Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Estimate for Ball Earnings

Ball Co. (NYSE:BALL - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Ball in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, May 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $1.00 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.03. The consensus estimate for Ball's current full-year earnings is $3.48 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Ball's Q1 2026 earnings at $0.86 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.95 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.95 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $0.99 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently issued reports on BALL. Morgan Stanley reduced 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. Mizuho reduced their target price on shares of Ball from $63.00 to $58.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. Truist Financial reduced their target price on shares of Ball from $65.00 to $58.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Royal Bank of Canada lifted 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, Robert W. Baird reduced their target price on shares of Ball from $70.00 to $63.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $61.00.

Ball Stock Down 2.9%

Ball stock traded down $1.52 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $51.80. The company had a trading volume of 3,813,551 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,188,538. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 4.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.10. Ball has a fifty-two week low of $43.51 and a fifty-two week high of $70.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90, a current ratio of 1.00 and a quick ratio of 0.69. The firm's fifty day moving average is $50.47 and its 200-day moving average is $53.66.

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

Ball declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback plan on Wednesday, January 29th that authorizes the company to buyback $4.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to reacquire up to 24.2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Ball Dividend Announcement

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

Institutional Trading of Ball

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Evermay Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Ball by 11.5% in the 1st quarter. Evermay Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,943 shares of the company's stock valued at $101,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in Ball by 4.9% during the 1st quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,371 shares of the company's stock valued at $228,000 after purchasing an additional 205 shares during the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC raised its stake in Ball by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 10,082 shares of the company's stock valued at $556,000 after purchasing an additional 210 shares during the last quarter. Picton Mahoney Asset Management raised its stake in Ball by 68.9% during the 4th quarter. Picton Mahoney Asset Management now owns 522 shares of the company's stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 213 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in shares of Ball by 6.0% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,852 shares of the company's stock valued at $201,000 after buying an additional 219 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.51% of the company's stock.

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.