ASH Insider Trading
Ashland Inc. | Wholesale-Chemicals & Allied Products
Comprehensive Trading Performance Summary
The investment history of corporate insiders at Ashland Inc. provides a unique lens into the internal conviction of the company's leadership. By analyzing SEC Form 4 filings, investors can track how directors and officers are allocating their own capital. High-conviction buying often signals that management believes the current market price significantly undervalues future growth prospects, while strategic selling might occur for personal liquidity or portfolio diversification. Monitoring these shifts in ownership is essential for understanding the alignment between management and shareholders in the Wholesale-Chemicals & Allied Products sector.
Transactions on Chart
Open Full Chart| Filing Date | Trade Date | Reporting Person | Relationship | Type | Price | Qty | Total, $ | Owned After | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-04 00:30 | 2025-01-31 | Assis Alessandra Faccin | Officer - SVP and GM, Life Sciences | BUY | $64.00 | 3,150 | $201,600 | 3,150 | +100.0% |
| 2025-02-04 00:30 | 2025-01-31 | NOVO GUILLERMO | Director, Officer - Chair of the Board and CEO | BUY | $64.24 | 31,294 | $2,010,327 | 31,294 | +100.0% |
| 2024-12-10 01:15 | 2024-12-05 | BONI ERIC N | Officer - VP, Finance & Prinpl Acctg Off | SELL | $78.07 | 451 | $35,210 | 14,182 | -3.1% |
| 2024-11-21 00:30 | 2024-11-19 | LAMPKIN ROBIN E. | Officer - SVP, Gen Counsel and Secrty. | OPT+S | $75.54 | 162 | $12,237 | 3,354 | 0.0% |
| 2024-11-19 01:33 | 2024-11-15 | LAMPKIN ROBIN E. | Officer - SVP, Gen Counsel and Secrty. | OPT+S | $77.90 | 868 | $67,617 | 2,883 | 0.0% |
| 2024-09-05 23:30 | 2024-09-04 | WILLIS J KEVIN | Officer - SVP and CFO | OPT+S | $87.88 | 5,487 | $482,198 | 17,052 | 0.0% |
| 2024-02-21 00:15 | 2024-02-16 | LAMPKIN ROBIN E. | Officer - SVP, Gen Counsel and Secrty. | SELL | $92.54 | 844 | $78,104 | 2,883 | -22.6% |
| 2023-12-09 03:18 | 2023-12-07 | BONI ERIC N | Officer - Principal Accounting Officer | OPT+S | $82.38 | 843 | $69,446 | 13,072 | 0.0% |
| 2023-09-06 23:19 | 2023-09-05 | WILLIS J KEVIN | Officer - Sr.VP &Chief Financial Officer | OPT+S | $86.54 | 7,866 | $680,724 | 11,583 | 0.0% |
| 2022-09-06 23:15 | 2022-09-01 | Sandler Ricky C | Director, Other | SELL | $100.20 | 224,156 | $22,460,431 | 4,083,978 | -5.2% |
| 2022-09-06 23:15 | 2022-09-01 | Sandler Ricky C | Director, Other | BUY | $100.20 | 224,156 | $22,460,431 | 4,083,978 | +5.8% |
| 2022-06-09 23:18 | 2022-06-08 | BONI ERIC N | Officer - Principal Accounting Officer | OPT+S | $109.50 | 2,657 | $290,942 | 10,640 | 0.0% |
| 2022-06-03 21:50 | 2022-06-02 | WILLIS J KEVIN | Officer - Sr.VP &Chief Financial Officer | OPT+S | $105.58 | 4,235 | $447,131 | 4,066 | 0.0% |
| 2022-05-19 23:15 | 2022-05-17 | Sandler Ricky C | Director, Other | BUY | $101.27 | 48,800 | $4,941,976 | 4,083,978 | +1.2% |
| 2021-09-13 23:42 | 2021-09-10 | WILLIS J KEVIN | Officer - Chief Financial Officer | SELL | $94.30 | 1,104 | $104,107 | 825 | -57.2% |
| 2021-06-04 23:34 | 2021-06-03 | BONI ERIC N | Officer - Principal Accounting Officer | OPT+S | $93.88 | 2,429 | $228,035 | 10,146 | 0.0% |
| 2020-12-31 00:44 | 2020-12-28 | WILLIS J KEVIN | Officer - Chief Financial Officer | SELL | $80.00 | 4,074 | $325,920 | 938 | -81.3% |
| 2020-12-02 00:46 | 2020-11-30 | Ganz Peter | Officer - Senior Vice President | SELL | $75.93 | 2,549 | $193,546 | 41,532 | -5.8% |
| 2020-11-26 02:09 | 2020-11-24 | KALYANA SWAMINATHAN ASHOK | Officer - Sr VP & Gen Mgr, Life Sciences | BUY | $77.88 | 100 | $7,788 | 100 | +100.0% |
| 2020-11-21 03:02 | 2020-11-18 | WILLIS J KEVIN | Officer - Chief Financial Officer | OPT+S | $80.00 | 2,202 | $176,160 | 1,893 | 0.0% |
| 2020-11-19 01:13 | 2020-11-16 | WILLIS J KEVIN | Officer - Chief Financial Officer | OPT+S | $82.85 | 1,048 | $86,827 | 938 | 0.0% |
| 2020-11-19 01:06 | 2020-11-16 | Ganz Peter | Officer - Senior Vice President | OPT+S | $82.85 | 664 | $55,012 | 40,151 | 0.0% |
| 2020-11-19 00:41 | 2020-11-16 | Sandler Ricky C | Director, Other | SELL | $77.25 | 1,600,000 | $123,600,000 | 4,035,178 | -28.4% |
| 2020-10-05 23:36 | 2020-10-02 | BONI ERIC N | Officer - Principal Accounting Officer | OPT+S | $70.03 | 1,066 | $74,652 | 8,600 | 0.0% |
| 2020-02-07 19:56 | 2020-02-06 | NOVO GUILLERMO | Director, Officer - Chairman and CEO | BUY | $78.35 | 12,900 | $1,010,715 | 12,900 | +100.0% |
| 2019-11-20 21:49 | 2019-11-18 | WILLIS J KEVIN | Officer - Chief Financial Officer | OPT+S | $78.25 | 3,060 | $239,458 | 1,345 | 0.0% |
| 2019-11-20 21:50 | 2019-11-18 | Ganz Peter | Officer - Senior Vice President | OPT+S | $78.16 | 2,062 | $161,171 | 40,150 | 0.0% |
| 2019-11-20 21:59 | 2019-11-18 | HEITMAN WILLIAM J | Officer - Controller | OPT+S | $78.12 | 799 | $62,417 | 6,303 | 0.0% |
| 2019-05-07 23:31 | 2019-05-06 | Ganz Peter | Officer - Senior Vice President | SELL | $74.32 | 1,562 | $116,088 | 40,150 | -3.7% |
| 2019-04-15 23:32 | 2019-04-11 | HEITMAN WILLIAM J | Officer - Controller | OPT+S | $79.49 | 7,203 | $572,585 | 6,303 | 0.0% |
| 2019-03-15 22:57 | 2019-03-14 | MUSA OSAMA M | Officer - Sr. Vice President | SELL | $78.87 | 2,156 | $170,044 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2018-11-26 22:48 | 2018-11-21 | WILLIS J KEVIN | Officer - Chief Financial Officer | SELL | $81.28 | 10,565 | $858,675 | 1,103 | -90.5% |
| 2018-11-21 21:04 | 2018-11-20 | Silverman Keith C | Officer - Vice President | SELL | $79.16 | 152 | $12,032 | 3,714 | -3.9% |
| 2018-11-21 21:06 | 2018-11-20 | WILLIS J KEVIN | Officer - Chief Financial Officer | SELL | $79.16 | 3,228 | $255,528 | 11,668 | -21.7% |
| 2018-11-21 05:19 | 2018-11-16 | Silverman Keith C | Officer - Vice President | OPT+S | $81.67 | 498 | $40,669 | 3,586 | 0.0% |
| 2018-11-21 05:13 | 2018-11-16 | WILLIS J KEVIN | Officer - Chief Financial Officer | OPT+S | $80.94 | 2,455 | $198,719 | 12,850 | 0.0% |
| 2018-09-19 23:25 | 2018-09-18 | Silverman Keith C | Officer - Vice President | OPT+S | $84.71 | 2,286 | $193,647 | 1,358 | 0.0% |
| 2018-03-29 01:24 | 2018-03-26 | Silverman Keith C | Officer - Vice President | SELL | $70.02 | 1,678 | $117,494 | 1,358 | -55.3% |
| 2018-02-02 22:07 | 2018-02-01 | HEITMAN WILLIAM J | Officer - Controller | OPT+S | $70.31 | 4,495 | $316,043 | 10,538 | 0.0% |
| 2018-01-19 05:26 | 2018-01-16 | Schumann Anne T. | Officer - Senior Vice President | OPT+S | $73.26 | 11,733 | $859,616 | 13,197 | 0.0% |
| 2017-11-28 23:50 | 2017-11-27 | WILLIS J KEVIN | Officer - Chief Financial Officer | SELL | $70.70 | 8,152 | $576,346 | 13,769 | -37.2% |
| 2017-11-22 19:52 | 2017-11-21 | WILLIS J KEVIN | Officer - Chief Financial Officer | SELL | $70.25 | 1,022 | $71,796 | 21,921 | -4.5% |
| 2017-11-22 19:55 | 2017-11-20 | Ganz Peter | Officer - Senior Vice President | SELL | $70.63 | 1,883 | $132,996 | 39,679 | -4.5% |
| 2017-11-22 01:08 | 2017-11-20 | WILLIS J KEVIN | Officer - Chief Financial Officer | OPT+S | $70.63 | 2,543 | $179,612 | 21,921 | 0.0% |
| 2017-11-22 01:20 | 2017-11-20 | Ganz Peter | Officer - Senior Vice President | OPT+S | $70.63 | 3,379 | $238,659 | 38,183 | 0.0% |
| 2017-11-21 01:18 | 2017-11-17 | WILLIS J KEVIN | Officer - Chief Financial Officer | SELL | $70.61 | 916 | $64,679 | 26,808 | -3.3% |
| 2017-11-17 00:12 | 2017-11-15 | WILLIS J KEVIN | Officer - Chief Financial Officer | SELL | $66.23 | 1,352 | $89,543 | 26,808 | -4.8% |
| 2017-04-13 00:07 | 2017-04-10 | Schumann Anne T. | Officer - Vice President | OPT+S | $125.64 | 4,003 | $502,932 | 10,273 | 0.0% |
| 2017-02-24 20:12 | 2017-02-22 | FERNANDEZ-MORENO LUIS M | Officer - Senior Vice President | OPT+S | $123.85 | 2,609 | $323,125 | 45,990 | 0.0% |
| 2017-01-20 01:33 | 2017-01-17 | HEITMAN WILLIAM J | Officer - Controller | SELL | $110.46 | 4,000 | $441,840 | 8,101 | -33.1% |
How to Interpret $ASH Trades
Not every insider transaction in Ashland Inc. is a signal for immediate action. Professional investors look for "cluster buying"—when multiple executives simultaneously purchase $ASH shares on the open market. It is crucial to distinguish between scheduled sales (under Rule 10b5-1) and voluntary increases in ownership, which demonstrate management’s true conviction that the stock is undervalued.
Data Source & Accuracy for ASH
Insider activity data for Ashland Inc. is streamed in real-time directly from the SEC EDGAR system. We analyze raw Form 4 filings, filtering out technical adjustments and complex derivative transactions. This provides a transparent view of how ownership structure is evolving in $ASH, allowing you to follow the capital of those with the most intimate knowledge of the company.
UNDERSTANDING THE DATA
FILING DATE: The date and time when the transaction was reported to the SEC. This is when the public first receives the information.
TRADE DATE: The actual day the insider executed the purchase or sale in the market.
INDUSTRY: The specific market sector the company operates in. Useful for identifying broader institutional capital flows across sectors.
OWNED AFTER: The total number of shares held by the insider following the transaction. This highlights the insider's remaining conviction in the company.
CHANGE %: The percentage increase or decrease of the insider's total position. Large percentage changes often carry more weight than the dollar amount alone.
TRADE TYPES DEFINITIONS
BUY: An open market purchase. Typically indicates an insider's belief that the stock is undervalued or poised for growth.
SELL: An open market sale. While often used for diversification or liquidity, large or unexpected sales can be a warning signal.
OPT+S (OPTION EXERCISE & SALE): This occurs when an insider exercises their stock options and sells them immediately. Often part of a structured compensation plan.