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As of close of business last night, Ashland Inc’s stock clocked out at $51.59%, Down $-0.86% from its previous closing price of $52.04. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.86 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.88 million shares were traded. ASH stock price reached its highest trading level at $52.535 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $51.155.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of ASH’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 8.61 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 32.75. 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.
On March 26, 2025, JP Morgan Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Neutral and also upped its target price recommendation from $68 to $71.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future 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 2357972480 and an Enterprise Value of 3635970304. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.26 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.25. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.945 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.478.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ASH is 0.50, which has changed by -0.38082093 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17279088 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ASH has reached a high of $90.61, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $45.21. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.50%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -16.26%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that ASH traded 569.11K shares on average per day over the past three months and 833250 shares per day over the past ten 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 94.38% stake in the company. Shares short for ASH as of 1753920000 were 1599606 with a Short Ratio of 2.49, compared to 1751241600 on 1459835. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1599606 and a Short% of Float of 3.53.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.63, ASH has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.63. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03132206The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.63. The current Payout Ratio is 46.75% for ASH, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-30 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.
Earnings Estimates
The market rating of Ashland Inc (ASH) is currently shaped by the ongoing analysis conducted by 9.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.44, with high estimates of $0.59 and low estimates of $0.26.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.8 and $3.45 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.61. EPS for the following year is $4.62, with 10.0 analysts recommending between $5.55 and $3.97.
Revenue Estimates
In the current quarter, 7 analysts expect revenue to total $482.28M. It ranges from a high estimate of $492M to a low estimate of $472M. As of the current estimate, Ashland Inc’s year-ago sales were $522MFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $413.67M. There is a high estimate of $434M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $389M.
A total of 8 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ASH’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.84B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.82B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.83B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.11BBased on 10 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.89B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.94B and the low estimate is $1.83B.
