Zacks Research Weighs in on Ball's Q3 Earnings (NYSE:BALL)

Ball Corporation (NYSE:BALL - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Ball in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, July 1st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $1.00 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.01. 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 $0.97 EPS.

BALL has been the topic of a number of other reports. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on Ball from $44.00 to $50.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 7th. Barclays lowered their price target on Ball from $61.00 to $57.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 14th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on Ball from $62.00 to $63.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, May 8th. UBS Group lowered their price target on Ball from $55.00 to $54.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 7th. Finally, Truist Financial lowered their price target on Ball from $65.00 to $58.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $61.40.

Ball Stock Performance

Shares of BALL traded down $0.13 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $58.61. 876,958 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,221,522. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.89, a P/E/G ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 1.04 and a quick ratio of 0.70. Ball has a twelve month low of $43.51 and a twelve month high of $68.12. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $54.14 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $52.66.

Ball (NYSE:BALL - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.76 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.69 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $3.10 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.91 billion. Ball had a return on equity of 15.41% and a net margin of 4.18%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 7.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.68 earnings per share.

Ball Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 16th. Investors of record on Monday, June 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.20 per share. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.36%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 2nd. Ball's payout ratio is currently 47.62%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of BALL. Voya Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Ball by 0.6% in the 1st quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC now owns 88,214 shares of the company's stock valued at $4,593,000 after purchasing an additional 535 shares during the period. Strs Ohio acquired a new position in shares of Ball in the 1st quarter valued at $10,935,000. Mattson Financial Services LLC boosted its position in shares of Ball by 15.3% in the 1st quarter. Mattson Financial Services LLC now owns 17,142 shares of the company's stock valued at $893,000 after purchasing an additional 2,280 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Ball by 22.1% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 2,256 shares of the company's stock valued at $117,000 after purchasing an additional 409 shares during the period. Finally, Intech Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Ball by 925.9% in the 1st quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 182,289 shares of the company's stock valued at $9,492,000 after purchasing an additional 164,521 shares during the period. 86.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Ball

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.