PureCycle Technologies is growing revenue at 161% year over year and has improved earnings delivery in the last 2 quarters, but quality metrics are at the floor at 1.7 with cash burning at 891% of revenue, 36% short interest, and a death cross — making this a speculative high-risk, high-growth story that is currently below minimum quality thresholds.
Thesis pillars
- Explosive Revenue Growth Early Stage→Stable
- Quality Floor Cash Burn Barrier→Stable
- Earnings Improvement Recent Quarters↑Improving
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Pillars as of Jul 3, 2026, based on the 10-K filed Feb 26, 2026· older than 90 days
PureCycle Technologies, Inc. (PCT) Stock Analysis
Industrials · Pollution & Treatment Controls
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $2.79: Quality below floor (2.0 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.3/10. Specifically: High short interest: 45%; Elevated put/call ratio: 1.40; Below-average business quality.
We are a Florida-based corporation focused on commercializing a patented dissolution recycling technology for polypropylene that physically separates the polymer from other plastics, colors, odors and impurities (the "Technology"). The Technology was originally developed by P&G... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $2.79: Quality below floor (2.0 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.3/10. Specifically: High short interest: 45%; Elevated put/call ratio: 1.40; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 4.3/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, earnings proximity no date, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: speculative.
Recent developments
updated Nov 4, 2026Recent Developments — PureCycle Technologies, Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS PureCycle Technologies Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript — benzinga Nov 4, 2026 neutral
- NEWS PureCycle Technologies Reports Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results — fiscal.ai Nov 4, 2026
- NEWS PureCycle Technologies Appoints Fernando Musa As Executive Chairman For Term Through December 31, 2027, Beginning Novemb — benzinga Nov 4, 2026 neutral
- NEWS PureCycle Technologies Q3 Sales $2.349M Miss $8.278M Estimate — benzinga Nov 4, 2026 negative
- NEWS PureCycle to Report Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results on November 4, 2026 — fiscal.ai Oct 21, 2026
Latest item Nov 4, 2026 · Generated 2026-11-05T12:04:09Z.
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Rating Breakdown
4 floor-breakers·1 ceiling hit
Priced at a premium — multiples above sector norms. Needs delivery on growth + margins to justify.static
Volatile — 11.6% daily ATR makes tight stops impractical. Position-size conservatively.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
Quality below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $2.79: Quality below floor (2.0 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.3/10. Specifically: High short interest: 45%; Elevated put/call ratio: 1.40; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $2.59. Score 4.3/10, moderate confidence.
Resistance target: $3.96 (+41.9% upside). Prior stop was $2.59. Stop-loss: $2.59.
DATA_ISSUE: analyst_target_implausible (raw $10.60 vs price $2.79 — ratio 3.8×). Rejected, falling back to technical TP.; Quality below floor (2.0 < 4.0).
PureCycle Technologies, Inc. trades at a P/E of N/A (forward -4.0). TrendMatrix value score: 0.0/10. Verdict: Sell.
10 analysts rate PCT, with a consensus score of 3.7/5. 5 analysts publish price targets averaging $11.
What does PureCycle Technologies, Inc. do?We are a Florida-based corporation focused on commercializing a patented dissolution recycling technology for...
We are a Florida-based corporation focused on commercializing a patented dissolution recycling technology for polypropylene that physically separates the polymer from other plastics, colors, odors and impurities (the "Technology"). The Technology was originally developed by P&G and is designed to restore recycled polypropylene waste into like-new resin, called PureFive® resin. Our PureFive® resin has similar properties and applicability for reuse as virgin polypropylene. We have a gl