Ball (NYSE:BALL) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Key Points

• Ball Corporation has updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance, projecting an earnings per share (EPS) range of 3.550-3.650, slightly above the consensus estimate of 3.537.
• Shares of Ball are currently facing downward pressure, trading down 3.8% to $55.45, and experiencing a market capitalization of $15.38 billion.
• The company also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share, with an annualized yield of 1.4%, scheduled for payment on September 16th.

Ball (NYSE:BALL - Get Free Report) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 3.550-3.650 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 3.537. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have weighed in on the stock. Barclays dropped their target price on shares of Ball from $61.00 to $57.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 14th. Loop Capital lowered their price target on shares of Ball from $83.00 to $78.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. Mizuho increased their target price on shares of Ball from $60.00 to $68.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 15th. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Ball from $54.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 9th. Finally, Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of Ball from $55.00 to $63.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Ball presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $64.64.

Ball Trading Down 3.8%

NYSE:BALL traded down $2.16 on Tuesday, hitting $55.45. 2,453,151 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,627,705. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.03, a P/E/G ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 1.08. Ball has a 52 week low of $43.51 and a 52 week high of $68.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a current ratio of 1.04. The company's 50-day moving average price is $56.62 and its 200 day moving average price is $53.18.

Ball (NYSE:BALL - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.90 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.87 by $0.03. Ball had a return on equity of 15.41% and a net margin of 4.18%. Ball's revenue for the quarter was up 12.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.74 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Ball will post 3.48 earnings per share for the current year.

Ball Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd will be paid a $0.20 dividend. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 2nd. Ball's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 47.62%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ball

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in Ball by 41.2% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 5,245 shares of the company's stock worth $289,000 after buying an additional 1,531 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC increased its position in Ball by 10.6% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 6,167 shares of the company's stock worth $321,000 after buying an additional 590 shares during the period. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in Ball by 402.8% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 83,995 shares of the company's stock worth $4,356,000 after buying an additional 67,289 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.51% of the company's stock.

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.

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