Ashland Inc [ASH] stock is trading at $52.54, up 1.45%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The ASH shares have gain 7.20% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 4.98%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Ashland Inc [NYSE: ASH] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on September 08, 2025, when Morgan Stanley initiated its Equal-Weight rating and assigned the stock a price target of $60. Previously, Wells Fargo downgraded its rating to Equal Weight on May 01, 2025. On March 26, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Overweight and revised its price target to $71 on the stock. Seaport Research Partners downgraded its rating to a Neutral. JP Morgan upgraded its rating to a Neutral and reduced its price target to $89 on August 08, 2024. Wells Fargo upgraded its rating to Overweight for this stock on April 11, 2024, and upped its price target to $112. In a note dated March 14, 2024, Jefferies upgraded a Buy rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $100 to $126.
Ashland Inc [ASH] stock has fluctuated between $45.21 and $80.66 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $58 within the next 12 months. Ashland Inc [NYSE: ASH] shares were valued at $52.54 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 10.39% based on the average ASH price forecast.
Analyzing the ASH fundamentals
Ashland Inc [NYSE:ASH] reported sales of 1.82B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -8.43%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.29% with Operating Profit Margin at -0.43%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.44%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.46%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.18, Equity is -0.38 and Total Capital is -0.19. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.79.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 51.79 points at the first support level, and at 51.03 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 53.08, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 53.61.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Ashland Inc’s Current Ratio is 2.85. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 1.51, and the Cash Ratio is 0.49. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.32, the price to book ratio is 1.27.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved NOVO GUILLERMO, Chair of the Board and CEO, that happened on Jan 31 ’25 when 31294.0 shares were purchased. SVP and GM, Life Sciences, Assis Alessandra Faccin completed a deal on Jan 31 ’25 to buy 3150.0 shares. Meanwhile, VP, Finance & Prinpl Acctg Off BONI ERIC N sold 451.0 shares on Dec 05 ’24.
