Ashland Inc. (ASH)

Ashland Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 6 analysts that cover Ashland stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $60.5, which forecasts a 19.24% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $52 and the highest is $67.

Price Target: $60.5 (+19.24%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$52	$60.5	$64	$67
Change	+2.48%	+19.24%	+26.13%	+32.05%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Ashland stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Jun '25	Jul '25	Aug '25	Sep '25	Oct '25	Nov '25
Strong Buy	1	1	2	2	2	2
Buy	1	1	1	1	2	2
Hold	3	3	3	3	3	3
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	5	5	6	6	7	7

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Michael Sison Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Hold Maintains $53 → $52	Hold	Maintains	$53 → $52	+2.48%	Oct 15, 2025
John Roberts Mizuho	Mizuho	Buy Maintains $58 → $54	Buy	Maintains	$58 → $54	+6.42%	Oct 3, 2025
John McNulty BMO Capital	BMO Capital	Hold Maintains $60 → $61	Hold	Maintains	$60 → $61	+20.22%	Sep 2, 2025
Alexandra Yates Argus Research	Argus Research	Strong Buy Maintains $70 → $65	Strong Buy	Maintains	$70 → $65	+28.10%	Aug 26, 2025
Joshua Spector UBS	UBS	Strong Buy Maintains $73 → $64	Strong Buy	Maintains	$73 → $64	+26.13%	Aug 7, 2025

More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

1.88B

Increased by 3.18%

from 1.82B

Revenue Next Year

1.95B

Increased by 3.72%

from 1.88B

EPS This Year

4.34

from -18.37

EPS Next Year

5.12

Increased by 17.92%

from 4.34

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Sep 30, 2021	Sep 30, 2022	Sep 30, 2023	Sep 30, 2024	Sep 30, 2025	Sep 30, 2026	Sep 30, 2027
Revenue	2.11B	2.39B	2.19B	2.11B	1.82B	1.88B	1.95B
Revenue Growth	4.71%	13.26%	-8.37%	-3.56%	-13.68%	3.18%	3.72%
EPS	3.59	16.52	3.32	3.35	-18.37	4.34	5.12
EPS Growth	-	360.14%	-79.93%	1.05%	-	-	17.92%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	11.68	9.91
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	12	11

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	2.0B	2.1B
Avg	1.9B	2.0B
Low	1.8B	1.8B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	10.3%	12.5%
Avg	3.2%	3.7%
Low	-3.2%	-1.9%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	4.88	5.88
Avg	4.34	5.12
Low	3.60	4.21

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	-	35.4%
Avg	-	17.9%
Low	-	-3.0%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.