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The price of Ashland Inc (NYSE: ASH) closed at $49.37 in the last session, down -0.96% from day before closing price of $49.85. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.96 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.8 million shares were traded. ASH stock price reached its highest trading level at $50.32 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $49.25.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at ASH’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 8.24 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 31.34. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.33 and its Current Ratio is at 2.68. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.79 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.78.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of. The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Morgan Stanley on September 08, 2025, initiated with a Equal-Weight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $60.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 31 ’25 when NOVO GUILLERMO bought 31,294 shares for $64.24 per share. The transaction valued at 2,010,327 led to the insider holds 31,294 shares of the business.
Assis Alessandra Faccin bought 3,150 shares of ASH for $201,600 on Jan 31 ’25. The SVP and GM, Life Sciences now owns 3,150 shares after completing the transaction at $64.00 per share. On Dec 05 ’24, another insider, BONI ERIC N, who serves as the VP, Finance & Prinpl Acctg Off of the company, sold 451 shares for $78.07 each. As a result, the insider received 35,210 and left with 14,182 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ASH now has a Market Capitalization of 2278441984 and an Enterprise Value of 3534503168. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.21 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.19. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.891 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.186.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ASH is 0.48, which has changed by -0.42074388 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16333759 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ASH has reached a high of $88.89, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $45.21. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.55%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -14.11%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, ASH traded on average about 532.89K shares per day over the past 3-months and 620320 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 45.71M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 45.17M. Insiders hold about 1.17% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 96.78% stake in the company. Shares short for ASH as of 1756425600 were 1595222 with a Short Ratio of 2.99, compared to 1753920000 on 1599606. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1595222 and a Short% of Float of 3.52.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for ASH is 1.64, which was 1.63 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.032698095. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.65. The current Payout Ratio is 46.75% for ASH, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-29 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-29. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2017-05-15 when the company split stock in a 511:250 ratio.
