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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
$50.20
+1.2%
$50.83
$45.21
$98.99
$2.29B0.52548,623 shs463,803 shs
Balchem Co. stock logo
BCPC
Balchem
$160.00
-0.9%
$163.11
$145.70
$186.03
$5.22B0.91140,890 shs128,957 shs
NewMarket Co. stock logo
NEU
NewMarket
$638.34
-1.6%
$618.08
$480.00
$671.16
$6.02B0.4144,518 shs181,322 shs
Stepan stock logo
SCL
Stepan
$54.99
+1.0%
$52.70
$44.23
$94.77
$1.24B1.02124,566 shs66,075 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
0.00%-1.22%-6.16%-13.46%-48.37%
Balchem Co. stock logo
BCPC
Balchem
0.00%-2.82%-4.00%-4.11%+7.19%
NewMarket Co. stock logo
NEU
NewMarket
0.00%+0.51%-0.45%+21.45%+23.77%
Stepan stock logo
SCL
Stepan
0.00%-0.46%-2.97%-6.31%-35.25%
CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
4.4547 of 5 stars
3.23.03.30.61.81.72.5
Balchem Co. stock logo
BCPC
Balchem
4.357 of 5 stars
2.34.03.32.32.51.71.9
NewMarket Co. stock logo
NEU
NewMarket
2.4753 of 5 stars
0.05.02.50.01.33.31.3
Stepan stock logo
SCL
Stepan
3.3019 of 5 stars
0.03.04.21.31.81.72.5
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
2.40
Hold$68.6036.65% Upside
Balchem Co. stock logo
BCPC
Balchem
2.50
Moderate Buy$180.0012.50% Upside
NewMarket Co. stock logo
NEU
NewMarket
0.00
N/AN/AN/A
Stepan stock logo
SCL
Stepan
0.00
N/AN/AN/A

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest SCL, BCPC, NEU, and ASH 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
4/15/2025
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
(Data available from 6/16/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
$1.95B1.18$7.97 per share6.30$58.73 per share0.85
Balchem Co. stock logo
BCPC
Balchem
$964.54M5.41$5.30 per share30.17$35.37 per share4.52
NewMarket Co. stock logo
NEU
NewMarket
$2.79B2.16$70.30 per share9.08$153.45 per share4.16
Stepan stock logo
SCL
Stepan
$2.22B0.56$6.00 per share9.16$52.01 per share1.06
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/A9.491.14-1.12%7.41%3.80%8/5/2025 (Estimated)
Balchem Co. stock logo
BCPC
Balchem
$128.48M$4.1740.7131.074.4113.47%11.37%8.11%7/25/2025 (Estimated)
NewMarket Co. stock logo
NEU
NewMarket
$462.41M$50.2413.24N/A16.59%35.48%14.68%8/4/2025 (Estimated)
Stepan stock logo
SCL
Stepan
$40.20M$2.4624.8811.48N/A2.31%4.21%2.14%7/30/2025 (Estimated)

Latest SCL, BCPC, NEU, and ASH Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
4/30/2025Q2 2025
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
$1.10$0.99-$0.11$0.65$514.79 million$479.00 million
4/29/2025Q1 2025
Stepan stock logo
SCL
Stepan
$0.51$0.84+$0.33$0.86$562.77 million$593.26 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
4/23/2025Q1 2025
NewMarket Co. stock logo
NEU
NewMarket
N/A$13.26N/A$13.26N/A$700.95 million
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
$1.663.31%N/AN/A 16 Years
Balchem Co. stock logo
BCPC
Balchem
$0.870.54%N/A20.86%16 Years
NewMarket Co. stock logo
NEU
NewMarket
$11.001.72%N/A21.89%7 Years
Stepan stock logo
SCL
Stepan
$1.542.80%N/A62.60%57 Years

Latest SCL, BCPC, NEU, and ASH Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
4/24/2025
NewMarket Co. stock logo
NEU
NewMarket
quarterly$2.751.81%6/16/20256/16/20257/1/2025
5/6/2025
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
quarterly$0.41503.45%5/30/20256/1/20256/15/2025
4/29/2025
Stepan stock logo
SCL
Stepan
quarterly$0.38502.96%5/30/20255/30/20256/13/2025
(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
NewMarket Co. stock logo
NEU
NewMarket
0.66
2.75
1.40
Stepan stock logo
SCL
Stepan
0.28
1.21
0.86

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
93.95%
Balchem Co. stock logo
BCPC
Balchem
87.91%
NewMarket Co. stock logo
NEU
NewMarket
61.09%
Stepan stock logo
SCL
Stepan
82.70%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
1.02%
Balchem Co. stock logo
BCPC
Balchem
1.39%
NewMarket Co. stock logo
NEU
NewMarket
19.10%
Stepan stock logo
SCL
Stepan
6.90%
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
NewMarket Co. stock logo
NEU
NewMarket
2,0609.43 million7.58 millionOptionable
Stepan stock logo
SCL
Stepan
2,45022.58 million20.94 millionOptionable

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Ashland stock logo

Ashland NYSE:ASH

$50.20 +0.61 (+1.24%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$49.64 -0.56 (-1.12%)
As of 06:49 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.

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Balchem NASDAQ:BCPC

$160.00 -1.53 (-0.95%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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$160.02 +0.02 (+0.01%)
As of 04:04 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.

NewMarket stock logo

NewMarket NYSE:NEU

$638.34 -10.36 (-1.60%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$639.92 +1.58 (+0.25%)
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NewMarket Corporation, through its subsidiaries, primarily engages in the manufacture and sale of petroleum additives. The company offers lubricant additives for use in various vehicle and industrial applications, including engine oils, transmission fluids, off-road powertrain and hydraulic systems, gear oils, hydraulic oils, turbine oils, and other applications where metal-to-metal moving parts are utilized; engine oil additives designed for passenger cars, motorcycles, on and off-road heavy duty commercial equipment, locomotives, and engines in ocean-going vessels; driveline additives designed for products, such as transmission fluids, axle fluids, and off-road powertrain fluids; and industrial additives designed for products for industrial applications consisting of hydraulic fluids, grease, industrial gear fluids, and industrial specialty applications, such as turbine oils. It also provides fuel additives that are used to enhance the oil refining process and the performance of gasoline, diesel, biofuels, and other fuels to industry, government, original equipment manufacturers, and individual customers. In addition, the company engages in the marketing of antiknock compounds, as well as contracted manufacturing and services activities; and owns and manages a real property in Virginia. It operates in North America, Latin America, Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and India. NewMarket Corporation was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.

Stepan stock logo

Stepan NYSE:SCL

$54.99 +0.57 (+1.05%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$55.00 +0.00 (+0.01%)
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Stepan Company, together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells specialty and intermediate chemicals to other manufacturers for use in various end products worldwide. It operates through three segments: Surfactants, Polymers, and Specialty Products. The Surfactants segment offers surfactants that are used in consumer and industrial cleaning and disinfection products, including detergents for washing clothes, dishes, carpets, and floors and walls, as well as shampoos and body washes; and other applications, such as fabric softeners, germicidal quaternary compounds, disinfectants, and lubricating ingredients. Its surfactants are also used in various applications, including emulsifiers for spreading agricultural products; and industrial applications comprising latex systems, plastics, and composites. The Polymers segment provides polyurethane polyols that are used in the manufacture of rigid foam for thermal insulation in the construction industry, as well as a base raw material for coatings, adhesives, sealants, and elastomers (CASE); polyester resins, including liquid and powdered products, which are used in CASE applications; and phthalic anhydride that is used in unsaturated polyester resins, alkyd resins, and plasticizers for applications in construction materials, as well as components of automotive, boating, and other consumer products. The Specialty Products segment offers flavors, emulsifiers, and solubilizers for use in food, flavoring, nutritional supplement, and pharmaceutical applications. Stepan Company was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Northbrook, Illinois.