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Ashland Inc

ASH

53.320USD

-1.260-2.31%
Close 09/09, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
2.44BMarket Cap
LossP/E TTM

Ashland Inc

53.320

-1.260-2.31%

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-08

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively healthy. Its valuation is considered fairly valued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Buy. Despite a weak stock market performance, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
35 / 72
Overall Ranking
185 / 4730
Industry
Chemicals

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 11 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
63.750
Target Price
+16.10%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Company Highlights

StrengthsRisks
Ashland Inc. is a global additives and specialty ingredients company. The Company serves customers in a wide range of consumer and industrial markets, including architectural coatings, construction, energy, food and beverage, personal care and pharmaceuticals. The Company’s segments include Life Sciences, Personal Care, Specialty Additives, and Intermediates. The Life Sciences segment consists of pharmaceuticals, nutrition, agricultural chemicals, diagnostic films and fine chemicals. The Personal Care segment includes bio functionals, microbial protectants (preservatives), skin care, sun care, oral care, hair care and household solutions. The Specialty Additives segment consists of rheology and performance-enhancing additives serving the architectural coatings, construction, energy, automotive and various industrial markets. The Intermediates segment consists of the production of 1,4 butanediol (BDO) and related derivatives, including n-methyl pyrrolidone.
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 39.70%.
Undervalued
The company’s latest PE is -2.99, at a low 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 42.66M shares, decreasing 10.47% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by The Vanguard
Star Investor The Vanguard holds 4.63M shares of this stock.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-08

The company's current financial score is 7.13, which is higher than the Chemicals industry's average of 6.99. Its financial status is stable, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 479.00M, representing a year-over-year decrease of 16.70%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year decrease of 74.17%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.13
Change
0

Financials

6.72

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

Quality of Earnings

6.84

Operational Efficiency

7.56

Growth Potential

7.68

Shareholder Returns

6.83

Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-08

The company’s current valuation score is 1.20, which is lower than the Chemicals industry's average of 2.55. Its current P/E ratio is -3.09, which is -896.86% below the recent high of 24.65 and 300.23% above the recent low of 6.19.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
2.00
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 35/72
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-08

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 7.82, which is higher than the Chemicals industry's average of 7.30. The average price target for Ashland Inc is 62.00, with a high of 79.00 and a low of 53.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.82
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 12 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
63.333
Target Price
+16.04%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

8
Total
5
Median
7
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Ashland Inc
ASH
12
Huntsman Corp
HUN
17
Chemours Co
CC
10
Ecovyst Inc
ECVT
6
Ingevity Corp
NGVT
4
LSB Industries Inc
LXU
4
1
2

Financial Forecasting

EPS

Revenue

Net Profit

EBIT

No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-08

The company’s current price momentum score is 8.79, which is higher than the Chemicals industry's average of 8.17. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 58.95 and the support level at 52.01, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.20
Change
-0.02

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

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This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(4)
Neutral(2)
Buy(0)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
-0.582
Neutral
RSI(14)
45.772
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
26.924
Sell
ATR(14)
1.332
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
-114.000
Sell
Williams %R
81.617
Oversold
TRIX(12,20)
0.217
Sell
StochRSI(14)
0.000
Sell
Moving Average
Sell(4)
Neutral(0)
Buy(2)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
54.242
Sell
MA10
55.144
Sell
MA20
54.787
Sell
MA50
53.135
Buy
MA100
51.938
Buy
MA200
58.813
Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-08

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 10.00, which is higher than the Chemicals industry's average of 7.92. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 93.33%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 0.92%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 4.63M shares, representing 10.14% of shares outstanding, with 2.67% decrease in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
10.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
4.78M
-2.80%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
4.11M
-5.58%
AQR Capital Management, LLC
899.06K
+226.39%
MFS Investment Management
2.76M
-1.56%
Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.
2.64M
-6.49%
Allspring Global Investments, LLC
2.29M
+33.10%
Omega Advisors, Inc.
Star Investors
1.69M
+16.56%
State Street Global Advisors (US)
1.55M
-0.87%
Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc.
Star Investors
1.68M
+7.39%
1832 Asset Management L.P.
1.23M
+48.69%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-08

The U.S. Dollar Index is currently in a neutral state, which has a neutral effect on the Chemicals export-driven industry. The Dollar Index (DXY) measures the value of the U.S. dollar against a basket of major currencies, including the euro, yen, pound sterling, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona, and Swiss franc. The company’s current risk assessment score is 3.51, which is lower than the Chemicals industry's average of 4.12. The company's beta value is 0.51. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
3.51
Change
0.01
Beta vs S&P 500 index
0.51
VaR
+2.60%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+46.99%
240-Day Volatility
+37.32%
Return
Best Daily Return
60 days
+5.58%
120 days
+11.22%
5 years
+15.91%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-4.03%
120 days
-9.85%
5 years
-9.85%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
+0.17
120 days
-0.13
5 years
-0.07
Risk Assessment
Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+46.99%
3 years
+59.03%
5 years
+59.03%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
-0.83
3 years
-0.27
5 years
-0.10
Skewness
240 days
-0.25
3 years
+0.29
5 years
+0.24
Volatility
Realised Volatility
240 days
+37.32%
5 years
+30.06%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+3.34%
5 years
+3.89%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
-18.60%
240 days
-18.60%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+29.37%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+20.20%
Liquidity
Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+1.19%
120 days
+1.34%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
+5.48%
60 days
+12.19%
120 days
+27.01%

Peer Comparison

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-08
Ashland Inc
Ashland Inc
ASH
6.43 /10
Score
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Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Sherwin-Williams Co
Sherwin-Williams Co
SHW
7.63 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd
AXTA
7.55 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Avient Corp
Avient Corp
AVNT
7.50 /10
Score
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Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Perimeter Solutions Inc
Perimeter Solutions Inc
PRM
7.45 /10
Score
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Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
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Minerals Technologies Inc
Minerals Technologies Inc
MTX
7.43 /10
Score
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