The stock of PureCycle Technologies Inc (PCT) has seen a -12.32% decrease in the past week, with a -27.03% drop in the past month, and a -35.51% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 7.11%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 7.86% for PCT.. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -11.58% for PCT’s stock, with a -23.35% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in PureCycle Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: PCT) Right Now?
PCT has 36-month beta value of 1.72. Analysts have mixed views 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 164.11M, and currently, short sellers hold a 27.53% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of PCT on April 02, 2025 was 2.30M shares.
PCT) stock’s latest price update
PureCycle Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: PCT) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -1.30 compared to its previous closing price of 6.92. However, the company has seen a fall of -12.32% in its stock price over the last five trading days. accessnewswire.com reported 2025-03-31 that ORLANDO, FL / ACCESS Newswire / March 31, 2025 / PureCycle Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:PCT), a U.S.-based company revolutionizing plastic recycling, today, announced a collaboration with Landbell Group, a global operator of morethan 40 producer responsibility organizations (PROs) and a leading provider of closed-loop recycling solutions. The collaboration will help to prioritize and expand upcycling of polypropylene (PP) waste into high-purity, recycled PP that can be used in high-value and demanding applications across Europe.
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 $15 based on the research report published on November 20, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Cantor Fitzgerald, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PCT reach a price target of $14. The rating they have provided for PCT stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on October 18th, 2024.
TD Cowen gave a rating of “Buy” to PCT, setting the target price at $10 in the report published on August 09th of the previous year.
PCT Trading at -21.84% 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 -56.16% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 7.86%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 7.11%, as shares sank -25.11% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -28.71% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PCT fell by -12.32%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +16.55% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $7.72. In addition, PureCycle Technologies Inc saw -33.37% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
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
The total capital return value is set at -0.16. Equity return is now at value -96.27, with -31.47 for asset returns.
Based on PureCycle Technologies Inc (PCT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.69 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.36. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.22. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -1.94.
The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.59.
Conclusion
To put it simply, PureCycle Technologies Inc (PCT) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. 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.
