PureCycle Technologies, Inc. (PCT)
NASDAQIndustrialsIndustrial - Pollution & Treatment ControlsSnapshot 2026-09-14
$5.85-2.82%
Close 2026-09-14 · 1-day change
NASDAQIndustrialsIndustrial - Pollution & Treatment ControlsSnapshot 2026-09-14
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Environmental & Facilities Services is in steady. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
The reason to own it still holds.
View ThesisManagement screens weak on capital allocation, earnings delivery, margins.
View ManagementThis stock is volatile — it swings about 3% on a typical day and fell roughly 67% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskPCT's commercial ramp and revenue growth must continue to justify its current price. Revenue grew 173% year over year, but the latest quarter missed expectations. It trades at 81× price-to-sales versus a peer median of 3×. This suggests the market expects strong growth, which may not be fully priced in. A specific risk is the 39% probability of missing outlooks in the next quarter. Peer multiples imply a price about 54% above where it trades. Our read remains intact.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-14. PCT is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 5 analysts currently covering PCT (as of Sep 2026).
Based on 3 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for PCT in the last 4 months.
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 1 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-14. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Environmental & Facilities Services — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Advances: Commercial ramp and revenue growth
Lab developments support commercial ramp and revenue growth.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-14. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $5.85
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $5.85.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
TTM earnings are negative. P/E-based methods drop out and the estimate leans on sales- and cash-flow-based methods. A data condition, not a forward call.
