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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
$52.75
+5.3%
$53.35
$45.21
$102.50
$2.41B0.58528,526 shs584,059 shs
Balchem Co. stock logo
BCPC
Balchem
$165.55
+0.6%
$162.25
$145.70
$186.03
$5.40B0.93134,575 shs149,592 shs
Innospec Inc. stock logo
IOSP
Innospec
$90.70
+0.2%
$92.24
$80.32
$133.59
$2.28B1.11151,083 shs241,909 shs
Livent Co. stock logo
LTHM
Livent
$16.51
$16.24
$12.76
$29.17
$2.97B1.7629.53 million shsN/A
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
+5.39%+6.30%+4.62%-18.43%-46.20%
Balchem Co. stock logo
BCPC
Balchem
+1.19%+1.73%+3.00%+3.50%+5.83%
Innospec Inc. stock logo
IOSP
Innospec
+0.25%-1.67%+3.69%-18.73%-30.88%
Livent Co. stock logo
LTHM
Livent
0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
4.4042 of 5 stars
3.23.03.30.61.61.72.5
Balchem Co. stock logo
BCPC
Balchem
3.7263 of 5 stars
1.33.03.32.33.11.71.9
Innospec Inc. stock logo
IOSP
Innospec
3.9885 of 5 stars
0.05.03.30.02.82.51.9
Livent Co. stock logo
LTHM
Livent
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
2.40
Hold$68.6030.05% Upside
Balchem Co. stock logo
BCPC
Balchem
2.50
Moderate Buy$180.008.73% Upside
Innospec Inc. stock logo
IOSP
Innospec
4.00
Strong BuyN/AN/A
Livent Co. stock logo
LTHM
Livent
0.00
N/AN/AN/A

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest BCPC, ASH, IOSP, and LTHM Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
5/6/2025
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Lower Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$71.00 ➝ $67.00
5/1/2025
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
Wells Fargo & Company
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DowngradeOverweight ➝ Equal Weight
5/1/2025
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
UBS Group
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Lower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$85.00 ➝ $74.00
4/28/2025
Balchem Co. stock logo
BCPC
Balchem
HC Wainwright
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Set Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$190.00 ➝ $180.00
4/21/2025
Innospec Inc. stock logo
IOSP
Innospec
Seaport Res Ptn
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UpgradeHold ➝ Strong-Buy
4/15/2025
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
Mizuho
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Set Price Target$60.00
4/9/2025
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
Wells Fargo & Company
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Lower Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$69.00 ➝ $58.00
3/27/2025
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
Wells Fargo & Company
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Lower Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$80.00 ➝ $69.00
3/26/2025
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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UpgradeNeutral ➝ Overweight$68.00 ➝ $71.00
3/5/2025
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
Seaport Res Ptn
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DowngradeStrong-Buy ➝ Hold
2/25/2025
Balchem Co. stock logo
BCPC
Balchem
Sidoti
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UpgradeHold
(Data available from 5/13/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
$1.95B1.24$8.37 per share6.30$58.73 per share0.90
Balchem Co. stock logo
BCPC
Balchem
$964.54M5.60$5.49 per share30.17$35.37 per share4.68
Innospec Inc. stock logo
IOSP
Innospec
$1.85B1.23$6.76 per share13.41$48.72 per share1.86
Livent Co. stock logo
LTHM
Livent
$813.20M3.65$1.73 per share9.55$8.04 per share2.05
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
$169M-$2.40N/A9.971.14-1.12%7.41%3.80%N/A
Balchem Co. stock logo
BCPC
Balchem
$128.48M$4.1742.1232.154.4113.47%11.37%8.11%7/25/2025 (Estimated)
Innospec Inc. stock logo
IOSP
Innospec
$139.10M$1.0863.8713.03N/A1.93%12.27%8.54%N/A
Livent Co. stock logo
LTHM
Livent
$273.50M$1.799.2210.130.5140.77%25.60%18.40%N/A

Latest BCPC, ASH, IOSP, and LTHM Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
5/8/2025Q1 2025
Innospec Inc. stock logo
IOSP
Innospec
$1.40$1.42+$0.02$1.31$466.50 million$440.80 million
4/30/2025Q2 2025
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
$1.10$0.99-$0.11$0.65$514.79 million$479.00 million
4/24/2025Q1 2025
Balchem Co. stock logo
BCPC
Balchem
$1.25$1.22-$0.03$1.13$245.70 million$250.52 million
2/21/2025Q4 2024
Balchem Co. stock logo
BCPC
Balchem
$1.11$1.03-$0.08$1.03$239.96 million$240.00 million
2/18/2025Q4 2024
Innospec Inc. stock logo
IOSP
Innospec
$1.36$1.41+$0.05-$2.80$447.43 million$466.80 million
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
$1.663.15%+10.84%N/A 16 Years
Balchem Co. stock logo
BCPC
Balchem
$0.870.53%+10.78%20.86%16 Years
Innospec Inc. stock logo
IOSP
Innospec
$1.681.85%+9.19%155.56%10 Years
Livent Co. stock logo
LTHM
Livent
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Latest BCPC, ASH, IOSP, and LTHM Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
5/6/2025
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
quarterly$0.41503.45%5/30/20256/1/20256/15/2025
5/1/2025
Innospec Inc. stock logo
IOSP
Innospec
semi-annual$0.841.7%5/20/20255/20/20255/30/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
0.51
2.52
1.27
Balchem Co. stock logo
BCPC
Balchem
0.19
1.99
1.16
Innospec Inc. stock logo
IOSP
Innospec
N/A
2.58
1.73
Livent Co. stock logo
LTHM
Livent
0.14
3.46
1.99

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
93.95%
Balchem Co. stock logo
BCPC
Balchem
87.91%
Innospec Inc. stock logo
IOSP
Innospec
96.64%
Livent Co. stock logo
LTHM
Livent
96.76%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
1.02%
Balchem Co. stock logo
BCPC
Balchem
1.39%
Innospec Inc. stock logo
IOSP
Innospec
1.31%
Livent Co. stock logo
LTHM
Livent
1.17%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
3,90045.70 million46.70 millionOptionable
Balchem Co. stock logo
BCPC
Balchem
1,34032.62 million32.10 millionOptionable
Innospec Inc. stock logo
IOSP
Innospec
2,10025.12 million24.56 millionOptionable
Livent Co. stock logo
LTHM
Livent
1,350179.73 million177.63 millionNot Optionable

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Ashland stock logo

Ashland NYSE:ASH

$52.75 +2.66 (+5.31%)
Closing price 05/12/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$52.78 +0.03 (+0.06%)
As of 04:12 AM 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

$165.55 +1.00 (+0.61%)
Closing price 05/12/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$170.00 +4.45 (+2.69%)
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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.

Innospec stock logo

Innospec NASDAQ:IOSP

$90.70 +0.19 (+0.21%)
Closing price 05/12/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$90.72 +0.02 (+0.02%)
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Innospec Inc. develops, manufactures, blends, markets, and supplies specialty chemicals in the United States, rest of North America, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, and internationally. The company's Fuel Specialties segment offers a range of specialty chemical products that are used as additives in additives in diesel, jet, marine, fuel oil and other fuels. This segment's products are used in the operation of commercial trucking, marine and aviation engines, power station generators, heating oil, and other industrial machinery applications. Its Performance Chemicals segment provides technology-based solutions for its customers' processes or products that focuses on the personal care, home care, agrochemical, construction, mining, and other industrial markets. The company's Oilfield Services segment develops and markets chemical solutions for drilling, completion, fracturing, stimulation, and completion operations; and products for oil and gas production. It sells its products primarily to oil and gas exploration and production companies, oil refineries, fuel manufacturers and users, personal care and home care companies, formulators of agrochemical, and other chemical and industrial companies. The company was formerly known as Octel Corp. and changed its name to Innospec Inc. in January 2006. Innospec Inc. was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado.

Livent stock logo

Livent NYSE:LTHM

Livent Corporation manufactures and sells performance lithium compounds primarily used in lithium-based batteries, specialty polymers, and chemical synthesis applications in North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers lithium compounds for use in applications that have specific performance requirements, including battery-grade lithium hydroxide for use in high performance lithium-ion batteries; and butyllithium, which is used in the production of polymers and pharmaceutical products, as well as a range of specialty lithium compounds, including high purity lithium metal, which is used in non-rechargeable batteries and the production of lightweight materials for aerospace applications. It also provides lithium phosphate, pharmaceutical-grade lithium carbonate, high purity lithium chloride, and specialty organics; and lithium carbonate and lithium chloride for use as feedstock in the process of producing performance lithium compounds. The company was founded in 1940 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.