Compare Stocks: ASH, ALB, CBT, and RPM

Comparative Price Performance Over Time

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
ALB Albemarle	$126.51 -4.3%	$128.03	$71.25 ▼ $221.00	$15.60B	1.33	2.00 million shs	3.24 million shs
ASH Ashland	$72.96 -0.3%	$70.59	$46.29 ▼ $78.25	$3.35B	0.39	643,515 shs	398,105 shs
CBT Cabot	$81.47 +0.3%	$86.67	$58.33 ▼ $94.53	$4.19B	0.83	359,808 shs	284,079 shs
RPM RPM International	$105.64 +2.1%	$108.53	$92.92 ▼ $128.51	$13.20B	1.05	1.55 million shs	1.20 million shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
ALB Albemarle	-4.39%	-7.89%	+6.66%	-18.76%	+58.12%
ASH Ashland	-0.42%	-1.68%	+1.89%	+29.97%	+35.00%
CBT Cabot	+0.26%	-2.63%	-3.62%	+0.76%	+1.39%
RPM RPM International	+1.92%	-1.08%	-9.37%	+0.61%	-13.98%

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
ALB Albemarle	$126.51 -4.3%	$128.03	$71.25 ▼ $221.00	$15.60B	1.33	2.00 million shs	3.24 million shs
ASH Ashland	$72.96 -0.3%	$70.59	$46.29 ▼ $78.25	$3.35B	0.39	643,515 shs	398,105 shs
CBT Cabot	$81.47 +0.3%	$86.67	$58.33 ▼ $94.53	$4.19B	0.83	359,808 shs	284,079 shs
RPM RPM International	$105.64 +2.1%	$108.53	$92.92 ▼ $128.51	$13.20B	1.05	1.55 million shs	1.20 million shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
ALB Albemarle	-4.39%	-7.89%	+6.66%	-18.76%	+58.12%
ASH Ashland	-0.42%	-1.68%	+1.89%	+29.97%	+35.00%
CBT Cabot	+0.26%	-2.63%	-3.62%	+0.76%	+1.39%
RPM RPM International	+1.92%	-1.08%	-9.37%	+0.61%	-13.98%

Compare Analyst Forecasts

Company	Consensus Rating Score	Consensus Rating	Consensus Price Target	% Upside from Current Price
ALB Albemarle	2.50	Moderate Buy	$190.04	50.22% Upside
ASH Ashland	2.58	Moderate Buy	$73.90	1.29% Upside
CBT Cabot	2.14	Hold	$89.00	9.24% Upside
RPM RPM International	2.71	Moderate Buy	$126.00	19.27% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest ASH, ALB, CBT, and RPM Analyst Ratings

Date	Company	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target
9/1/2026	ALB Albemarle	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Hold (C-) ➝ Sell (D+)
8/25/2026	ALB Albemarle	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$160.00 ➝ $140.00
8/21/2026	CBT Cabot	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Hold (C)
8/18/2026	ALB Albemarle	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Sell (D+) ➝ Hold (C-)
8/10/2026	ALB Albemarle	Scotiabank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Sector Outperform	$200.00 ➝ $190.00
8/10/2026	ALB Albemarle	Royal Bank Of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Outperform	$166.00 ➝ $157.00
8/10/2026	ALB Albemarle	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Reduce	$161.00
8/7/2026	ALB Albemarle	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Buy	$205.00 ➝ $175.00
8/7/2026	ALB Albemarle	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Buy	$225.00 ➝ $175.00
8/7/2026	ALB Albemarle	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Buy	$245.00 ➝ $225.00
8/7/2026	CBT Cabot	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Underweight	$70.00 ➝ $78.00

(Data available from 9/5/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Compare Sales & Book Value

Company	Annual Revenue	Price/Sales	Cashflow	Price/Cash	Book Value	Price/Book
ALB Albemarle	$5.14B	2.90	$6.08 per share	20.82	$70.32 per share	1.80
ASH Ashland	$1.82B	1.83	$24.16 per share	3.02	$40.83 per share	1.79
CBT Cabot	$3.71B	1.13	$10.43 per share	7.81	$33.59 per share	2.43
RPM RPM International	$7.86B	1.71	$7.44 per share	14.19	$25.96 per share	4.07

Compare Profitability & Earnings

Company	Net Income	EPS	Trailing P/E Ratio	Forward P/E Ratio	P/E Growth	Net Margins	Return on Equity (ROE)	Return on Assets (ROA)	Next Earnings Date
ALB Albemarle	-$510.63M	$0.27	468.57	11.43	0.77	3.09%	10.96%	5.39%	11/4/2026 (Estimated)
ASH Ashland	-$845M	$1.14	64.00	17.25	2.20	2.82%	8.03%	3.31%	11/3/2026 (Estimated)
CBT Cabot	$331M	$3.55	22.95	11.51	10.66	5.23%	20.29%	9.01%	11/2/2026 (Estimated)
RPM RPM International	$661.39M	$5.16	20.47	15.86	2.11	8.41%	22.45%	8.86%	10/7/2026 (Estimated)

Latest ASH, ALB, CBT, and RPM Earnings

Date	Quarter	Company	Consensus Estimate	Reported EPS	Beat/Miss	Gap EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue
8/5/2026	Q2 2026	ALB Albemarle	$3.20	$3.75	+$0.55	$3.52	$1.61 billion	$1.74 billion
8/3/2026	Q3 2026	CBT Cabot	$1.66	$1.67	+$0.01	$0.12	$943.16 million	$982.00 million
7/22/2026	Q4 2026	RPM RPM International	$1.83	$1.89	+$0.06	$1.73	$2.18 billion	$2.23 billion

Compare Dividends

Company	Annual Payout	Dividend Yield	5-Year Annualized Dividend Growth	Payout Ratio	Years of Consecutive Growth
ALB Albemarle	$1.62	1.28%	+1.02%	600.00%	30 Years
ASH Ashland	$1.68	2.30%	+8.32%	147.37%	16 Years
CBT Cabot	$1.89	2.32%	+4.68%	53.24%	14 Years
RPM RPM International	$2.16	2.04%	+7.26%	41.86%	51 Years

Latest ASH, ALB, CBT, and RPM Dividends

Announcement	Company	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
7/21/2026	ALB Albemarle	quarterly	$0.41	1.38%	9/11/2026	9/11/2026	10/1/2026
8/7/2026	ASH Ashland	quarterly	$0.42	2.22%	9/1/2026	9/1/2026	9/15/2026
7/10/2026	CBT Cabot	quarterly	$0.4725	2.26%	8/28/2026	8/28/2026	9/11/2026
7/1/2026	RPM RPM International	quarterly	$0.54	2.11%	7/14/2026	7/14/2026	7/31/2026

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Compare Debt

Company	Debt-to-Equity Ratio	Current Ratio	Quick Ratio
ALB Albemarle	0.22	2.09	1.35
ASH Ashland	0.73	3.05	1.89
CBT Cabot	0.48	1.47	0.97
RPM RPM International	0.64	1.68	1.16

Compare Ownership

Institutional Ownership

Company	Institutional Ownership
ALB Albemarle	92.87%
ASH Ashland	93.95%
CBT Cabot	93.18%
RPM RPM International	80.95%

Insider Ownership

Company	Insider Ownership
ALB Albemarle	0.42%
ASH Ashland	1.26%
CBT Cabot	3.08%
RPM RPM International	1.50%

Compare Miscellaneous Stats

Company	Employees	Shares Outstanding	Free Float	Optionable
ALB Albemarle	7,800	118.00 million	117.51 million	Optionable
ASH Ashland	2,900	45.81 million	45.23 million	Optionable
CBT Cabot	4,100	51.62 million	50.03 million	Optionable
RPM RPM International	17,546	127.58 million	125.67 million	Optionable

ASH, ALB, CBT, and RPM Headlines

Recent News About These Companies

Man Group plc Invests $1.83 Million in RPM International Inc. $RPM

September 2 at 4:47 AM | marketbeat.com

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September 1, 2026 | zacks.com

76,547 Shares in RPM International Inc. $RPM Acquired by The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company

August 30, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Corient Private Wealth LP Acquires New Shares in RPM International Inc. $RPM

August 30, 2026 | marketbeat.com

60,300 Shares in RPM International Inc. $RPM Purchased by Hsbc Holdings PLC

August 29, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Legal & General Group Plc Takes $37.71 Million Position in RPM International Inc. $RPM

August 29, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec Purchases New Holdings in RPM International Inc. $RPM

August 29, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Dearborn Partners LLC Takes Position in RPM International Inc. $RPM

August 28, 2026 | marketbeat.com

RPM International Inc. (NYSE:RPM) Given Average Rating of "Moderate Buy" by Brokerages

August 28, 2026 | americanbankingnews.com

RPM International Inc. (NYSE:RPM) Receives Average Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts

August 28, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Sanctuary Advisors LLC Makes New Investment in RPM International Inc. $RPM

August 27, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Western Wealth Management LLC Takes Position in RPM International Inc. $RPM

August 26, 2026 | marketbeat.com

33,541 Shares in RPM International Inc. $RPM Purchased by OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp

August 26, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. Invests $1.39 Million in RPM International Inc. $RPM

August 26, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Sone Capital Management LLC Takes Position in RPM International Inc. $RPM

August 25, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Korea Investment CORP Takes $5.65 Million Position in RPM International Inc. $RPM

August 25, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Dearborn Partners LLC Invests $9.28 Million in RPM International Inc. $RPM

August 25, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Tribune Investment Group LP Acquires Shares of 53,700 RPM International Inc. $RPM

August 24, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Osmosis Investment Management UK Ltd Invests $4.20 Million in RPM International Inc. $RPM

August 24, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. Makes New Investment in RPM International Inc. $RPM

August 24, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Covington Investment Advisors Inc. Purchases Shares of 72,260 RPM International Inc. $RPM

August 24, 2026 | marketbeat.com

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ASH, ALB, CBT, and RPM Company Descriptions

Albemarle NYSE:ALB

$126.51 -5.65 (-4.28%)

As of 09/4/2026 03:58 PM Eastern

Albemarle Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets engineered specialty chemicals worldwide. It operates through three segments: Energy Storage, Specialties and Ketjen. The Energy Storage segment offers lithium compounds, including lithium carbonate, lithium hydroxide, and lithium chloride; technical services for the handling and use of reactive lithium products; and lithium-containing by-products recycling services. The Specialties segment provides bromine-based specialty chemicals, including elemental bromine, alkyl and inorganic bromides, brominated powdered activated carbon, and other bromine fine chemicals; lithium specialties, such as butyllithium and lithium aluminum hydride; develops and manufactures cesium products for the chemical and pharmaceutical industries; and zirconium, barium, and titanium products for pyrotechnical applications that include airbag initiators. The Ketjen segment offers clean fuels technologies (CFT), which is composed of hydroprocessing catalysts (HPC) together with isomerization and akylation catalysts; fluidized catalytic cracking (FCC) catalysts and additives; and performance catalyst solutions (PCS), which is composed of organometallics and curatives. The company serves the energy storage, petroleum refining, consumer electronics, construction, automotive, lubricants, pharmaceuticals, and crop protection markets. Albemarle Corporation was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Ashland NYSE:ASH

$72.96 -0.24 (-0.33%)

As of 09/4/2026 03:58 PM Eastern

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.

Cabot NYSE:CBT

$81.47 +0.28 (+0.34%)

As of 09/4/2026 03:58 PM Eastern

Cabot Corporation operates as a specialty chemicals and performance materials company. The company operates through two segments, Reinforcement Materials and Performance Chemicals. It offers reinforcing carbons that are used in tires as a rubber reinforcing agent and performance additive, as well as in industrial products, such as hoses, belts, extruded profiles, and molded goods; and engineered elastomer composites solutions. The company also provides specialty carbons for use in inks, coatings, plastics, adhesives, toners, batteries, and displays; conductive additives and fumed alumina used in lead acid and lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles; fumed silica used in adhesives, sealants, cosmetics, batteries, inks, toners, silicone elastomers, coatings, polishing slurries, and pharmaceuticals; and fumed alumina for use in various products, including inkjet media, lighting, coatings, cosmetics, and polishing slurries. In addition, it offers aerogel, a hydrophobic, silica-based particle to use in various thermal insulation and specialty chemical applications; masterbatch and conductive compound products that are used in automotive, industrial, packaging, infrastructure, agriculture, consumer products, and electronics industries; and inkjet colorants for inkjet printing applications. The company sells its products through distributors and sales representatives in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. Cabot Corporation was founded in 1882 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

RPM International NYSE:RPM

$105.64 +2.21 (+2.14%)

As of 09/4/2026 03:58 PM Eastern

RPM International Inc. manufactures and sells specialty chemicals for the industrial, specialty, and consumer markets worldwide. It offers waterproofing, coating, and traditional roofing systems; sealants, air barriers, tapes, and foams; residential home weatherization systems; roofing and building maintenance services; sealing and bonding, subfloor preparation, flooring, and glazing solutions; resin flooring systems, polyurethane, MMA waterproof, epoxy floor paint and coatings, concrete repair, and protection products; fire stopping and intumescent steel coating, and manufacturing industry solutions; rolled asphalt roofing materials and chemical admixtures; concrete and masonry admixtures, concrete fibers, curing and sealing compounds, structural grouts and mortars, epoxy adhesives, injection resins, polyurethane foams, floor hardeners and toppings, joint fillers, industrial and architectural coatings, decorative color/stains/stamps, and restoration materials; insulated building cladding materials; and concrete form wall systems. It also provides polymer flooring systems; fiberglass reinforced plastic gratings and shapes; corrosion-control coating, containment and railcar lining, fire and sound proofing, and heat and cryogenic insulation products; specialty construction products; amine curing agents, reactive diluents, and epoxy resins; fluorescent colorants and pigments; shellac-based-specialty and marine coatings; fire and water damage restoration, carpet cleaning, and disinfecting products; fuel additives; wood treatments, coatings, and touch-up products; and nail enamels, polishes, and coating components. In addition, it offers solutions for the paint contractors and DIYers, concrete restoration and flooring, metallic and faux finish coatings, cleaners, and hobby paints and cements; and caulks, adhesives, insulating foams, and patches, as well as spackling, glazing, and repair products. The company was incorporated in 1947 and is headquartered in Medina, Ohio.

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