Ingevity Corporation (NGVT) Stock Analysis
Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals
Sell if holding. At $65.79, A.R:R 1.4:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.5); Sector modifier (Basic Materials): -0.1.
Ingevity Corporation makes specialty chemicals and materials across three segments: Performance Materials (activated carbon for automotive emissions control, $606.9M revenue), Performance Chemicals (asphalt pavement and road markings, $400.5M), and Advanced Polymer Technologies... Read more
Sell if holding. At $65.79, A.R:R 1.4:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.5); Sector modifier (Basic Materials): -0.1. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Score 5.6/10, high confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 75d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent Developments — Ingevity Corporation
Latest news
- Earnings Scheduled For May 6, 2026 — benzinga May 6, 2026 neutral
- Ingevity Widens FY2026 Adj EPS Guidance from $4.80-$5.20 to $4.70-$5.20 vs $4.80 Est; Lowers FY2026 Sales Guidance from — benzinga May 6, 2026 negative
- Ingevity Q1 Adj. EPS $1.15 Beats $0.78 Estimate, Sales $258.000M Beat $254.733M Estimate — benzinga May 6, 2026 positive
- PPG Acquires Ozark Materials From Ingevity; All-Cash Transaction Includes Purchase Price Of $65M — benzinga Apr 15, 2026 negative
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2 floor-breakers
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Sell if holding. At $65.79, A.R:R 1.4:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.5); Sector modifier (Basic Materials): -0.1. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Prior stop was $62.29. Score 5.6/10, high confidence.
Take-profit target: $72.67 (+10.5% upside). Prior stop was $62.29. Stop-loss: $62.29.
V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.5); Sector modifier (Basic Materials): -0.1; Leverage penalty (D/E 32.0): -1.5.
Ingevity Corporation trades at a P/E of N/A (forward 11.3). TrendMatrix value score: 8.1/10. Verdict: Sell.
10 analysts cover NGVT with a consensus score of 4.1/5. Average price target: $86.
What does Ingevity Corporation do?Ingevity Corporation makes specialty chemicals and materials across three segments: Performance Materials (activated...
Ingevity Corporation makes specialty chemicals and materials across three segments: Performance Materials (activated carbon for automotive emissions control, $606.9M revenue), Performance Chemicals (asphalt pavement and road markings, $400.5M), and Advanced Polymer Technologies ($160.2M). It sells primarily to automotive OEM supply chains and pavement contractors. The company is executing a Strategic Portfolio Review to divest its APT segment and road markings business, focusing future operations on Performance Materials and Pavement Technologies.