Ashland (ASH) – Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of Ashland (NYSE: ASH) recently:

• 5/6/2026 – Ashland was upgraded by Seaport Research Partners from “neutral” to “buy”. They now have a $75.00 price target on the stock.
• 5/5/2026 – Ashland was downgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong sell”.
• 5/4/2026 – Ashland was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “sell (d)” to “sell (d-)”.
• 5/4/2026 – Ashland was given a new $58.00 price target by Morgan Stanley.
• 5/1/2026 – Ashland had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft. They now have a $60.00 price target on the stock.
• 4/30/2026 – Ashland had its price target lowered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $70.00 to $65.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 4/30/2026 – Ashland had its price target lowered by Wells Fargo & Company from $60.00 to $50.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 4/20/2026 – Ashland had its “sell (d)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 3/23/2026 – Ashland had its price target lowered by Argus from $70.00 to $56.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.

Ashland Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Monday, June 1st will be paid a $0.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 1st. This is a positive change from Ashland’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.42. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.0%. Ashland’s payout ratio is currently -10.77%.

Ashland Inc is a global specialty chemicals company that develops, manufactures and supplies a broad range of performance and process-critical additives, ingredients and technologies. Its portfolio spans performance additives for coatings, adhesives and sealants; specialty ingredients for personal care and pharmaceutical applications; and process aids used in water treatment and other industrial processes. Ashland aims to address customer challenges by delivering tailored solutions that improve product performance, processing efficiency and sustainability outcomes.

Founded in 1924 as the Ashland Oil & Refining Company, the firm gradually expanded into the specialty chemicals sector over the second half of the 20th century.