Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Estimate for Ball Earnings

Ball Co. (NYSE:BALL - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Ball in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, May 30th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.86 per share for the quarter, up from their prior 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.

Ball (NYSE:BALL - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.91 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.68 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 7.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

BALL has been the subject of a number of other reports. Loop Capital cut their price target on Ball from $83.00 to $78.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, May 7th. UBS Group lowered their price objective on Ball from $55.00 to $54.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 7th. Barclays lowered their price objective on Ball from $61.00 to $57.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, May 14th. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price objective on Ball from $62.00 to $63.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 8th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on Ball from $75.00 to $70.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $61.00.

Ball Price Performance

Shares of Ball stock traded down $1.48 during trading on Monday, reaching $52.10. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,511,456 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,203,674. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $50.67 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $53.34. The company has a current ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 0.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90. Ball has a one year low of $43.51 and a one year high of $70.07. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 4.12, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.10.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ball

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of BALL. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Ball by 44.2% during the 1st quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 8,002,327 shares of the company's stock valued at $416,681,000 after purchasing an additional 2,453,630 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its holdings in Ball by 11.6% during the 4th quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 7,758,604 shares of the company's stock worth $427,732,000 after buying an additional 803,728 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in Ball by 5.1% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,370,274 shares of the company's stock valued at $227,560,000 after buying an additional 210,838 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Ball in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $190,105,000. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of Ball by 10.3% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 3,370,532 shares of the company's stock valued at $175,480,000 after buying an additional 315,091 shares during the period. 86.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Ball Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.20 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 2nd. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.54%. Ball's payout ratio is currently 47.62%.

About Ball

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.