Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Estimate for Ball Earnings

Ball Co. (NYSE:BALL - Free Report) - Zacks Research raised their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Ball in a report issued on Friday, May 30th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will earn $0.86 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.84. The consensus estimate for Ball's current full-year earnings is $3.48 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Ball's FY2025 earnings at $3.50 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.13 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.94 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.42 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Barclays lowered their target price on shares of Ball from $61.00 to $57.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, May 14th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on Ball from $75.00 to $70.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Loop Capital lowered their price target on Ball from $83.00 to $78.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 7th. Royal Bank of Canada raised their target price on shares of Ball from $62.00 to $63.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 8th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Ball from $44.00 to $50.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Ball has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $61.00.

Ball Price Performance

Shares of Ball stock traded up $0.21 on Monday, reaching $53.45. The stock had a trading volume of 1,702,072 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,207,141. Ball has a 1 year low of $43.51 and a 1 year high of $70.07. The company has a current ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 0.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90. The company has a market cap of $14.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 4.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.08. The business's 50 day moving average is $50.75 and its two-hundred day moving average is $53.28.

Ball (NYSE:BALL - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.69 by $0.07. Ball had a return on equity of 16.17% and a net margin of 33.98%. The business had revenue of $3.10 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.91 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.68 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 7.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ball

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Evermay Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Ball by 11.5% in the first quarter. Evermay Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,943 shares of the company's stock worth $101,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the period. EP Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Ball by 4.9% in the first quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,371 shares of the company's stock valued at $228,000 after acquiring an additional 205 shares during the period. Picton Mahoney Asset Management increased its position in shares of Ball by 68.9% in the fourth quarter. Picton Mahoney Asset Management now owns 522 shares of the company's stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 213 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in shares of Ball by 6.0% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,852 shares of the company's stock valued at $201,000 after acquiring an additional 219 shares during the period. Finally, Jag Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Ball by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Jag Capital Management LLC now owns 26,729 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,474,000 after purchasing an additional 271 shares during the period. 86.51% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Ball Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 16th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 2nd will be paid a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 2nd. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.50%. Ball's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 47.62%.

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.