In the past week, PCT stock has gone down by -4.73%, with a monthly gain of 46.73% and a quarterly surge of 8.11%. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.71%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 6.30% for PureCycle Technologies Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 13.73% for PCT’s stock, with a 7.32% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in PureCycle Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: PCT) Right Now?
Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.85.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for PCT is 164.20M, and currently, short sellers hold a 30.69% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of PCT on June 04, 2025 was 2.96M shares.
PCT) stock’s latest price update
The stock of PureCycle Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: PCT) has increased by 6.02 when compared to last closing price of 9.30. Despite this, the company has experienced a -4.73% fall in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-05-12 that The average of price targets set by Wall Street analysts indicates a potential upside of 67.4% in PureCycle Technologies (PCT). While the effectiveness of this highly sought-after metric is questionable, the positive trend in earnings estimate revisions might translate into an upside in the stock.
Analysts’ Opinion of PCT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PCT stocks, with TD Cowen repeating the rating for PCT by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for PCT in the upcoming period, according to TD Cowen is $13 based on the research report published on May 08, 2025 of the current year 2025.
TD Cowen, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PCT reach a price target of $15, previously predicting the price at $10. The rating they have provided for PCT stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on November 20th, 2024.
Cantor Fitzgerald gave a rating of “Overweight” to PCT, setting the target price at $14 in the report published on October 18th of the previous year.
PCT Trading at 32.09% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought PCT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -36.71% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at PCT starting from SYLEBRA CAPITAL LLC, who purchase 619,925 shares at the price of $8.06 back on Feb 06 ’25. After this action, SYLEBRA CAPITAL LLC now owns 34,077,574 shares of PureCycle Technologies Inc, valued at $4,996,596 using the latest closing price.
SYLEBRA CAPITAL LLC, the 10% Owner of PureCycle Technologies Inc, purchase 4,264,393 shares at $4.69 during a trade that took place back on Sep 13 ’24, which means that SYLEBRA CAPITAL LLC is holding 33,050,456 shares at $20,000,003 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for PCT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -91.22 for the present operating margin
- -52.39 for the gross margin
The net margin for PureCycle Technologies Inc stands at -123.23. The total capital return value is set at -0.21. Equity return is now at value -67.71, with -25.60 for asset returns.
Based on PureCycle Technologies Inc (PCT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.64 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.35. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.75. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -2.53.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -197.66 million with net debt to EBITDA at -3.72. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1370.48. The receivables turnover for the company is 1.06for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.0. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.55.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, PureCycle Technologies Inc (PCT) has experienced a mixed performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
