Benzinga · Oct 5, 2026
UBS Maintains Buy on Ashland, Lowers Price Target to $80
UBS analyst Joshua Spector maintains Ashland (NYSE:ASH) with a Buy and lowers the price target from $83 to $80.
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NYSE · ASH
Ashland Inc.
Basic Materials · Chemicals - Specialty
$74.68
Up+$0.30 (+0.40%)
Updated Nov 2, 2026, 1:14 PM
SID Score
6.6/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
58/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 2.85B
- P/E ratio
- -4.17
- Dividend yield
- 2.21%
- 52-week range
- $48.00 – $78.25
- Volume
- 457.2K
- Avg. volume
- 787.81K
Price performance · ASH
ASH price history
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
Prices through Oct 30, 2026
ASH closed at $74.68 after 20 trading sessions, up 8.58% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $74.68
- Period change
- +8.58%
- Period low
- $68.78
- Period high
- $74.68
Daily close
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| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | $74.19 | $74.85 | $73.85 | $74.68 | 457.2K |
| Oct 29, 2026 | $73.24 | $74.49 | $72.9469 | $74.38 | 545.47K |
| Oct 28, 2026 | $73.17 | $73.90 | $72.23 | $72.67 | 374.88K |
| Oct 27, 2026 | $72.26 | $73.23 | $72.025 | $72.78 | 339.05K |
| Oct 26, 2026 | $73.04 | $73.55 | $72.0775 | $72.32 | 332.65K |
| Oct 23, 2026 | $72.95 | $73.47 | $72.11 | $72.99 | 427.34K |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $72.51 | $73.755 | $71.00 | $73.57 | 440.12K |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $71.65 | $72.445 | $71.10 | $72.14 | 407.76K |
| Oct 20, 2026 | $71.25 | $72.16 | $71.25 | $71.69 | 526.63K |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $71.59 | $71.99 | $71.00 | $71.19 | 343.47K |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $71.65 | $73.05 | $70.99 | $71.15 | 430K |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $71.31 | $71.97 | $70.80 | $71.59 | 457.06K |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $72.13 | $72.77 | $70.3901 | $71.32 | 459.01K |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $71.20 | $73.06 | $70.625 | $72.65 | 388.86K |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $70.16 | $71.53 | $70.16 | $70.78 | 459.23K |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $70.56 | $71.065 | $69.95 | $70.57 | 408.77K |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $69.88 | $71.16 | $69.88 | $70.69 | 441.56K |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $70.62 | $72.08 | $70.32 | $70.67 | 906.79K |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $69.35 | $71.7194 | $69.35 | $70.97 | 1.08M |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $68.97 | $69.23 | $68.165 | $68.78 | 539.11K |
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Ashland Inc. is a specialty materials company serving markets including pharmaceuticals, personal care, food and beverages, coatings, construction, energy, and electronics. It operates through four segments: Life Sciences, Personal Care, Specialty Additives, and Intermediates. Life Sciences contributes the highest revenue, offering functional additives for pharmaceutical and nutrition applications. Personal Care provides ingredients for skin, hair, oral care, and household products, while Specialty Additives supplies performance-enhancing additives for coatings and. Intermediates produce BDO and related derivatives used in polymers, electronics, agriculture, and pharmaceutical applications. The company generates sales across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and regions.
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- $58.00
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| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2026 | UBS | Buy | — |
| Aug 6, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | — |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight | — |
| Jul 30, 2026 | UBS | Buy | — |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Evercore ISI Group | In-Line | — |
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Yahoo · Oct 3, 2026
Can Ashland (ASH) Justify Its Valuation On Its New Crop Dispersant Launch?
Why Ashland’s new crop formulation dispersant matters for shareholders Ashland (ASH) has launched Agrimer Eco-Disperse OD TVO, a patented, nature-based polymeric dispersant for non-aqueous crop protection products. The move is putting fresh attention on how this specialty ingredients business earns its money in agriculture. The product targets a practical problem for agrochemical formulators. They need high performing, more sustainable mixtures that stay stable in the tank, pass tightening...
Yahoo · Sep 25, 2026
Is Ashland (ASH) Quietly Building Its Next Growth Engine?
Ashland (NYSE:ASH) has long anchored its investment thesis on consistent operating cash flow generation, high free cash flow conversion routinely exceeding 90%, and disciplined balance sheet capital allocation. Even in an elevated interest rate environment where borrowing costs penalize balance sheet expansion, strategically increasing leverage remains a prudent move when capital is directed into high-barrier, […]
Yahoo · Sep 25, 2026
Is Ashland (ASH) Stock a Smart Buy for Long-Term Growth?
Ashland Inc. (NYSE:ASH) has long anchored its investment thesis on dependable operating cash flow generation, high free cash flow conversion, and disciplined balance sheet capital allocation. Much like how peers in the broader specialty materials sector deploy targeted capital into mission-critical niches, similar to how Air Products is quietly cornering high-margin chip fab supply chains, […]
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