After Hours
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. After-hours trades for Ashland Inc (ASH) shows that investor sentiment remained same, with the stock’s consolidated last price remained same by $0.00, or 0.00%, to $57.27. The Ashland Inc has recorded 15,474 volume in the after hours trading session.
Stocks Info
The company is listed on the NYSE and operates within the Specialty Chemicals industry segment. The current market capitalization of Ashland Inc is $2.70B. A total of 0.99 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 657.95K shares.
Insider Activity
Furthermore, investors take into consideration insider trades when predicting a stock’s future trajectory. During the recent three months, ASH has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 0 BUYs and 0 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 0 shares during that period but sold 0.
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
The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. 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.
It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, ASH has a high of $102.50 and a low of $56.46.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. 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
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. 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.
