PureCycle Technologies, Inc. (PCT) Stock Analysis
Falling Knife setup
Industrials · Pollution & Treatment Controls
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $8.73: Quality below floor (1.7 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.2/10. Specifically: High short interest: 36%; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum.
PureCycle Technologies, Inc. engages in the production of recycled polypropylene (PP) in Thailand. 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... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $8.73: Quality below floor (1.7 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.2/10. Specifically: High short interest: 36%; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 28, MACD bearish. Score 5.2/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/9 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 52d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio and death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-15Recent Developments — PureCycle Technologies, Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS Oxford Industries Posts Mixed Q1 Results, Joins Oracle, Swarmer And Other Big Stocks Moving Lower In Thursday's Pre-Mark — benzinga Jun 11, 2026 neutral
- NEWS PureCycle Shares Slide After Company Prices $250M Notes, $145M Stock Offering — benzinga Jun 11, 2026 negative
- NEWS Market-Moving News for June 11th — benzinga Jun 11, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Why Navan Shares Are Trading Higher By Around 20%; Here Are 20 Stocks Moving Premarket — benzinga Jun 11, 2026 neutral
- NEWS PureCycle Prices $395M Dual Offering Of 4.75% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2032 And 17,661,388 Common Stock At $8.21 Per — benzinga Jun 11, 2026 neutral
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Rating Breakdown
3 floor-breakers·1 ceiling hit
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
Quality below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Volatile — 12.1% daily ATR makes tight stops impractical. Position-size conservatively.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $8.73: Quality below floor (1.7 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.2/10. Specifically: High short interest: 36%; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 28, MACD bearish. Prior stop was $8.10. Score 5.2/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $10.15 (+16.5% upside). Prior stop was $8.10. Stop-loss: $8.10.
Quality below floor (1.7 < 4.0).
PureCycle Technologies, Inc. trades at a P/E of N/A (forward -11.1). TrendMatrix value score: 7.5/10. Verdict: Sell.
10 analysts cover PCT with a consensus score of 3.7/5. Average price target: $12.
What does PureCycle Technologies, Inc. do?PureCycle Technologies, Inc. engages in the production of recycled polypropylene (PP) in Thailand. The company holds a...
PureCycle Technologies, Inc. engages in the production of recycled polypropylene (PP) in Thailand. 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.