Ball (BALL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. Ball’s customers include major global and regional brands, and its operations span North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America and Africa. Leveraging investments in lightweighting and coating technologies, Ball aims to enhance product performance while minimizing resource consumption.

In addition to packaging, Ball Corporation operates an aerospace division that develops and manufactures spacecraft structures, instruments and mission-critical components. The aerospace unit supports both government and commercial customers, collaborating on projects for Earth observation, communications satellites and space exploration missions. Ball’s engineering teams work on advanced materials, electronics integration and systems design to meet demanding performance requirements.

Originally founded in 1880 as the Ball Brothers Glass Manufacturing Company, the organization has evolved from its glass canning jar roots into a diversified industrial enterprise. Over the decades, strategic acquisitions and continuous research have expanded the company’s capabilities and geographic reach. Under the leadership of Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer John A. Hayes, Ball Corporation continues to focus on innovation, operational excellence and sustainable growth across its global operations.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $54.60 to $56.86
• 50-Day Range: $55.11 to $64.43
• 52-Week Range: $44.83 to $68.29
• Volume: 3.82 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.88 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $15.13 billion
• P/E Ratio: 14.62
• Dividend Yield: 1.41%
• Price Target: $69.54
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Ball Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ball scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 7th out of 173 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Ball has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.77, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 10 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Ball has a consensus price target of $69.54, representing about 22.3% upside from its current price of $56.84.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Ball has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 13.53%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Ball are expected to grow by 13.53% in the coming year, from $3.99 to $4.53 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Ball is 16.43, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.53.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ball is 16.43, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.03.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Ball has a PEG Ratio of 1.09. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Ball has a P/B Ratio of 2.69. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.48% of the float of Ball has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Ball has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ball has recently increased by 4.56%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Ball pays a meaningful dividend of 1.43%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Ball does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Ball is 23.12%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Ball will have a dividend payout ratio of 17.66% next year. This indicates that Ball will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.66

News Sentiment

Ball has a news sentiment score of 0.66. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.55 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 20 news articles for Ball this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for BALL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Ball to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Ball insiders have sold 609.89% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $100,055.00 in company stock and sold $710,276.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.58% of the stock of Ball is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

86.51% of the stock of Ball is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 3/16 Dividend: 3/02/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 3/16 Dividend: 3/02/2026
• Dividend Payable: 3/16/2026
• Last Earnings: 5/05/2026
• Today: 5/20/2026
• Record date for 6/15 Dividend: 6/01/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/15 Dividend: 6/01/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: CONTNRS - MTL/GLS
• Sub-Industry: Shipping Containers
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BALL
• CIK: 9389
• Web: www.ball.com
• Phone: (303) 469-3131
• Fax: 303-460-2127
• Employees: 16,000
• Year Founded: 1880

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Ball: $69.54
• High Price Target: $77.00
• Low Price Target: $60.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +22.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.77
• Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.46
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.62
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.25
• P/E Growth: 1.07
• Net Income: $912 million
• Net Margins: 6.86%
• Pretax Margin: 8.47%
• Return on Equity: 18.69%
• Return on Assets: 5.31%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.25
• Current Ratio: 1.12
• Quick Ratio: 0.72

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $13.16 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.15
• Cash Flow: $6.19 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.19
• Book Value: $21.10 per share
• Price / Book: 2.69

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 266,250,000
• Free Float: 264,703,000
• Market Cap: $15.13 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.06