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Ashland (ASH) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$51.46 +0.42 (+0.82%)
As of 09:37 AM Eastern
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About Ashland Stock (NYSE:ASH)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$51.02
$51.76
50-Day Range
$48.36
$54.47
52-Week Range
$45.21
$98.44
Volume
431,757 shs
Average Volume
562,205 shs
Market Capitalization
$2.35 billion
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
3.23%
Price Target
$68.40
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Ashland Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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94th Percentile Overall Score

ASH MarketRank™: 

Ashland scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 14th out of 188 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Ashland has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.40, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Ashland has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Ashland's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Ashland are expected to grow by 23.89% in the coming year, from $4.27 to $5.29 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Ashland is -21.31, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Ashland is -21.31, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Ashland has a PEG Ratio of 1.44. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Ashland has a P/B Ratio of 0.87. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Ashland's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.23% of the float of Ashland has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Ashland has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Ashland has recently decreased by 3.31%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Ashland pays a meaningful dividend of 3.25%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Ashland has been increasing its dividend for 16 years.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Ashland will have a dividend payout ratio of 31.38% next year. This indicates that Ashland will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Ashland's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.23% of the float of Ashland has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Ashland has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Ashland has recently decreased by 3.31%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    Ashland has a news sentiment score of 0.10. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.55 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 27 news articles for Ashland this week, compared to 19 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    6 people have searched for ASH on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 500% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    3 people have added Ashland to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Ashland insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.02% of the stock of Ashland is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    93.95% of the stock of Ashland is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Ashland's insider trading history.
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ASH Stock News Headlines

Seaport Res Ptn Brokers Lower Earnings Estimates for Ashland
Ashland Confirms William Whitaker as CFO
A new rule goes live in July — and the banks are quietly cashing in
A little-known regulation quietly goes into effect this July. And it's already being exploited by Wall Street and the Big Banks… It gives them the green light to treat a certain tangible asset as equivalent to cold, hard cash. Not stocks. Not real estate. And definitely not the U.S. dollar. We're talking about something they don't want you to notice — because the fewer people who act on this, the better it is for them.
Ashland hears bids on wastewater project
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ASH Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Ashland's stock was trading at $71.46 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, ASH shares have decreased by 28.4% and is now trading at $51.1370.

Ashland Inc. (NYSE:ASH) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 30th. The basic materials company reported $0.99 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.10 by $0.11. The company's quarterly revenue was down 16.7% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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Ashland subsidiaries include these companies: Schülke & Mayr - Personal Care Business, Vornia, Pharmachem Laboratories, Oil Can Henry’s, International Specialty Products, Hercules, Northwest Coatings, and others.

Top institutional shareholders of Ashland include Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. (0.38%), Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC (0.13%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.09%) and Truist Financial Corp (0.06%). Insiders that own company stock include Guillermo Novo, Eric N Boni, J Kevin Willis and Robin E Lampkin.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of ASH stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Ashland investors own include Netflix (NFLX), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Meta Platforms (META), Chevron (CVX), Intel (INTC) and NVIDIA (NVDA).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
4/30/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/15 Dividend
5/30/2025
Record date for 6/15 Dividend
6/01/2025
Dividend Payable
6/15/2025
Today
7/22/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/29/2025
Fiscal Year End
9/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
CHEM - SPECIALTY
Sub-Industry
Specialty Chemicals
Current Symbol
NYSE:ASH
CIK
1674862
Employees
3,200
Year Founded
1924

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$84.00
Low Price Target
$58.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+33.8%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.40
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
($2.40)
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
11.98
P/E Growth
1.44
Net Income
$169 million
Net Margins
-5.74%
Pretax Margin
-11.03%
Return on Equity
7.14%
Return on Assets
3.59%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.52
Current Ratio
2.32
Quick Ratio
1.15

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.11 billion
Price / Sales
1.11
Cash Flow
$10.33 per share
Price / Cash Flow
4.95
Book Value
$58.73 per share
Price / Book
0.87

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
45,700,000
Free Float
45,230,000
Market Cap
$2.34 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.51

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This page (NYSE:ASH) was last updated on 7/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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