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Ashland Inc.

Basic Materials · Chemicals - Specialty

$73.71

Up+$0.36 (+0.49%)

Updated Aug 15, 2026, 3:58 AM

SID Score

6.7/10

Composite research score

Smart Money

58/100

Neutral

Market cap
2.85B
P/E ratio
-4.17
Dividend yield
2.24%
52-week range
$46.30 – $78.25
Volume
346.42K
Avg. volume
787.81K

Price performance

ASH price history

1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

ASH closed at $73.71 after 21 trading sessions, up 7.39% for the selected period.

Last close
$73.71
Period change
+7.39%
Period low
$66.38
Period high
$76.45
Daily close
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ASH OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Aug 14, 2026$73.30$73.8799$72.90$73.71346.42K
Aug 13, 2026$75.07$75.56$73.21$73.35488.58K
Aug 12, 2026$75.03$75.205$73.80$74.72559.53K
Aug 11, 2026$75.50$76.55$74.41$74.58879.02K
Aug 10, 2026$74.98$76.38$73.60$75.401.44M
Aug 7, 2026$72.33$78.25$71.8595$76.451.76M
Aug 6, 2026$73.21$73.24$71.55$72.46747.87K
Aug 5, 2026$72.76$72.79$71.45$71.70431.03K
Aug 4, 2026$71.05$72.50$70.97$72.32539.61K
Aug 3, 2026$72.25$73.93$71.37$71.75581.71K
Jul 31, 2026$72.31$72.97$71.60$72.61544.07K
Jul 30, 2026$74.45$74.89$71.56$72.70723.66K
Jul 29, 2026$73.00$74.99$69.75$72.842.83M
Jul 28, 2026$67.00$72.25$67.00$68.011.27M
Jul 27, 2026$66.56$67.025$65.63$66.38691.48K
Jul 24, 2026$67.10$67.77$66.12$66.40925.69K
Jul 23, 2026$67.50$68.56$66.03$66.56692.88K
Jul 22, 2026$68.76$69.66$68.24$68.41561.18K
Jul 21, 2026$67.94$69.20$66.70$68.51396.61K
Jul 20, 2026$68.80$68.85$67.38$67.70460.09K
Jul 17, 2026$68.17$69.64$67.47$68.64577.05K

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Company profile

Ashland Inc. is a specialty materials company serving markets including pharmaceuticals, personal care, food and beverages, coatings, construction, energy, and electronics. It operates through four segments: Life Sciences, Personal Care, Specialty Additives, and Intermediates. Life Sciences contributes the highest revenue, offering functional additives for pharmaceutical and nutrition applications. Personal Care provides ingredients for skin, hair, oral care, and household products, while Specialty Additives supplies performance-enhancing additives for coatings and. Intermediates produce BDO and related derivatives used in polymers, electronics, agriculture, and pharmaceutical applications. The company generates sales across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and regions.

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Average target
$58.00
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ASH recent ratings
DateFirmRatingTarget
Aug 6, 2026Morgan StanleyEqual-Weight
Jul 31, 2026Wells FargoEqual-Weight
Jul 30, 2026UBSBuy
Jul 30, 2026Evercore ISI GroupIn-Line
Jul 29, 2026MizuhoOutperform
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Yahoo · Aug 7, 2026

Ashland board authorizes quarterly dividend

WILMINGTON, Del., Aug. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The board of directors of Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.42 cents per share on the company's common stock. The dividend will be payable on September 15, 2026, to stockholders of record at the close of business on September 1, 2026. As of July 31, 2026, there were 45,805,711 shares of Ashland common stock outstanding. About Ashland Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) is a global additives and specialty ingredients com

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