Tuesday, 31 May 2011

Ashland stock leaps on acquisition news

Ashland Inc. stock jumped more than 10 percent today after the chemical manufacturer announced a $3.2 billion purchase of International Specialty Products Inc. earlier this morning.

Covington-based Ashland (NYSE: ASH) will pay cash and expects to close by the end of its fiscal year in September.

Analysts think New Jersey-based ISP will provide Ashland with higher-margin, faster growth sales compared to its Ashland Distribution unit that it recently sold, according to this Bloomberg report.

Specialty chemicals are also thought to be less cyclical than the commodity business Ashland has been moving away...

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