Zacks Research Issues Positive Outlook for Ball Earnings

Ball Corporation (NYSE:BALL) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q4 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Ball in a research note issued on Tuesday, November 18th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates 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.

Several other research analysts have also commented on BALL. Bank of America upgraded Ball from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $61.00 price target for the company in a report on Monday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on Ball from $56.00 to $50.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Ball in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Mizuho dropped their target price on shares of Ball from $68.00 to $61.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 3rd. Finally, Raymond James Financial started coverage on shares of Ball in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. They issued a “market perform” rating on the stock. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $60.92.

Ball Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of NYSE BALL opened at $47.57 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $48.69 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $52.66. Ball has a 52-week low of $43.51 and a 52-week high of $63.35. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.65, a PEG ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a quick ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.23.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ball

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Triumph Capital Management acquired a new position in shares of Ball during the third quarter worth approximately $26,000. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton increased its position in Ball by 145.0% in the 2nd quarter. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton now owns 517 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 306 shares during the period. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC bought a new stake in Ball during the 1st quarter valued at $32,000. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC raised its stake in Ball by 72.4% during the 1st quarter. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC now owns 707 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 297 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SVB Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Ball during the 1st quarter worth $39,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.51% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Ball news, Chairman Daniel William Fisher sold 3,400 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $51.55, for a total transaction of $175,270.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman directly owned 10,036 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $517,355.80. The trade was a 25.31% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.81% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Ball Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 15th. Investors of record on Monday, December 1st will be given a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 1st. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.7%. Ball’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 32.52%.

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.