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The closing price of Ashland Inc (NYSE: ASH) was $59.75 for the day, up 0.05% from the previous closing price of $59.72. In other words, the price has increased by $0.05 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.66 million shares were traded. ASH stock price reached its highest trading level at $59.825 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $58.425.
Ratios:
Our analysis of ASH’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 9.65 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 26.35. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.27 and its Current Ratio is at 2.52. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.55 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.54.
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 the company, JP Morgan on March 26, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Overweight and sets its target price to $71 from $68 previously.
JP Morgan Upgraded its Underweight to Neutral on August 08, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $90 to $89.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. 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 2819178240 and an Enterprise Value of 4016176128. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.38 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.09. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.964 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.064.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ASH is 0.70, which has changed by -0.3853513 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08572841 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ASH has reached a high of $102.50, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $54.86. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.98%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -24.94%.
Shares Statistics:
ASH traded an average of 729.72K shares per day over the past three months and 923700 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 47.18M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 46.63M. Insiders hold about 1.16% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 89.15% stake in the company. Shares short for ASH as of 1741910400 were 1493661 with a Short Ratio of 2.05, compared to 1739491200 on 1445267. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1493661 and a Short% of Float of 3.19.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.6, ASH has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.62. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.026791694The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.51. The current Payout Ratio is 46.75% for ASH, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-02-28 with an ex-dividend date of 1740700800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2017-05-15 when the company split stock in a 511:250 ratio.
