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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
$56.14
-1.6%
$55.87
$46.29
$65.64
$2.57B0.431.01 million shs899,881 shs
Balchem Corporation stock logo
BCPC
Balchem
$159.91
+1.2%
$166.59
$139.17
$183.90
$5.14B0.82171,351 shs284,036 shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
-1.85%-3.17%+2.66%+1.09%+12.52%
Balchem Corporation stock logo
BCPC
Balchem
+1.20%+2.03%-0.91%-8.77%-3.84%
CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
$56.14
-1.6%
$55.87
$46.29
$65.64
$2.57B0.431.01 million shs899,881 shs
Balchem Corporation stock logo
BCPC
Balchem
$159.91
+1.2%
$166.59
$139.17
$183.90
$5.14B0.82171,351 shs284,036 shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
-1.85%-3.17%+2.66%+1.09%+12.52%
Balchem Corporation stock logo
BCPC
Balchem
+1.20%+2.03%-0.91%-8.77%-3.84%
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
2.36
Hold$62.7811.83% Upside
Balchem Corporation stock logo
BCPC
Balchem
3.00
Buy$176.0010.06% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest BCPC and ASH Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
5/5/2026
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
DowngradeHoldStrong Sell
5/4/2026
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
DowngradeSell (D)Sell (D-)
5/4/2026
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
Set Price Target$58.00
5/1/2026
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
Reiterated RatingBuy$60.00
4/30/2026
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
Lower Price TargetOverweight$70.00 ➝ $65.00
4/30/2026
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
Lower Price TargetEqual Weight$60.00 ➝ $50.00
4/20/2026
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
Reiterated RatingSell (D)
3/23/2026
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
Lower Price TargetBuy$70.00 ➝ $56.00
(Data available from 6/6/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
$1.82B1.41$23.79 per share2.36$41.66 per share1.35
Balchem Corporation stock logo
BCPC
Balchem
$1.04B4.95$6.67 per share23.96$38.83 per share4.12
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
-$845M-$15.42N/A13.091.80-39.03%8.06%3.33%7/28/2026 (Estimated)
Balchem Corporation stock logo
BCPC
Balchem
$154.85M$4.8732.8426.653.0814.95%13.38%10.17%7/30/2026 (Estimated)

Latest BCPC and ASH Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
4/30/2026Q1 2026
Balchem Corporation stock logo
BCPC
Balchem
$1.41$1.33-$0.08$1.25$266.50 million$270.71 million
4/28/2026Q2 2026
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
$0.97$0.91-$0.06$0.34$485.61 million$482.00 million
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield5-Year Annualized Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
$1.682.99%+8.32%N/A 16 Years
Balchem Corporation stock logo
BCPC
Balchem
$0.960.60%+10.60%19.71%16 Years

Latest BCPC and ASH Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
5/5/2026
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
quarterly$0.422.9%6/1/20266/1/20266/15/2026
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
0.74
3.06
1.78
Balchem Corporation stock logo
BCPC
Balchem
0.15
2.55
1.59

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
93.95%
Balchem Corporation stock logo
BCPC
Balchem
87.91%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
1.26%
Balchem Corporation stock logo
BCPC
Balchem
1.65%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
2,90045.79 million45.21 millionOptionable
Balchem Corporation stock logo
BCPC
Balchem
1,35232.13 million31.60 millionOptionable

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Ashland stock logo

Ashland NYSE:ASH

$56.14 -0.94 (-1.64%)
Closing price 06/5/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$56.19 +0.05 (+0.10%)
As of 06/5/2026 04:10 PM Eastern
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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.

Balchem stock logo

Balchem NASDAQ:BCPC

$159.91 +1.89 (+1.20%)
Closing price 06/5/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$159.95 +0.04 (+0.03%)
As of 06/5/2026 07:56 PM Eastern
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Balchem Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets specialty performance ingredients and products for the nutritional, food, pharmaceutical, animal health, medical device sterilization, plant nutrition, and industrial markets worldwide. It operates through three segments: Human Nutrition and Health, Animal Nutrition and Health, and Specialty Products. The Human Nutrition & Health segment supplies ingredients in the food and beverage industry. Its products include spray dried and emulsified powders, extrusion and agglomeration, blended lipid systems, liquid flavor delivery systems, juice and dairy bases, chocolate systems, and cereal systems, as well as ice cream bases and variegates. This segment also offers specialty vitamin K2; microencapsulation solutions for various applications; and human grade choline nutrients and mineral amino acid chelated products for nutrition and health applications. The Animal Nutrition & Health segment provides microencapsulated products to enhance health and milk production, and delivering nutrient supplements in ruminant animals; chelation technology, which offers enhanced nutrient absorption for various species of production and companion animals; methylsulfonylmethane; and choline chloride, a nutrient for monogastric animal health. The Specialty Products segment distributes ethylene oxide and ammonia primarily for use in the health care industry; and single use canisters for sterilizing re-usable devices. This segment also markets and sells propylene oxide, a fumigant to aid in the control of insects and microbiological spoilage, as well as to reduce bacterial and mold contamination in shell and processed nut meats, processed spices, cacao beans, cocoa powder, raisins, figs, and prunes; and chelated minerals for high value crops. It sells its products through sales force, independent distributors, and sales agents. The company was incorporated in 1967 and is headquartered in Montvale, New Jersey.