What is Seaport Res Ptn’s Forecast for Ashland Q1 Earnings?

Ashland Inc. (NYSE:ASH) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn decreased their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for Ashland in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, November 5th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now expects that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $0.24 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.26. The consensus estimate for Ashland’s current full-year earnings is $4.27 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Ashland’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.11 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.23 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.33 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.92 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.48 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.37 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.44 EPS and Q4 2027 earnings at $1.54 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts also recently commented on the stock. UBS Group decreased their price objective on shares of Ashland from $73.00 to $64.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, August 7th. Morgan Stanley initiated coverage on shares of Ashland in a research report on Monday, September 8th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $60.00 price target on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of Ashland from $53.00 to $52.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on Ashland from $60.00 to $61.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 2nd. Finally, Argus dropped their target price on Ashland from $70.00 to $65.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, August 26th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $60.43.

Ashland Price Performance

Shares of NYSE ASH opened at $50.04 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.68, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73. The company has a market capitalization of $2.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 11.41 and a beta of 0.49. Ashland has a twelve month low of $45.21 and a twelve month high of $81.86. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $50.31 and a 200-day simple moving average of $51.29.

Ashland (NYSE:ASH) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, June 9th. The basic materials company reported $0.56 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Ashland had a positive return on equity of 6.82% and a negative net margin of 46.01%.The firm had revenue of $509.00 million for the quarter. Ashland has set its FY 2022 guidance at EPS.

Institutional Trading of Ashland

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Ashland by 284.3% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 3,454,646 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $172,318,000 after buying an additional 2,555,585 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its holdings in Ashland by 3.0% in the 2nd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 2,847,326 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $143,164,000 after acquiring an additional 84,086 shares in the last quarter. Cooperman Leon G lifted its position in shares of Ashland by 16.6% in the 1st quarter. Cooperman Leon G now owns 1,694,151 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $100,446,000 after acquiring an additional 240,686 shares during the period. Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Ashland by 7.4% during the 1st quarter. Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,683,627 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $99,822,000 after purchasing an additional 115,811 shares in the last quarter. Finally, 1832 Asset Management L.P. increased its position in shares of Ashland by 11.7% during the second quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. now owns 1,371,755 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $68,972,000 after purchasing an additional 143,230 shares during the period. 93.95% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Ashland

Ashland Inc provides additives and specialty ingredients in the North and Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and internationally. It operates through Life Sciences, Personal Care, Specialty Additives, and Intermediates segments. The Life Sciences segment offers pharmaceutical solutions, including controlled release polymers, disintegrants, tablet coatings, thickeners, solubilizers, and tablet binders; nutrition solutions, such as thickeners, stabilizers, emulsifiers, and additives; and nutraceutical solutions comprising products for weight management, joint comfort, stomach and intestinal health, sports nutrition, and general wellness, as well as custom formulation, toll processing, and particle engineering solutions.