PCT
Next earnings: Aug 6, 2026 · After close
Signal
Bullish Setup21!
Price
1
Move+21.47%Strong session
Volume
1
Volume3.2× avgSurge — unusual activity
Technical
1
RSIRSI 79Overbought
PRICE
Prev Close
10.20
Open
11.72
Day Range11.57 – 12.90
11.57
12.90
52W Range4.93 – 17.37
4.93
17.37
60% of range
VOLUME & SIZE
Avg Volume
4.8M
FUNDAMENTALS
P/E Ratio
-8.4x
Not profitable
EPS (TTM)
Div Yield
No dividend
Beta
1.58
High vol
Performance
1D
+21.47%
5D
+37.82%
1M
+84.10%
3M
+42.58%
6M
+34.82%
YTD
+44.24%
1Y
+51.10%
Best: 1M (+84.10%)
Quick Read
TrendInsufficient MA data
Momentum
NEUTRAL
rev +590% · -1293% gross margin
Valuation
FAIR
P/E not available
Health
WEAK
CR 1.7 · FCF negative
Lean Bearish
Key MetricsTTM
Market Cap$2.24B
Revenue TTM$10.90M
Net Income TTM-$224.84M
Free Cash Flow-$175.80M
Gross Margin-1293.3%
Net Margin-2062.4%
Operating Margin-1563.4%
Return on Equity-408.1%
Return on Assets-25.4%
Debt / Equity99.53
Current Ratio1.71
EPS TTM$-1.25
Alpha SignalsFull Analysis →
What Moves This Stock

Ironton plant production volumes and utilization rates - monthly production updates showing progress toward nameplate 107M lbs/year capacity

Feedstock procurement announcements and supply chain partnerships securing consistent polypropylene waste streams

Offtake agreement expansions with major CPG brands beyond existing P&G and L'Oréal contracts

Capital raise announcements and liquidity runway given negative cash flow burn rate of $100M+ annually

Macro Sensitivity
Economic Cycle

moderate - Demand for recycled polypropylene resin correlates with consumer packaged goods production volumes and brand owner sustainability spending budgets. Economic downturns could pressure CPG customers to delay recycled content adoption due to cost premiums, though regulatory mandates provide demand floor. Industrial production indices and consumer spending trends signal end-market health. Pre-revenue status currently insulates from cyclical demand fluctuations.

Interest Rates

High sensitivity given capital-intensive business model and significant debt burden (Debt/Equity 10.72x). Rising rates increase financing costs on existing debt and make future capital raises for Augusta facility and additional capacity more expensive. Higher discount rates compress valuation multiples for pre-revenue growth companies. Federal funds rate and high-yield credit spreads directly impact cost of capital for project financing.

Key Risks

Technology commercialization risk - Ironton represents first-of-kind commercial deployment at scale; yield rates, solvent recovery efficiency, and equipment reliability unproven over multi-year operating cycles

Feedstock supply chain immaturity - fragmented polypropylene waste collection infrastructure may constrain ability to source 120M+ lbs/year of qualified feedstock at economic prices

Regulatory dependency - business case relies heavily on recycled content mandates and sustainability regulations; policy reversals or delayed implementation could undermine demand premium

Investor Profile

growth/speculative - Attracts ESG-focused growth investors betting on circular economy mega-trend and cleantech thematic. Appeals to venture-style public market investors comfortable with pre-revenue execution risk and binary outcomes. High volatility and negative cash flow deter value and income investors. Momentum traders active around production milestones and offtake announcements.

Watch on Earnings
Ironton Unit 1 monthly production volumes and utilization rate trending toward 107M lbs/year nameplate capacityCash operating cost per pound of UPRP produced and gross margin realization versus contracted offtake pricingFeedstock procurement costs ($/lb) and supply agreements securing polypropylene waste streamsQuarterly cash burn rate and ending cash balance relative to debt maturities and capex commitments
Health Radar
2 watch4 concern
19/100
Liquidity
1.71Watch
Leverage
99.53Concern
Coverage
-2.6xConcern
ROE
-408.1%Concern
ROIC
-21.0%Concern
Cash
$157MWatch
ANALYST COVERAGE8 analysts
BUY
-27.4%downside to target
Buy
563%
Hold
338%
5 Buy (63%)3 Hold (38%)0 Sell (-1%)
Full report →
Stock Health
Composite Score
4 of 5 signals bullish
9/10
Technicals
RSI RangeRSI 79 — Overbought, caution
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Volume
Volume FlowAccumulation — institutional buying
Fundamentals
Last EarningsBeat estimates
Analyst ConsensusBuy
LiquidityCurrent Ratio 1.71 — healthy liquidity
Upcoming Events
EEarnings ReportMay 16, 2026
Tomorrow
DEx-Dividend DateAug 13, 2026
In 90 days
PDividend PaymentSep 11, 2026
In 119 days
Technicals
Technical SetupBULLISH
Technicals →

Trend

UptrendDeath Cross · 50D trails 200D by 33.9%

+87.4% vs SMA 50 · +23.8% vs SMA 200

Momentum

RSI79.1
Overbought — pullback risk
MACD+1.07
Above zero — bullish momentum · expanding
Market Position
Price Levels
52W High
$17.37+40.2%
Current
$12.39
EMA 200
$9.67-21.9%
EMA 50
$7.73-37.6%
52W Low
$4.93-60.2%
52-Week RangeMid-range
$4.9360th %ile$17.37
Squeeze SetupVolume-based
Elevated Squeeze Setup

Strong accumulation on above-average volume. Buyers are absorbing supply aggressively — any positive catalyst could trigger a rapid covering move.

20-Day Money Flow
Acc days:5
Dist days:1
Edge:+4 acc
Volume Context
Avg Vol (50D)4.4M
Recent Vol (5D)
5.8M+32%

Based on volume distribution analysis. Direct short interest data (short float %, days to cover) is not available in current data sources.

Earnings & Analysts

ANALYST ESTIMATES

Consensus of 5 analysts
Analyst revisions:EPS↓ Revised DownRevenue↓ Revised Down

Analyst consensus estimates · Actuals replace estimates as reported

YearRevenue Est.Rev GthEPS Est.EPS GthRangeAnalysts
FY2025
$12.0M
$10.3M$15.2M
-$1.18
±3%
Moderate4
FY2026(current)
$38.7M
$27.9M$46.8M
+222.1%-$0.95
±22%
High5
FY2027
$116.5M
$102.6M$129.5M
+200.7%-$0.68
±29%
High5
Range confidence:Tight (high)ModerateWide (low)
Earnings HistoryPCT
Last 8Q
-37.8%avg beat
Beat 1 of 8 quartersMissed 7 Estimates falling
-68%
Q3'24
-29%
Q4'24
-21%
Q1'25
-8%
Q2'25
-52%
Q3'25
-76%
Q4'25
-68%
Q1'26
+19%
Q2'26
Beat
Miss
Estimate
Deeper color = bigger beat/miss
* Negative EPS shown at reduced height
Analyst Activity
All ratings →
No recent activity
Cowen & Co.Buy → Hold
Nov 24
DOWNGRADE
Insider Activity
SEC Filings →
5 Buys/0 SellsNet Buying
Sylebra Capital LlcDir
$0
May 12
BUY
Sylebra Capital Llc10 Percent Own…
$561K
Jun 20
BUY
Sylebra Capital Llc10 Percent Own…
$5.0M
Feb 6
BUY
Sylebra Capital Llc10 Percent Own…
$20.0M
Sep 13
BUY
Sylebra Capital Llc10 Percent Own…
$28.8M
Sep 13
BUY
Financials

INSTITUTIONAL OWNERSHIP

1
BlackRock, Inc.
9.7M
2
LONGVIEW ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC
9.7M
3
Abundance Wealth Counselors
8.5M
4
Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC
3.3M
5
Simplify Asset Management Inc.
1.8M
6
PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
1.4M
7
NORTHERN TRUST CORP
1.2M
8
UBS Group AG
1.1M
News & Activity

PCT News

20 articles · 4h ago

About

PureCycle’s ground-breaking, patented recycling process, developed and licensed by Procter & Gamble (“P&G”) and commercialized by PureCycle, separates color, odor and other contaminants from plastic waste feedstock to transform it into Ultra-Pure Recycled Polypropylene (“UPRP”) resin with virgin-like properties. The PureCycle process creates an opportunity to fully close the loop in the creation of recycled polypropylene (“rPP”), which, while being one of the highest volume, most versatile and robust plastics, has an extremely low reclamation rate across the globe. PureCycle holds the possibility to solve for the ongoing problem of recycling the approximately 170 billion pounds of PP produced every year, which has averaged a 5% rate of growth over the last five years. Consumer demand, combined with major multinational sustainability commitments, reinforced by new stringent recycled content restrictions and non-recycled plastic taxes, have led to substantial interest in, and demand for, PureCycle’s UPRP. Today there is virtually no UPRP in the market, and PureCycle is the first company to solely focus on recycling and reintegrating polypropylene upstream into high-value, consumer-facing applications. To date, PureCycle has established strategic partnerships and supply contracts across the plastics value chain including, but not limited to, resin producers, converters, and consumer facing brands. The PureCycle technology is being brought to market by a strong management team with deep expertise and a demonstrated history of bringing disruptive technologies to market. Over the last three years, PureCycle has built a series of strategic partnerships with major multinational corporations and players in the plastics industry and has memorialized demand commitments through long-term contracts and letters of intent for almost four times (4x) the output of its first production facility in Ironton, Ohio. PureCycle has been recognized by the American Chemistry Council for its innovation in plastics recycling and, more recently, was recognized by Time Magazine as one of the Top 100 Inventions of the Year in 2019.

Industry
Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
Brett HaferExecutive Vice President of Manufacturing and Tech
Kelly RossVice President of Human Resources
PeersBasic Materials(7 companies)
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