PureCycle Technologies, Inc. (PCT)Industrials | Pollution & Treatment Controls | Orlando, United States | NasdaqCM
6.77 USD
-0.05
(-0.733%) ⇩
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 6.88 +0.11 (1.600%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:55 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ☆☆☆☆☆ | Long-term: ☆☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 10:29 p.m. EDT
PCT is a high-risk, low-conviction play currently capitulating under a heavy bearish options overlay. While the stock recently recovered from a $5.00 low to test the $7.00 level, the data shows traders are actively betting against a move higher. The significant volume at $10.0 acts as a hard ceiling, and the downside beta of 2.09 combined with negative earnings and a -3.5% predicted directional change suggests that any further upside is likely to be violently contested. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.459862 |
| AutoETS | 0.460789 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.460792 |
| AutoTheta | 0.489915 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 42% |
| H-stat | 19.62 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.088 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.51 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 127.994 |
| Revenue per Share | 0.047 |
| Market Cap | 1,223,510,144 |
| Forward P/E | -9.12 |
| Beta | 2.10 |
| Website | https://www.purecycle.com |
As of April 18, 2026, 10:29 p.m. EDT: Market sentiment is heavily skewed bearish as traders have constructed significant protective put positions across all expirations, particularly large calls at 8.0 and 10.0 alongside equally large OTM put volume in May and April (strikes 10.0, 12.0). The massive volume/option open interest at the 10.0 strike for both calls and puts in April suggests a strong floor and ceiling around the $10 price level, preventing large moves. However, the overwhelming volume of ATM and ITM puts in front of the $7.00 price anchor indicates that the majority of speculation is aimed at containment or betting on a decline to the $5.00 low. The presence of a major strike wall at $10.0 implies strong institutional hedging against upside, while the current price actively testing this level suggests a lack of buy-side aggression.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.21653187 |
| Address1 | 20 North Orange Avenue |
| Address2 | Suite 106 |
| All Time High | 35.75 |
| All Time Low | 2.385 |
| Ask | 6.8 |
| Ask Size | 20 |
| Audit Risk | 9 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 3,785,950 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 4,423,708 |
| Average Volume | 4,423,708 |
| Average Volume10Days | 3,785,950 |
| Beta | 2.099 |
| Bid | 6.74 |
| Bid Size | 21 |
| Board Risk | 7 |
| Book Value | 0.255 |
| City | Orlando |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 6 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 6.77 |
| Current Ratio | 2.261 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 7.1 |
| Day Low | 6.625 |
| Debt To Equity | 127.994 |
| Display Name | PureCycle |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,772,143,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,772,143,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,772,136,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,180,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,180,400 |
| Ebitda | -137,246,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -13.157 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 216.13 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,805,764,992 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.9225 |
| Eps Forward | -0.7425 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -1.21 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NCM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 6.7598 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.010200024 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.001508924 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 21.653187 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 17.37 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -10.6 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.61024755 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 4.93 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 1.8400002 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.37322518 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 4.93 - 17.37 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,594,733,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 141,589,942 |
| Forward Eps | -0.7425 |
| Forward P E | -9.117845 |
| Free Cashflow | -96,209,504 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Full Time Employees | 174 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.0 |
| Gross Profits | -100,958,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.02526 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.73375 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 180,725,284 |
| Industry | Pollution & Treatment Controls |
| Industry Disp | Pollution & Treatment Controls |
| Industry Key | pollution-treatment-controls |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,021-03-18 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | PureCycle Technologies, Inc. engages in the production of recycled polypropylene (PP). The company holds a license for restoring waste PP into ultra-pure recycled PP resin, PureFive, which has various applications, including packaging and labeling for consumer products, textiles, and plastic parts for various industries. Its recycling process separates color, odor, other plastics, and additives through a physical separation process. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Orlando, Florida. |
| Long Name | PureCycle Technologies, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,223,510,144 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_582019472 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -182,564,992 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,223,510,172 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 6 |
| Open | 7.01 |
| Operating Cashflow | -142,740,000 |
| Operating Margins | -16.36883 |
| Overall Risk | 5 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 877 648 3565 |
| Post Market Change | 0.10830021 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 1.5997077 |
| Post Market Price | 6.8783 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,470,154 |
| Previous Close | 6.82 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -7.338753 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 26.54902 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 146.44048 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.968 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.0500002 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.733141 |
| Regular Market Day High | 7.1 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 6.625 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 6.625 - 7.1 |
| Regular Market Open | 7.01 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 6.82 |
| Regular Market Price | 6.77 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,000 |
| Regular Market Volume | 4,214,156 |
| Return On Assets | -0.12083 |
| Return On Equity | -0.68758005 |
| Revenue Per Share | 0.047 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 2 |
| Shares Outstanding | 180,725,284 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.2794 |
| Shares Short | 50,488,166 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 44,418,715 |
| Short Name | PureCycle Technologies, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.40150002 |
| Short Ratio | 9.71 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | FL |
| Symbol | PCT |
| Target High Price | 17.0 |
| Target Low Price | 7.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 11.83333 |
| Target Median Price | 12.0 |
| Total Cash | 170,324,992 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.943 |
| Total Debt | 448,731,008 |
| Total Revenue | 8,355,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -1.21 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 10.67655 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -3.90655 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.36590004 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 4,214,156 |
| Website | https://www.purecycle.com |
| Zip | 32,801 |