After Hours
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities.
Stocks Info
As a NYSE listed company, ASH falls under the Basic Materials sector while operating within the Specialty Chemicals industry segment. The current market capitalization of Ashland Inc is $2.81B. A total of 0.67 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 642.64K shares.
In the most recent transaction, NOVO GUILLERMO bought 31,294 shares of ASH for 64.24 per share on Jan 31 ’25. After the transaction, the Chair of the Board and CEO now owns 31,294 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jan 31 ’25, Assis Alessandra Faccin bought 3,150 shares at 64.00 per share. ASH shares that SVP and GM, Life Sciences owns now total 3,150.
Among the insiders who sold shares, BONI ERIC N disposed of 451 shares on Dec 05 ’24 at a per-share price of $78.07. This resulted in the VP, Finance & Prinpl Acctg Off holding 14,182 shares of ASH after the transaction. In another insider transaction, BONI ERIC N bought 451 shares at $78.07 per share on Dec 05 ’24.
Dividend
Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. ASH’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2.2% when it declared a $0.4050 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/1/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/1/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 2.1%. The ASH stock dividend was $0.4050 per share in cash.
In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, ASH has a high of $102.50 and a low of $56.46.
As of this writing, ASH has an earnings estimate of $1.18 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 7.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.32 per share and a lower estimate of $0.91.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. ASH’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $210.00M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $2.10B in debt and $934.00M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $54.94, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $2.75B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for ASH is Buy with a score of 4.20.
