ASH VS LIN Stock Comparison
Performance
ASH10/100
10/100
ASH returned -31.82% in the last 12 months. Based on SPY's performance of 13.09%, its performance is below average giving it a score of 10 of 100.
LIN100/100
100/100
LIN returned 19.92% in the last 12 months. Based on SPY's performance of 13.09%, its performance is above average giving it a score of 100 of 100.
Analyst Price Targets
ASH75/100
75/100
11 analysts offer 12-month price targets for ASH. Together, they have an average target of 123.71, the most optimistic target put ASH at 140 within 12-months and the most pessimistic has ASH at 100.
LIN
"Analyst Price Targets" not found for LIN
Technicals
ASH50/100
50/100
ASH receives a 50 of 100 based on 14 indicators. 6 are bullish, 6 are bearish.
LIN86/100
86/100
LIN receives a 85 of 100 based on 14 indicators. 12 are bullish, 2 are bearish.
Earnings
ASH10/100
10/100
ASH has missed earnings 8 times in the last 20 quarters.
LIN100/100
100/100
LIN has missed earnings 1 times in the last 20 quarters.
Profit
ASH69/100
69/100
Out of the last 20 quarters, ASH has had 17 profitable quarters and has increased their profits year over year on 7 of them.
LIN90/100
90/100
Out of the last 20 quarters, LIN has had 20 profitable quarters and has increased their profits year over year on 12 of them.
Volatility
ASH44/100
44/100
ASH has had a lower than average amount of volatility over the last 12 months giving it a score of 44 of 100.
LIN57/100
57/100
LIN has had a higher than average amount of volatility over the last 12 months giving it a score of 57 of 100.
Dividend
ASH10/100
10/100
ASH's most recent dividend was $0.25 per share, based on a share price of $76.15. It was a payout ratio of 160.00% compared to their total earnings.
LIN30/100
30/100
LIN's most recent dividend was $0.99 per share, based on a share price of $402.75. It was a payout ratio of 15.25% compared to their total earnings.
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Ashland Inc. Summary
New York Stock Exchange / ASH
Basic Materials
Chemicals - Specialty
Ashland Inc. provides additives and specialty ingredients worldwide. It operates through Life Sciences; Personal Care & Household; Specialty Additives; and Intermediates and Solvents 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. The Personal Care & Household segment provides a range of nature-based, biodegradable, and performance ingredients; solutions for toothpastes, mouth washes and rinses, denture cleaning, and care for teeth; and household supplies nature-derived rheology ingredients, biodegradable surface wetting agents, performance encapsulates, and specialty polymers. The Specialty Additives segment offers rheology modifiers, foam control agents, surfactants and wetting agents, pH neutralizers, advanced ceramics used in catalytic converters, environmental filters, ingredients for the manufacturing of ceramic capacitors, plasma display panels and solar cells, ingredients for textile printing, thermoplastic metals, and alloys for welding. The Intermediates and Solvents segment produces 1,4 butanediol and related derivatives, including n-methylpyrrolidone. It offers its products to customers in a range of consumer and industrial markets, such as architectural coatings, construction, energy, food and beverage, nutraceuticals, personal care, and pharmaceutical. The company was formerly known as Ashland Global Holdings Inc. Ashland Inc. was founded in 1924 and is based in Wilmington, Delaware.
Linde plc Ordinary Share Summary
Nasdaq / LIN
Basic Materials
Chemicals - Specialty
Linde plc operates as an industrial gas and engineering company in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It offers atmospheric gases, including oxygen, nitrogen, argon, and rare gases; and process gases, such as carbon dioxide, helium, hydrogen, electronic gases, specialty gases, and acetylene. The company also designs and constructs turnkey process plants for third-party customers, as well as for the gas businesses in various locations, such as olefin, natural gas, air separation, hydrogen, and synthesis gas plants. It serves a range of industries, including healthcare, energy, manufacturing, food, beverage carbonation, fiber-optics, steel making, aerospace, chemicals, and water treatment. The company was founded in 1879 and is based in Woking, the United Kingdom.
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