Ball (NYSE:BALL – Get Free Report) is one of 70 publicly-traded companies in the “Containers & Packaging” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Ball to similar companies based on the strength of its dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.
Volatility & Risk
Ball has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ball’s competitors have a beta of 0.80, suggesting that their average share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Ball and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Ball | $13.16 billion | $912.00 million | 17.58 |
| Ball Competitors | $5.89 billion | $208.36 million | 13.40 |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Ball and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Ball | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2.54 |
| Ball Competitors | 383 | 2325 | 3375 | 84 | 2.51 |
Ball presently has a consensus target price of $71.69, suggesting a potential upside of 15.50%. As a group, “Containers & Packaging” companies have a potential upside of 30.48%. Given Ball’s competitors higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ball has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.
Profitability
This table compares Ball and its competitors’ 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 | -28.74% | -31.79% | 2.15% |
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 4.7% and pay out -80.1% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Ball lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
86.5% of Ball shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.4% of shares of all “Containers & Packaging” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Ball shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.5% of shares of all “Containers & Packaging” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Ball beats its competitors 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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