Ashland Global Holdings Inc Shares Close the Day 15.9% Higher - Daily Wrap
The company saw its shares close the day 15.9% higher than yesterday, with trading volume lower than its 30 day average.
Jan 31, 2024 by Kwhen Finance Editors
Ashland Global Holdings Inc (ASH) shares closed today 15.9% higher than it did at the end of yesterday. The stock is currently down 4.2% year-to-date, down 23.7% over the past 12 months, and up 14.0% over the past five years. Today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.8%, and the S&P 500 fell 1.6%.
Trading Activity
- Shares traded as high as $81.30 and as low as $78.03 this week.
- Shares closed 12.8% below its 52-week high and 32.9% above its 52-week low.
- Trading volume this week was 59.9% higher than the 10-day average and 21.5% higher than the 30-day average.
- Beta, a measure of the stock’s volatility relative to the overall market stands at 1.0.
Technical Indicators
- The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the stock was between 30 and 70.
- MACD, a trend-following momentum indicator, indicates a downward trend.
- The stock closed above its Bollinger band, indicating it may be overbought.
Fundamentals & Catalysts
- Over the past 12 months the company generated $282 million in earnings before interest and taxes from $2 billion in revenue. It currently holds $373 million in cash and $569 million in debt.
- Its forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 19.221726734231805 is lower than its current P/E ratio of 23.05, implying that analysts are expecting an increase in earnings.
- The company's price/earnings-to-growth ratio (PEG Ratio), a widely used indicator of a stock's true value while also factoring in expected earnings growth, currently stands at 0.14. A fairly valued company should have a PEG ratio of 1.0. When a company's PEG exceeds 1.0, it's considered overvalued while a stock with a PEG of less than 1.0 is considered undervalued.
- The company's debt-to-equity ratio, which measures the extent to which it finances its operations through debt, currently stands at 2.14 which means it currently has $2.14 of debt for every $1 of equity. Generally speaking, a debt to equity ratio below 1.0 is seen as relatively safe, while ratios of 2.0 or higher would be considered risky. Some industries are known for having much higher debt to equity ratios than others.
- The company's price-to-book ratio, which measures the market's valuation of a company relative to its book value, currently stands at 1.85. This means that the stock is trading at a premium of 2 times relative to the company's book value which reflects the total value of a company's assets that shareholders of that company would receive if the company were to be liquidated.
- The company's price-to-sales ratio, which shows how much the market values every dollar of the company's sales, currently stands at 2.47.
- The company's enterprise value-to-revenue multiple, which is often used to determine a company's valuation in the case of a potential acquisition, currently stands at 3.02.
P/E
23.05
EBITDA
$282M
P/Book
1.85
Mkt Cap
$4B
P/Sales
2.47
Revenue
$2B
EPS (TTM)
3.30
PEG Ratio
0.14
EV/Revenue
3.02
Total Cash
$373M
Debt/Equity
2.14
Forward P/E
19.22
Current Debt
$569M
Gross Profit
$726M
Dividend Date
2024-02-29
Earnings Date
-
Profit Margin
0.06
Revenue/Share
38.43
Total Revenue
$2B
Enterprise Val
$7B
Put/Call Ratio
2.25
Revenue/Employee
358923.08
Market Comparative Performance
- The company's share price beats the S&P 500 Index today, lags it on a 1-year basis, and lags it on a 5-year basis
- The company's share price beats the Dow Jones Industrial Average today, lags it on a 1-year basis, and lags it on a 5-year basis
- The company share price beats the performance of its peers in the Materials industry sector today, lags it on a 1-year basis, and lags it on a 5 year basis
| Name | DoD %Δ | YTD %Δ | 1 Yr % | 52-Week H % | 52-Week L % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland Global Holdings Inc | 15.9 | -4.2 | -23.7 | -15.6 | 28.7 |
| Dow Jones Industrial Average | -0.8 | 1.8 | 15.9 | 0.5 | 25.4 |
| S&P 500 Index | -1.6 | 3.4 | 23.8 | -0.6 | 31.3 |
| Materials | -1.3 | -3.0 | 1.0 | -3.6 | 15.4 |
Peer Group Comparative Performance
- The company's stock price performance year-to-date lags the peer average by -240.0%
- The company's stock price performance over the past 12 months lags the peer average by -353.1%
- The company's price-to-earnings ratio, which relates a company's share price to its earnings per share, is 17.4% higher than the average peer.
| Name | MKT CAP (USD) | P/E | YTD %Δ | 1 Yr %Δ | 52-Week H % | 52-Week L % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland Global Holdings Inc | ASH | 23.0 | -4.2 | -23.7 | -15.6 | 28.7 |
| Peer Avg | N/A | 19.6 | 3.0 | 9.4 | -6.0 | 12.9 |
| Walmart Inc | WMT | 27.3 | 4.7 | 16.9 | -1.1 | 24.9 |
| Autozone Inc. | AZO | 18.7 | 8.1 | 17.9 | 0.8 | 24.2 |
| Dow Inc | DOW | 29.2 | -1.4 | -3.4 | -5.6 | 16.9 |
| Cummins Inc. | CMI | 12.2 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -7.1 | 21.3 |
| Genuine Parts Co. | GPC | 16.0 | 3.1 | -11.8 | -18.6 | 14.7 |
| Huntsman Corp | HUN | 53.1 | -1.8 | -18.5 | -22.6 | 13.9 |
| Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. | GT | -8.3 | 2.7 | 32.4 | ||
| Monro Inc | MNRO | 28.5 | 8.2 | -32.7 | ||
| Cyteir Therapeutics Inc | CYT | 0 | 3.0 | 83.6 |
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