Ball Corporation (NYSE:BALL - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Ball in a research note issued on Friday, October 23rd. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the company will earn $1.06 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.05. The consensus estimate for Ball's current full-year earnings is $4.01 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Ball's Q3 2028 earnings at $1.27 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $4.99 EPS.
Ball (NYSE:BALL - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The company reported $1.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.99 by $0.04. Ball had a return on equity of 18.76% and a net margin of 6.61%. The business had revenue of $4 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.69 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.90 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was up 19.7% on a year-over-year basis. Ball has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.930- EPS.
BALL has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Truist Financial set a $78.00 target price on shares of Ball in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Mizuho set a $72.00 price objective on shares of Ball in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Bank of America upped their target price on Ball from $70.00 to $73.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Ball from a "hold (c+)" rating to a "buy (b-)" rating in a research note on Friday, October 9th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on Ball from $72.00 to $70.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Monday, October 19th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Ball currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $71.00.
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Ball Price Performance
NYSE:BALL opened at $64.76 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $17.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.35, a P/E/G ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 0.96. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $60.91 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $60.42. Ball has a one year low of $44.83 and a one year high of $68.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 0.66.
Institutional Trading of Ball
Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Pension & Wealth Management Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Ball during the third quarter worth approximately $25,000. Basecamp Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Ball by 135.0% during the 1st quarter. Basecamp Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 477 shares of the company's stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 274 shares during the period. Ancora Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Ball during the 2nd quarter valued at $30,000. Manchester Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Ball by 87.9% during the 3rd quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 592 shares of the company's stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 277 shares during the period. Finally, Trust Co. of Vermont acquired a new stake in shares of Ball during the 2nd quarter worth $37,000. Institutional investors own 86.51% of the company's stock.
Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, SVP Mandy Glew sold 5,626 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $63.80, for a total transaction of $358,938.80. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 7,209 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $459,934.20. This trade represents a 43.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.58% of the company's stock.
Ball Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 1st were paid a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 1st. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Ball's dividend payout ratio is 22.66%.
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Ball Corporation is a global supplier of sustainable aluminum packaging. The company primarily manufactures aluminum beverage cans, bottles and cups used by beer, soft-drink, energy-drink and other beverage companies. Its products are designed to support brand presentation, product protection and recycling throughout the packaging lifecycle.
Ball serves customers across North and South America, Europe and other international markets through a network of manufacturing facilities. The company also develops and markets aluminum packaging products for additional consumer and household applications, including its reusable and recyclable Ball Aluminum Cup.
Founded in 1880 as a manufacturer of glass containers, Ball evolved into a major producer of metal packaging and became particularly known for its aluminum beverage cans.
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