ASH
Ashland Inc.Basic Materials · $3.3B market cap
Verdict
Share price
$69.52
close of Oct 3, 2026
Fair value
$31.48
Sticker Price
Payback Price
$12.59
buy price
ASH is Overpriced: at $69.52 it trades 121% above its fair value of $31.48. Its buy price (Payback Price) is $12.59, 82% below today's price. Business quality is limited: none of the 5 key numbers clears the 10% bar.
How we valued it
Dividend Discount Model. It has paid a dividend for 10+ years in a row, raised it most years, and yields over 2%. For a steady payer like this, the dividend is the best guide to value.
Business quality
0 of 5 clear the 10% bar. What are the Big Five?
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2 of the investors we track hold ASH. In Q2 2026, 1 opened a position. Who we track
Leon Cooperman
Leon Cooperman · as of Q4 2018
$54.4M
766,563 shares
Alex Roepers
Atlantic Investment Management · as of Q2 2026
$33.5M
509,000 shares
Moves in Q2 2026
New position: Alex Roepers
Insider activity
Since Jun 30, 2026: no open-market purchases and 12 other filings (stock awards, tax withholding and similar). Why purchases matter
Other filings
LAMPKIN ROBIN E.
SVP, GC & Secretary · 2026-08-11
Option exercise
1,806 shares
LAMPKIN ROBIN E.
SVP, GC & Secretary · 2026-08-11
Tax withholding
$39K
LAMPKIN ROBIN E.
SVP, GC & Secretary · 2026-08-11
Option exercise
$135K
MUSA OSAMA M
SVP and CTO · 2026-07-29
Option exercise
$568K
MUSA OSAMA M
SVP and CTO · 2026-07-29
Option exercise
$73K
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Assis Alessandra Faccin
SVP and GM, Life Sciences · 2026-07-27
Tax withholding
$59K
Assis Alessandra Faccin
SVP and GM, Life Sciences · 2026-07-27
Option exercise
$213K
Assis Alessandra Faccin
SVP and GM, Life Sciences · 2026-07-27
Option exercise
3,215 shares
SPIZZO ALLEN A
director · 2026-07-27
Award
978 shares
Thomas Peter T
director · 2026-07-27
Award
978 shares
Bishop Steven D
director · 2026-06-30
Award
379 shares
Chattopadhyay Sanat
director · 2026-06-30
Award
218 shares
About Ashland Inc.
Ashland Inc. operates as a global supplier of specialized chemicals and additives. Its business activities are structured into four main divisions: Life Sciences; Personal Care & Household; Specialty Additives; and Intermediates and Solvents. The Life Sciences segment delivers pharmaceutical formulations, encompassing controlled release polymers, disintegrants, tablet coatings, thickeners, solubilizers, and binding…
Chemicals - Specialty
Fair value and Payback Price are estimates from the company's reported financials, not investment advice. Prices as of the close of Oct 3, 2026. How the Payback Price works