Ashland (ASH)
Supplies specialty ingredients and additives through its business segments.
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Organizes additives and specialty ingredients across Life Sciences, Personal Care, Specialty Additives, and Intermediates. The portfolio serves consumer and industrial markets after a long transition away from refining.
Supplies additives and specialty ingredients to consumer and industrial markets. Life Sciences, Personal Care, Specialty Additives, and Intermediates are the reported segments, serving architectural coatings, construction, energy, food and beverage, personal care, and pharmaceuticals. The current portfolio reflects a long exit from refining, marketing, distribution, water technologies, and Valvoline.
Customers are spread across more than 100 countries, making international markets integral to the operating model. The company has legacy environmental assessment and remediation obligations at former and current operating facilities and service-station properties. Work at identified Superfund or analogous state-law sites remains subject to EPA or state-agency oversight and to cost estimates.
Company facts
Target rangeAs of Sep 22, 2026
Latest analyst notes
| Date | Firm | Action | Prior | Current |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Reiterate | Rating: —Target: $58 | Target: $78 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Deutsche Bank | Reiterate | Rating: —Target: $60 | Target: $85 |
| Jul 30, 2026 | UBS | Reiterate | Rating: —Target: $72 | Target: $83 |
| Jul 29, 2026 | BMO Capital | Reiterate | Rating: —Target: $71 | Target: $75 |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Mizuho Securities | Target | Target: $70 | Target: $77 |
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Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $440.0M · Total debt $1.48B · Total assets $4.58B · Shareholders' equity $1.87B
- Revenue
- $497.0M
- Operating income
- $41.0M
- Net income
- $16.0M
HistoryDividendAnnual yield
| Institutions | 115.43% | 52.86M shares | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 370 holders · as of Jun 30, 2026 | |||
| Insiders | 1.09% | 498.4K shares | |
| 15 holders · as of Aug 12, 2026 | |||
| Adds to | 116.52% | ||
45.79M company shares as of Sep 22, 2026 · institutions as of Jun 30, 2026 · holders as of their latest filing
These groups come from separate filings that can overlap, so they add to 116.52%; nothing is left for Other.
Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4
| Holder | Stake | Shares | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
BlackRock, Inc.Institution | 12.47% | 5.71M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Standard Investments LLCInstitution | 9.88% | 4.53M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Franklin Resources IncInstitution | 7.90% | 3.62M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors LPInstitution | 5.43% | 2.49M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLCInstitution | 5.38% | 2.46M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Insider tradesForm 4
No open-market trades in the last 12 months.
