Research Analysts Offer Predictions for Ball Q4 Earnings

Key Points

• Zacks Research has increased its Q4 2026 earnings estimate for Ball Corporation to $1.03 per share, projecting a full-year earnings of $3.48 per share.
• Several brokerages have adjusted their price targets for Ball, with Mizuho raising theirs to $68.00, indicating a positive outlook for the stock.
• Ball Corporation announced a quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share, reflecting a 1.6% yield, set to be paid on September 16th.

Ball Corporation (NYSE:BALL - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q4 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Ball in a report issued on Wednesday, September 3rd. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the company will earn $1.03 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.99. The consensus estimate for Ball's current full-year earnings is $3.48 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Ball's FY2027 earnings at $4.43 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently weighed in on BALL. Mizuho increased their price target on Ball from $60.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 15th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Ball from $50.00 to $54.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research report on Friday, July 18th. UBS Group increased their price target on Ball from $54.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 9th. Barclays dropped their price target on Ball from $61.00 to $57.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, May 14th. Finally, Citigroup raised 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. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Ball currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $65.27.

Ball Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of NYSE BALL opened at $50.42 on Friday. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $55.76 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $53.17. Ball has a 52-week low of $43.51 and a 52-week high of $68.12. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.12, a PEG ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a quick ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.23.

Ball (NYSE:BALL - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.90 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 firm had revenue of $3.34 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.10 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.74 earnings per share. Ball's revenue for the quarter was up 12.8% on a year-over-year basis. Ball has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.550-3.650 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ball

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of BALL. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton boosted its stake in shares of Ball by 145.0% during the 2nd 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 stake in shares of Ball during the 1st quarter worth $32,000. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC boosted its stake in shares of Ball by 72.4% during the 1st quarter. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC now owns 707 shares of the company's stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 297 shares in the last quarter. SVB Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Ball during the 1st quarter worth $39,000. Finally, Whipplewood Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Ball by 764.9% during the 1st quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 813 shares of the company's stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 719 shares in the last quarter. 86.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Ball

In other Ball news, Chairman Daniel William Fisher sold 3,400 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $51.55, for a total transaction of $175,270.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman directly owned 10,036 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $517,355.80. This trade represents a 25.31% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.81% of the company's stock.

Ball Dividend Announcement

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 paid a dividend of $0.20 per share. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 2nd. Ball's dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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.

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