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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
$87.32
-0.8%
$89.44
$70.82
$102.50
$4.38B0.88422,144 shs2.06 million shs
Dollar General Co. stock logo
DG
Dollar General
$86.01
-0.6%
$108.42
$77.96
$168.07
$18.91B0.443.01 million shs7.96 million shs
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Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
+0.86%+3.32%+2.36%-9.15%+5.57%
Dollar General Co. stock logo
DG
Dollar General
-0.39%+3.98%-28.84%-32.81%-25.18%

MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
4.6512 of 5 stars
4.65 / 5 stars
2.43.04.20.61.71.73.8
Dollar General Co. stock logo
DG
Dollar General
4.9643 of 5 stars
4.96 / 5 stars
4.13.02.52.42.53.32.5

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
2.75
Moderate Buy$103.5018.53% Upside
Dollar General Co. stock logo
DG
Dollar General
2.23
Hold$113.9532.48% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings

Latest DG, ASH, PEL, and AUK Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
9/4/2024
Dollar General Co. stock logo
DG
Dollar General
Daiwa America
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DowngradeModerate Buy ➝ Hold
9/3/2024
Dollar General Co. stock logo
DG
Dollar General
Barclays
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Lower Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$154.00 ➝ $102.00
8/30/2024
Dollar General Co. stock logo
DG
Dollar General
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Lower Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$130.00 ➝ $97.00
8/30/2024
Dollar General Co. stock logo
DG
Dollar General
Bank of America
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Lower Price TargetUnderperform ➝ Underperform$118.00 ➝ $95.00
8/30/2024
Dollar General Co. stock logo
DG
Dollar General
BMO Capital Markets
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Lower Price TargetMarket Perform ➝ Market Perform$130.00 ➝ $90.00
8/30/2024
Dollar General Co. stock logo
DG
Dollar General
UBS Group
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Lower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$155.00 ➝ $108.00
8/30/2024
Dollar General Co. stock logo
DG
Dollar General
The Goldman Sachs Group
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Lower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$169.00 ➝ $122.00
8/30/2024
Dollar General Co. stock logo
DG
Dollar General
Evercore ISI
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Lower Price TargetIn-Line ➝ In-Line$139.00 ➝ $100.00
8/30/2024
Dollar General Co. stock logo
DG
Dollar General
Raymond James
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Lower Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$150.00 ➝ $120.00
8/30/2024
Dollar General Co. stock logo
DG
Dollar General
Loop Capital
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Lower Price TargetHold ➝ Hold$130.00 ➝ $90.00
8/15/2024
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
UBS Group
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Lower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$116.00 ➝ $107.00
(Data available from 9/20/2021 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
$2.11B2.08$9.43 per share9.26$60.44 per share1.44
Dollar General Co. stock logo
DG
Dollar General
$39.68B0.48$12.20 per share7.05$33.01 per share2.61

Profitability & Earnings

CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
$178M$3.7723.1616.261.047.01%5.98%3.12%11/13/2024 (Estimated)
Dollar General Co. stock logo
DG
Dollar General
$1.66B$6.8712.5213.152.363.57%20.62%4.56%12/5/2024 (Estimated)

Latest DG, ASH, PEL, and AUK Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
8/29/2024Q2 24
Dollar General Co. stock logo
DG
Dollar General
$1.79$1.70-$0.09$1.70$10.37 billion$10.21 billion    
8/6/2024Q3 24
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
$1.45$1.49+$0.04$2.86$577.08 million$544.00 million    

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
$1.621.86%+10.64%42.97%15 Years
Dollar General Co. stock logo
DG
Dollar General
$2.362.74%+8.13%34.35%N/A

Latest DG, ASH, PEL, and AUK Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
8/28/2024
Dollar General Co. stock logo
DG
Dollar General
quarterly$0.591.91%10/8/202410/8/202410/22/2024
8/9/2024
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
Quarterly$0.40501.95%8/30/20249/1/20249/15/2024
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Debt

CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
0.45
2.98
1.84
Dollar General Co. stock logo
DG
Dollar General
0.86
1.22
0.24

Ownership

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
93.95%
Dollar General Co. stock logo
DG
Dollar General
91.77%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
0.69%
Dollar General Co. stock logo
DG
Dollar General
0.49%

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
3,80050.13 million49.78 millionOptionable
Dollar General Co. stock logo
DG
Dollar General
185,800219.90 million218.82 millionOptionable

DG, ASH, PEL, and AUK Headlines

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Company Descriptions

Ashland logo

Ashland

NYSE:ASH
Ashland Inc. provides additives and specialty ingredients in the North and Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and internationally. It operates through Life Sciences, Personal Care, Specialty Additives, and Intermediates segments. The Life Sciences segment offers pharmaceutical solutions, including controlled release polymers, disintegrants, tablet coatings, thickeners, solubilizers, and tablet binders; nutrition solutions, such as thickeners, stabilizers, emulsifiers, and additives; and nutraceutical solutions comprising products for weight management, joint comfort, stomach and intestinal health, sports nutrition, and general wellness, as well as custom formulation, toll processing, and particle engineering solutions. Its Personal Care segment provides a range of nature-based, biodegradable, and performance ingredients; solutions for toothpastes, mouth washes and rinses, denture cleaning, and care for teeth; and household supplies nature-derived rheology ingredients, biodegradable surface wetting agents, performance encapsulates, and specialty polymers. The Specialty Additives segment offers rheology modifiers, foam control agents, surfactants and wetting agents, pH neutralizers, advanced ceramics used in catalytic converters, environmental filters, ingredients for the manufacturing of ceramic capacitors, plasma display panels and solar cells, ingredients for textile printing, thermoplastic metals, and alloys for welding. Its Intermediates segment produces 1,4 butanediol and related derivatives, including n-methylpyrrolidone. It offers its products to customers in a range of consumer and industrial markets, such as architectural coatings, construction, energy, food and beverage, nutraceuticals, personal care, and pharmaceutical. The company was formerly known as Ashland Global Holdings Inc. and changed its name to Ashland Inc. in August 2022. Ashland Inc. was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware.
Dollar General logo

Dollar General

NYSE:DG
Dollar General Corporation, a discount retailer, provides various merchandise products in the southern, southwestern, midwestern, and eastern United States. It offers consumable products, including paper and cleaning products, such as paper towels, bath tissues, paper dinnerware, trash and storage bags, disinfectants, and laundry products; packaged food comprising cereals, pasta, canned soups, fruits and vegetables, condiments, spices, sugar, and flour; and perishables that include milk, eggs, bread, refrigerated and frozen food, beer, and wine. The company's consumable products also comprise snacks, such as candies, cookies, crackers, salty snacks, and carbonated beverages; health and beauty products, including over-the-counter medicines and personal care products, such as soaps, body washes, shampoos, cosmetics, and dental hygiene and foot care products; pet supplies and pet food; and tobacco products. In addition, it offers seasonal products comprising holiday items, toys, batteries, small electronics, greeting cards, stationery, prepaid phones and accessories, gardening supplies, hardware, and automotive and home office supplies; and home products that include kitchen supplies, cookware, small appliances, light bulbs, storage containers, frames, candles, craft supplies and kitchen, and bed and bath soft goods. Further, the company provides apparel, which comprise basic items for infants, toddlers, girls, boys, women, and men, as well as socks, underwear, disposable diapers, shoes, and accessories. The company was formerly known as J.L. Turner & Son, Inc. and changed its name to Dollar General Corporation in 1968. Dollar General Corporation was founded in 1939 and is based in Goodlettsville, Tennessee.