Ball (NYSE:BALL – Get Free Report) is one of 70 publicly-traded companies in the “Containers & Packaging” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Ball to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares Ball and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Ball | 6.61% | 18.76% | 5.35% |
| Ball Competitors | -29.40% | -33.58% | 1.99% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Ball and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Ball | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2.54 |
| Ball Competitors | 387 | 2333 | 3392 | 84 | 2.51 |
Volatility and Risk
Ball has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ball’s rivals have a beta of 0.80, meaning that their average stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
86.5% of Ball shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.4% of shares of all “Containers & Packaging” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Ball shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.5% of shares of all “Containers & Packaging” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Dividends
Ball pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Ball pays out 22.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Containers & Packaging” companies pay a dividend yield of 4.8% and pay out -80.4% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Ball lags its rivals as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Ball and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Ball | $14.33 billion | $912.00 million | 17.86 |
| Ball Competitors | $6.12 billion | $200.41 million | 12.57 |
Ball has higher revenue and earnings than its rivals. Ball is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Summary
Ball beats its rivals on 10 of the 15 factors compared.
Ball Company Profile
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. It also manufactures and sells extruded aluminum aerosol containers, recloseable aluminum bottles, aluminum cups, and aluminum slugs. Ball Corporation was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Westminster, Colorado.
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