14.1%€16.75€11.17n/a7
May ’25€8.75
€12.90
+47.4%
14.1%€16.75€11.17n/a7
Apr ’25€10.10
€12.59
+24.6%
15.5%€16.61€10.61n/a7
Mar ’25€8.30
€12.59
+51.7%
15.5%€16.61€10.61n/a7
Feb ’25€8.40
€12.24
+45.7%
18.0%€16.49€9.62n/a7
Jan ’25€8.85
€12.24
+38.3%
18.0%€16.49€9.62€7.057
Dec ’24€8.95
€11.92
+33.2%
17.6%€16.60€9.68€7.607
Nov ’24€8.40
€12.98
+54.5%
13.6%€16.78€11.18€6.757
Oct ’24€9.20
€12.98
+41.1%
13.6%€16.78€11.18€6.007
Sep ’24€9.50
€13.06
+37.5%
13.1%€16.50€11.00€6.406
Aug ’24€11.10
€13.86
+24.9%
9.6%€16.36€12.72€7.306
Jul ’24€10.50
€13.86
+32.0%
9.6%€16.36€12.72€8.006
Jun ’24€9.20
€13.86
+50.7%
9.6%€16.36€12.72€8.456
May ’24€10.10
€14.51
+43.7%
11.5%€16.76€13.04€8.756
Apr ’24€10.00
€14.51
+45.1%
11.5%€16.76€13.04€10.106
Mar ’24€9.45
€13.60
+43.9%
17.8%€16.88€9.38€8.307
Feb ’24€9.60
€12.90
+34.3%
19.4%€16.50€9.16€8.407
Jan ’24€8.20
€13.09
+59.6%
18.8%€16.98€9.43€8.858
Analyst Price Target
Consensus Narrative from 7 Analysts
€9.71
Fair Value
26.8% undervalued intrinsic discount
7
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/08 13:45
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/08 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Ecovyst Inc. is covered by 15 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
John McNultyBMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Laurent FavreBNP Paribas Exane
Hamed KhorsandBWS Financial Inc.