Brokers Set Expectations for Ball's Q3 Earnings (NYSE:BALL)

Key Points

• Zacks Research has increased Ball Corporation's Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate to $1.02, reflecting growth from the previous estimate of $1.00 and aligning with the company's overall positive earnings trend.
• Ball has recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.20, with a payout ratio of 41.45%, representing an annualized yield of 1.5%.
• Research analysts currently rate Ball as an "average hold" with a consensus target price of $65.27, indicating a mix of "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings across different firms.

Ball Corporation (NYSE:BALL - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Ball in a research note issued on Tuesday, August 19th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.02 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.00. The consensus estimate for Ball's current full-year earnings is $3.48 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Ball's Q3 2026 earnings at $1.11 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.96 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.41 EPS.

Ball (NYSE:BALL - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.87 by $0.03. Ball had a return on equity of 16.81% and a net margin of 4.49%.The business had revenue of $3.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.10 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.74 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 12.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Ball has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.550-3.650 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Truist Financial increased their price target on Ball from $62.00 to $69.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, July 11th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on Ball from $69.00 to $70.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 7th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Ball from $50.00 to $54.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research report on Friday, July 18th. Citigroup upped their target price on Ball from $55.00 to $63.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 3rd. Finally, UBS Group upped their target price on Ball from $54.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 9th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $65.27.

Ball Price Performance

BALL traded up $0.9930 on Friday, reaching $53.7030. The stock had a trading volume of 2,529,319 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,709,012. The company has a market capitalization of $14.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.08. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $56.56 and a 200-day moving average of $53.09. The company has a current ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.23. Ball has a fifty-two week low of $43.51 and a fifty-two week high of $68.12.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton boosted its holdings in Ball by 145.0% in the second quarter. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton now owns 517 shares of the company's stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 306 shares in the last quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC bought a new position in shares of Ball in the first quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Ball by 72.4% in the first quarter. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC now owns 707 shares of the company's stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 297 shares in the last quarter. SVB Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Ball in the first quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Finally, Whipplewood Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Ball by 764.9% in the first quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 813 shares of the company's stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 719 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.51% of the company's stock.

Ball Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd will be issued a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 2nd. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. Ball's dividend payout ratio is presently 41.45%.

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.