ASH

Ashland Inc. Common Stock (ASH)

Stock · NYSE · Consumer Discretionary

$71.15as of 10/16/2026

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October 11, 2026

ASH: UBS lowers price target to $80. UBS kept its rating unchanged on Ashland Inc. and reduced its price target to $80. The new target is close to the average analyst consensus of $80.18 and sits near the top of the stock’s 52‑week range. With a trailing P/E of 62 and a dividend yield of 1.94%, the adjustment reflects expectations for future earnings growth.

Active signals

Support level
$56.17
Industry
Specialty Chemicals

What ASH's price did in the 20 trading sessions after each past signal, compared with any 20-session window over the same period.

SignalTimesMedian 20-session returnHigher after 20 sessions
Volume Spike34+1.5%62%
Bollinger Band Breakdown25+1.5%52%
Bollinger Band Breakout18+0.8%61%
200-Day Moving Average TouchActive now18-0.2%44%
Any 20-session window (baseline)-0.8%47%

Computed by MarketWall from daily closing prices since May 18, 2022. Returns are close-to-close and don't include dividends. Past results describe what happened before; they are not a forecast and not investment advice.

About ASH

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; and nutritio…

Sector
Consumer Discretionary
Industry
Specialty Chemicals
Employees
2,900

Fundamentals

1-day range
$70.63$72.48
Market cap
$3.32B
P/E (trailing)
64.14
P/E (forward)
16.84
EPS (trailing)
$1.16
Dividend yield
1.94%
Beta
0.39
Avg. volume
679.3K
Ex-dividend date
September 1, 2026
Dividend pay date
September 15, 2026
52-week range
$47.12$78.25
Next earnings: November 3, 2026 · EPS estimate $1.28After Closeconfirmed

How Ashland Inc. Common Stock Makes Money

Where the revenue actually goes — FY2025 annual results

market-wall.comTotalRevenue$1.82BCost of Revenue$1.27B (70%)SG&A$344.00M (19%)Other$138.00M (8%)R&D$54.00M (3%)Tax$13.00M (1%)ASH

Source: 10-K filed Nov 20, 2025 · via SEC EDGAR / Finnhub

Gross Profit$549.00M(30%)
Operating Income-$775.00M(-42%)

Forecasts

11 analyst ratings

Buy 75%
Hold 25%
Sell 0%
1-year price forecast
High
$90
+26.5%
Median
$80
+12.4%
Low
$70
-1.6%

Ashland Inc. Common Stock Competitors

Chosen by industry and closest market cap.

  • ASH
    Ashland Inc. Common Stock
    $71.15
    ▼ 0.61%
    Market cap $3.32BP/E 64.14
    $47.12$78.25
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    Market cap $83.69MP/E —
    $0.1$1.8
  • YHGJ
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    ▼ 1.83%
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    Market cap $12.77BP/E 17.75
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P/E shows — for peers not currently carrying a live signal of their own.

Insider Activity

Insider Actions →
Acquired
9.9K
Disposed
11.1K
  • MUSA OSAMA M · July 29, 2026 · Option Exercise
    9.8K
  • MUSA OSAMA M · July 29, 2026 · Option Exercise
    1.3K @ $57.96
  • Thomas Peter T · July 27, 2026 · Grant
    978 @ $66.38
  • SPIZZO ALLEN A · July 27, 2026 · Grant
    978 @ $66.38
  • Sanat Chattopadhyay · June 30, 2026 · Grant
    218 @ $65.89
  • Bishop Steven D · June 30, 2026 · Grant
    379 @ $65.89
  • Bertrand Loy · May 15, 2026 · Grant
    1.7K @ $54.5
  • MINICUCCI JAMES P. · May 8, 2026 · Option Exercise
    4.3K @ $55.01
  • MINICUCCI JAMES P. · May 8, 2026 · Tax Withholding
    1.3K @ $55.01

Institutional Ownership

March 31, 2026

Total shares held
46.46M
Total value held
$2.50B
Institutional holders
337
Top holders this quarter
  • Unknown4.29M
  • Unknown2.81M
  • Unknown2.63M
  • Unknown2.50M
  • Unknown2.05M
  • Unknown2.01M
  • Unknown1.91M
  • Unknown1.91M
  • Unknown1.75M
  • Unknown1.74M

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