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Upcoming Ex-Dividend Date of 5/31/11 for Ashland Inc

By Market News Video Staff, Friday, May 27, 10:03 AM ET
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On 5/31/11, Ashland Inc (NYSE:ASH) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.175, payable on 6/15/11. As a percentage of ASH's recent stock price of $60.79, this dividend works out to approximately 0.29%.

Below is a dividend history chart for ASH, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.175 declared by Ashland Inc:

ASH Dividend History
Date Div*
02/16/11 0.150
11/29/10 0.150
08/18/10 0.150
05/28/10 0.150
02/17/10 0.075
11/27/09 0.075
08/18/09 0.075
05/26/09 0.075
02/17/09 0.075
11/26/08 0.075
08/18/08 0.275
05/23/08 0.275
02/14/08 0.275
11/21/07 0.275
08/16/07 0.275
05/24/07 0.275
02/14/07 0.275
11/22/06 0.275
08/17/06 0.275
05/25/06 0.275
02/15/06 0.275
11/17/05 0.275
08/18/05 0.275
07/01/05 12.620
05/25/05 0.275
02/16/05 0.275
11/18/04 0.275
08/19/04 0.275
05/26/04 0.275
02/19/04 0.275
11/20/03 0.275
08/21/03 0.275
05/28/03 0.275
02/20/03 0.275
11/21/02 0.275
08/22/02 0.275
05/28/02 0.275
02/21/02 0.275
11/21/01 0.275
08/22/01 0.275
05/24/01 0.275
02/21/01 0.275
11/16/00 0.275
08/22/00 0.275
05/25/00 0.275
03/30/00 1.815
02/22/00 0.275
11/18/99 0.275
08/24/99 0.275
05/26/99 0.275
02/22/99 0.275
11/19/98 0.275
08/21/98 0.275
05/28/98 0.275
02/20/98 0.275
11/20/97 0.275
08/22/97 0.275
05/27/97 0.275
02/20/97 0.275
11/21/96 0.275
08/21/96 0.275
05/24/96 0.275
02/21/96 0.275
11/22/95 0.275
08/22/95 0.275
* Data may be adjusted for splits; we are not responsible for data errors; always verify data with the company.

In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from ASH is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 1.15% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.

According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, ASH makes up 3.90% of the First Trust ISE Water Index Fund ETF (AMEX:FIW) which is trading higher by about 0.4% on the day Friday.

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ASH operates in the Specialty Chemicals sector, among companies like Ecolab, Inc. (NYSE:ECL) which is up about 0.3% today, and Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE:APD) trading up by about 0.9%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of ASH, versus ECL and APD.

ASH,ECL,APD Relative Performance Chart In Friday trading, Ashland Inc shares are currently up about 0.2% on the day.


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