# Ashland Inc. – Consensus ‘buy’ rating and 15.0% Upside Potential

- Link: https://www.directorstalkinterviews.com/ashland-inc.consensus-buy-rating-and-15.0-upside-potential/4121165473
- Published: 2024-07-18T13:23:26+01:00
- Author: Charlotte Edwards

**Ashland Inc.** with ticker code (ASH) now have 9 confirmed analysts covering the
stock with the consensus suggesting a rating of ‘buy’. The target price High/Low
ranges between $126.00 and $100.00 calculating the mean target price we have $112.00.
Given that the stocks previous close was at $97.42 and the analysts are correct 
then we can expect a percentage increase in value of 15.0%. There is a 50 day moving
average of $97.11 and the 200 day moving average is $89.42. The company has a market
cap of 4.85B. The current share price for the company is: $96.71 USD

 The potential market cap would be $5,573,351,772 based on the market consensus.

The company is not paying dividends at this time.

Other points of data to note are a P/E ratio of 26.72, revenue per share of $41.39
and a 0.51% return on assets.

Ashland Inc. is a global additives and specialty ingredients company. It serves 
customers in a range of consumer and industrial markets, including architectural
coatings, automotive, construction, energy, food and beverage, nutraceuticals, personal
care and pharmaceuticals. Its segments include life sciences, personal care, specialty
additives, and intermediates. The life sciences segment includes pharmaceuticals,
nutraceuticals and nutrition, and diagnostic films and agricultural chemicals. The
personal care segment skin and sun care, hair care, oral care, home care, and others.
The specialty additives segment includes coatings, construction, and energy. The
intermediates segment produces and supplies butanediol (BDO), Tetrahydrofuran (THF),
n-methyl-pyrrolidone (NMP) and gamma-butyrolactone (GBL, BLO) in addition to other
downstream products. Its products include acrylates, aquaflow, biofunctionals, cellulosics,
cyclodextrins, encapsulates, emollient esters, emulsifiers, and others.

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