Live Oak Investment Partners Purchases New Position in Ball Corporation $BALL

Live Oak Investment Partners purchased a new stake in shares of Ball Corporation (NYSE:BALL) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 12,369 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $772,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of BALL. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in Ball in the second quarter valued at $1,310,991,000. Norges Bank bought a new position in Ball in the 4th quarter worth $178,025,000. Deutsche Bank AG bought a new position in Ball in the 2nd quarter worth $163,768,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Ball in the 2nd quarter worth about $143,165,000. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of Ball by 47.8% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 5,658,732 shares of the company’s stock worth $299,749,000 after purchasing an additional 1,830,434 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.51% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Ball

Here are the key news stories impacting Ball this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks identified Ball as a strong value stock through its Style Scores system, potentially attracting investors seeking relatively inexpensive companies with favorable fundamental characteristics. Here’s Why Ball Is a Strong Value Stock
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks Research maintained its current full-year earnings outlook at approximately $4.02 per share. Its FY2028 estimate remains $4.95 per share after a series of quarterly adjustments, indicating that the revisions are mixed rather than a broad change to the near-term consensus. Ball analyst estimates
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts lowered estimates for several periods, including Q3 and Q4 2026, Q1 and Q2 2027, Q3 2027, and Q2 2028. The largest reported reduction was to FY2028 EPS, cut to $4.95 from $5.08, while Q4 2026 EPS was reduced to $0.98 from $1.00. These cuts suggest some caution about Ball’s earnings trajectory and could weigh on investor sentiment.
• Positive Sentiment: Not all revisions were negative: Zacks raised its Q4 2027 EPS estimate to $1.24 from $1.17 and its Q1 2028 estimate to $1.30 from $1.26, signaling improved expectations for select later quarters.

Ball Stock Up 1.5%

NYSE:BALL opened at $62.61 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a current ratio of 1.07. The firm has a market cap of $16.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.74, a P/E/G ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 0.98. Ball Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $44.83 and a fifty-two week high of $68.29. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $61.83 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $61.12.

Ball (NYSE:BALL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The company reported $1.03 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.99 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $4 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.69 billion. Ball had a net margin of 6.61% and a return on equity of 18.76%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 19.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.90 earnings per share. Ball has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.930- EPS. Analysts predict that Ball Corporation will post 4.02 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ball Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.20 per share. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 1st. Ball’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 22.66%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Bank of America boosted their price target on shares of Ball from $70.00 to $73.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Ball from $65.00 to $66.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Truist Financial set a $78.00 price objective on Ball in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on Ball from $75.00 to $77.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, July 9th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Ball from $71.00 to $72.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $71.69.

Ball Company Profile

Ball Corporation is a leading provider of sustainable aluminum packaging solutions and advanced aerospace technologies. Headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado, the company serves customers in the beverage, food and aerosol markets through a global network of manufacturing facilities. With an emphasis on sustainability and innovation, Ball designs and produces metal cans, bottles and ends that support recycling and reduce environmental impact.

The company’s packaging segment specializes in beverage cans for soft drinks, beer and energy drinks, as well as metal packaging for food and personal care applications.