Lowest-Rated StocksLowest-RatedNYSE:BALL Ball (BALL) Stock Price, News & Analysis → The Gold Grab of the Century (From Colonial Metals) (Ad) Free BALL Stock Alerts $69.80 +4.35 (+6.65%) (As of 04/26/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$66.38▼$70.7550-Day Range$61.60▼$69.8252-Week Range$42.81▼$70.75Volume4.55 million shsAverage Volume1.60 million shsMarket Capitalization$22.03 billionP/E Ratio5.25Dividend Yield1.15%Price Target$65.58 Stock AnalysisStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media Get Ball alerts: Email Address Ball MarketRank™ Stock AnalysisAnalyst RatingHold2.15 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside6.0% Downside$65.58 Price TargetShort InterestHealthy3.15% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthModerateBased on Four FactorsSustainabilityN/ANews Sentiment0.32Based on 67 Articles This WeekInsider TradingAcquiring Shares$249,783 Bought Last QuarterProj. Earnings Growth12.62%From $3.09 to $3.48 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.3.33 out of 5 starsIndustrial Products Sector88th out of 167 stocksMetal Cans Industry3rd out of 5 stocks 2.1 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingBall has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.15, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Amount of Analyst CoverageBall has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock. Previous Next 3.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted3.15% of the float of Ball has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverBall has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.3.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Ball has recently decreased by 4.36%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving. Previous Next 2.5 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldBall pays a meaningful dividend of 1.15%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthBall does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Ball is 6.02%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Ball will have a dividend payout ratio of 22.99% next year. This indicates that Ball will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next N/A Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreThere is no current Upright™ data available for BALL. Previous Next 1.8 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentBall has a news sentiment score of 0.32. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Industrial Products companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 67 news articles for Ball this week, compared to 54 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 8 people have searched for BALL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -43% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 3 people have added Ball to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -75% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 3.3 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Ball insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $249,783.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.81% of the stock of Ball is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions86.51% of the stock of Ball is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 2.5 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Ball are expected to grow by 12.62% in the coming year, from $3.09 to $3.48 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Ball is 5.25, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 126.68.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Ball is 5.25, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrial Products sector average P/E ratio of about 20.08.Price to Earnings Growth RatioBall has a PEG Ratio of 4.51. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioBall has a P/B Ratio of 5.74. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. 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Ball Corporation was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Westminster, Colorado.Read More BALL Stock Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart BALL Stock News HeadlinesApril 27, 2024 | msn.comJets take CFL’s top rookie Qwan’tez Stiggers in 5th round of NFL draft. He never played college ballApril 27, 2024 | msn.comMichigan State women's basketball adds transfers from Arizona State, Ball StateApril 28, 2024 | DTI (Ad)If you have $2,500 bucks… check this out This computer whiz has been averaging 234% per year with an undefeated strategy he calls… The “Income Glitch” And he’s been making out like a bandit with a 100% success rate on over 64 trade opportunities! 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Email Address Company Calendar Ex-Dividend for 3/15 Dividend2/29/2024Dividend Payable3/15/2024Last Earnings4/26/2024Today4/28/2024Ex-Dividend for 6/17 Dividend5/31/2024Dividend Payable6/17/2024Next Earnings (Estimated)8/01/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorIndustrial Products Industry Metal cans Sub-IndustryN/A Current SymbolNYSE:BALL CUSIPN/A CIK9389 Webwww.ball.com Phone(303) 469-3131Fax303-460-2127Employees21,000Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$65.58 High Stock Price Target$78.00 Low Stock Price Target$55.00 Potential Upside/Downside-6.0%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.15 Research Coverage13 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$13.29 Trailing P/E Ratio5.25 Forward P/E Ratio22.59 P/E Growth4.51Net Income$707 million Net Margins5.04% Pretax Margin5.80% Return on Equity23.81% Return on Assets4.63% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.96 Current Ratio0.79 Quick Ratio0.54 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$14.03 billion Price / Sales1.57 Cash Flow$5.09 per share Price / Cash Flow13.70 Book Value$12.17 per share Price / Book5.74Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares315,640,000Free Float313,085,000Market Cap$22.03 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.89 10 Best Stocks to Own in 2024Click the link below and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of the 10 best stocks to own in 2024 and why they should be in your portfolio. Get This Free Report Key ExecutivesMr. Daniel William Fisher (Age 51)Chairman & CEO Comp: $3.34MMr. Howard H. Yu (Age 51)Executive VP & CFO Comp: $2.21MMr. Ronald J. Lewis (Age 57)Chief Supply Chain & Operations Officer Comp: $1.6MMs. Stacey J. Valy Panayiotou (Age 51)Senior VP & Chief Human Resources Officer Comp: $1.2MMr. Scott C. Morrison (Age 62)Senior Advisor Comp: $2.24MMr. Brian GabbardSenior VP of Global Shared Services & Chief Information OfficerMrs. Ann T. Scott (Age 60)Vice President of Investor Relations Ms. Hannah S. Lim-Johnson Esq. (Age 51)SVP, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary Ms. Courtney K. ReynoldsVice President of Communications & Corporate AffairsMr. Jeffrey A. Knobel (Age 53)Senior Vice President of Global Beverage Finance More ExecutivesKey CompetitorsCrownNYSE:CCKHubbellNYSE:HUBBTenarisNYSE:TSAxon EnterpriseNASDAQ:AXONDoverNYSE:DOVView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsCaas Capital Management LPBought 1,400 shares on 4/27/2024Ownership: 0.000%Tritonpoint Wealth LLCSold 801 shares on 4/26/2024Ownership: 0.015%Yousif Capital Management LLCSold 1,043 shares on 4/26/2024Ownership: 0.013%SYSTM Wealth Solutions LLCBought 179 shares on 4/26/2024Ownership: 0.008%Sumitomo Life Insurance Co.Sold 562 shares on 4/26/2024Ownership: 0.003%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions BALL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell Ball stock right now? 13 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Ball in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 sell rating, 9 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" BALL shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in BALL, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares. View BALL analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is Ball's stock price target for 2024? 13 brokerages have issued 12-month target prices for Ball's stock. Their BALL share price targets range from $55.00 to $78.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $65.58 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 6.0%. View analysts price targets for BALL or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have BALL shares performed in 2024? Ball's stock was trading at $57.52 at the start of the year. Since then, BALL stock has increased by 21.3% and is now trading at $69.80. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. Are investors shorting Ball? Ball saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 10,770,000 shares, an increase of 5.2% from the February 29th total of 10,240,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,790,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 6.0 days. Currently, 3.4% of the company's stock are sold short. View Ball's Short Interest. When is Ball's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August 1st 2024. View our BALL earnings forecast. How were Ball's earnings last quarter? Ball Co. (NYSE:BALL) posted its earnings results on Friday, April, 26th. The company reported $0.68 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.56 by $0.12. The company had revenue of $2.87 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.23 billion. Ball had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 23.81% and a net margin of 5.04%. The firm's revenue was down 17.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.69 EPS. How often does Ball pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Ball? Ball announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, April 24th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.20 per share on Monday, June 17th. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.15%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 31st. Read our dividend analysis for BALL. Is Ball a good dividend stock? Ball (NYSE:BALL) pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.15%. The dividend payout ratio is 6.02%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, BALL will have a dividend payout ratio of 22.99% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Read our dividend analysis for BALL. What ETFs hold Ball's stock? ETFs with the largest weight of Ball (NYSE:BALL) stock in their portfolio include Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Materials ETF (RTM), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Materials ETF (RSPM), Goldman Sachs Future Planet Equity ETF (GSFP), SPDR S&P Kensho Final Frontiers ETF (ROKT), Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLB), Goldman Sachs Future Consumer Equity ETF (GBUY), Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Value ETF (NUMV) and IQ Clean Oceans ETF (OCEN). How will Ball's stock buyback program work? Ball declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, April 24th 2024, which authorizes the company to buyback 40,000,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued. Who are Ball's major shareholders? Ball's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.69%), Raymond James & Associates (0.44%), AMI Asset Management Corp (0.25%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.24%), Tran Capital Management L.P. (0.21%) and Pensioenfonds Rail & OV (0.18%). Insiders that own company stock include Cynthia A Niekamp, Daniel William Fisher, David A Kaufman, Deron Goodwin, John A Hayes and Ronald J Lewis. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Ball? Shares of BALL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Compare Top Brokerages Here. This page (NYSE:BALL) was last updated on 4/28/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersConflict In Israel Sends Gold Soaring ???? 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