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Ashland (ASH)
NYSE:ASH
ASH Stock Chart & Stats
$48.81
-$1.29(-1.81%)
At close: 4:00 PM EST
$48.81
-$1.29(-1.81%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range$45.21 - $65.65
Previous CloseN/A
Volume49.57K
Average Volume (3M)686.00K
Market Cap
$2.23B
Enterprise Value$3.50B
Total Cash (Recent Filing)$354.00M
Total Debt (Recent Filing)$1.57B
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta1.00
Next Earnings
May 05, 2026EPS Estimate
0.97Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend Yield2.79%
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.26
Shares Outstanding45,762,390
10 Day Avg. Volume552,477
30 Day Avg. Volume685,995
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio<0.01
Price to Book (P/B)1.16
Price to Sales (P/S)1.21
P/FCF Ratio-550.97
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.57
Enterprise Value/Revenue1.94
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit6.76
Enterprise Value/Ebitda-11.33
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$68.43Price Target Upside40.20% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering7
EPS Forecast (FY)3.93
Revenue Forecast (FY)$1.85B
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Activist Investor InvolvementAnalyst notes that potential activist investor involvement could sharpen management focus on execution and value creation, reducing perceived execution risk and supporting a multiple re-rating.
Life Sciences GrowthAnalyst highlights expansion in higher-margin life sciences businesses, particularly injectables and film coatings, as a driver of revenue growth and margin improvement as the commercial pipeline progresses toward new product opportunities.
Portfolio Cleanup And Cost EfficiencyAnalyst observes that portfolio cleanup and cost actions have helped margins hold up and are expected to further improve cost efficiency and execution, supporting earnings recovery and investor confidence.
Bears Say
Demand Weakness In Personal Care And IntermediatesAnalyst points out that softer hair-care demand and weakness in the intermediates business have weighed on sales and profitability, presenting continued headwinds to revenue recovery.
Earnings Shortfall And Cautious OutlookAnalyst warns that an earnings shortfall combined with a narrowed outlook has left near-term expectations more cautious and may limit upside until volumes and profitability show clearer recovery.
Operational Disruptions And Execution RiskAnalyst flags production disruptions at the Calvert City site and weather-related delays as factors that shifted expected volumes and increased execution risk, delaying the pace of expected earnings recovery.
Ashland News
ASH FAQ
What was Ashland’s price range in the past 12 months?
Ashland lowest stock price was $45.21 and its highest was $65.64 in the past 12 months.
What is Ashland’s market cap?
Ashland’s market cap is $2.23B.
When is Ashland’s upcoming earnings report date?
Ashland’s upcoming earnings report date is May 05, 2026 which is in 44 days.
How were Ashland’s earnings last quarter?
Ashland released its earnings results on Feb 02, 2026. The company reported $0.26 earnings per share for the quarter, the consensus estimate of $0.26 by $0.
Is Ashland overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts Ashland’s price is currently Undervalued.
Does Ashland pay dividends?
Ashland pays a Quarterly dividend of $0.415 which represents an annual dividend yield of 2.79%. See more information on Ashland dividends here
What is Ashland’s EPS estimate?
Ashland’s EPS estimate is 0.97.
How many shares outstanding does Ashland have?
Ashland has 45,762,390 shares outstanding.
What happened to Ashland’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Ashland reported an EPS of $0.26 in its last earnings report, expectations of $0.26. Following the earnings report the stock price went down -0.78%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Ashland?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in ASH
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
Smart Score combines eight research factors - such as analyst recommendations, hedge fund trends, and technical indicators - to measure a stock’s outlook. These signals are unified into a single score that reflects bullish or bearish momentum. See detailed methodology
Ashland Stock Smart Score
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Analyst Consensus
Moderate Buy
Average Price Target:
$68.43 (40.20% Upside)
$68.43 (40.20% Upside)
Blogger Sentiment
Bullish
ASH Sentiment 100%
Sector Average ―
Sector Average ―
Hedge Fund Trend
Increased
By 1.0M Shares
Last Quarter.
Last Quarter.
News Sentiment
Neutral
Bullish news 50%
Bearish news 50%
Bearish news 50%
Technicals
SMA
Positive
20 days / 200 days
Momentum
-7.40%
12-Months-Change
Fundamentals
Return on Equity
-33.65%
Trailing 12-Months
Asset Growth
-13.61%
Trailing 12-Months
Company Description
Ashland
Ashland Inc. provides additives and specialty ingredients worldwide. It operates through Life Sciences; Personal Care & Household; Specialty Additives; and Intermediates and Solvents 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. The Personal Care & Household 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. The Intermediates and Solvents 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. Ashland Inc. was founded in 1924 and is based in Wilmington, Delaware.
ASH Company Deck
ASH Earnings Call
Q1 2026
0:00 / 0:00
Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive
The call presents a cautiously optimistic tone: several core strengths (robust cash generation, strong liquidity, Life Sciences growth, margin improvements in key segments, and tangible innovation/Globalize traction) contrast with near-term operational disruptions (Calvert City outage, weather impacts), pockets of weak end-market demand (China coatings, Intermediates), and modest pricing pressure. Management articulated clear cost-savings and transformation levers and maintained full-year adjusted EBITDA guidance while acknowledging that some issues will delay recovery into Q3/Q4. Overall, underlying business progress and financial resilience appear to outweigh the temporary operational and regional demand challenges.View all ASH earnings summariesASH Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
$68.43
▲(40.20% Upside)
Technical Analysis
Ownership Overview
0.51% Insiders
30.86% Mutual Funds
30.92% Other Institutional Investors
14.59% Public Companies and
Individual Investors