Zacks Research Analysts Lift Earnings Estimates for Ball

Ball Corporation (NYSE:BALL) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q4 2026 EPS estimates for Ball in a research report issued on Tuesday, November 18th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $1.04 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.03. The consensus estimate for Ball’s current full-year earnings is $3.48 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Ball’s Q1 2027 earnings at $0.92 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Mizuho cut their price objective on Ball from $68.00 to $61.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 3rd. Truist Financial dropped their price target on shares of Ball from $69.00 to $65.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, October 13th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of Ball from $54.00 to $48.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. Raymond James Financial assumed coverage on shares of Ball in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. They issued a “market perform” rating on the stock. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on shares of Ball from $56.00 to $50.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $60.92.

Ball Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE BALL opened at $47.57 on Wednesday. Ball has a 1 year low of $43.51 and a 1 year high of $63.35. The firm has a market cap of $12.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.65, a PEG ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 1.12. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $48.69 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $52.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.23, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a current ratio of 1.00.

Ball (NYSE:BALL) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The company reported $1.02 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $1.02. The firm had revenue of $3.38 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.32 billion. Ball had a return on equity of 16.81% and a net margin of 4.49%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 9.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.91 earnings per share. Ball has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.550-3.650 EPS.

Ball Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 1st will be issued a dividend of $0.20 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 1st. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.7%. Ball’s payout ratio is currently 32.52%.

Insider Activity at Ball

In related news, Chairman Daniel William Fisher sold 3,400 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $51.55, for a total value of $175,270.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman owned 10,036 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $517,355.80. This trade represents a 25.31% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.81% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Ball

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Praxis Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in Ball by 1.2% in the 2nd quarter. Praxis Investment Management Inc. now owns 15,340 shares of the company’s stock valued at $860,000 after buying an additional 180 shares during the period. Evermay Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Ball by 11.5% during the 1st quarter. Evermay Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,943 shares of the company’s stock valued at $101,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Ball by 4.9% in the first quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,371 shares of the company’s stock valued at $228,000 after acquiring an additional 205 shares during the period. Ethic Inc. increased its stake in Ball by 0.6% in the second quarter. Ethic Inc. now owns 34,415 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,941,000 after acquiring an additional 205 shares during the period. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC raised its position in Ball by 17.6% in the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 1,438 shares of the company’s stock worth $73,000 after purchasing an additional 215 shares in the last quarter. 86.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Ball

Ball Corporation supplies aluminum packaging products for the beverage, personal care, and household products industries in the United States, Brazil, and internationally. The company manufactures and sells aluminum beverage containers to fillers of carbonated soft drinks, beer, energy drinks, and other beverages.