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Ball (BALL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$58.58 +0.17 (+0.30%)
Closing price 05/8/2026 03:58 PM Eastern
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$58.62 +0.03 (+0.05%)
As of 05/8/2026 07:43 PM Eastern
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About Ball Stock (NYSE:BALL)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$58.39
$59.72
50-Day Range
$57.01
$67.07
52-Week Range
$44.83
$68.29
Volume
3.08 million shs
Average Volume
2.91 million shs
Market Capitalization
$15.60 billion
P/E Ratio
16.93
Dividend Yield
1.37%
Price Target
$68.64
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Ball Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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94th Percentile Overall Score

BALL MarketRank™: 

Ball scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 21st out of 171 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Ball has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.64, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 9 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Ball has a consensus price target of $68.64, representing about 17.2% upside from its current price of $58.58.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Ball has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Ball's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Ball are expected to grow by 13.53% in the coming year, from $3.99 to $4.53 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Ball is 16.93, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.09.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Ball is 16.93, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.20.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Ball has a PEG Ratio of 1.14. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Ball has a P/B Ratio of 2.78. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.37% of the float of Ball has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Ball has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.21, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Ball has recently increased by 20.83%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Ball pays a meaningful dividend of 1.37%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Ball does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Ball is 23.12%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Ball will have a dividend payout ratio of 17.66% next year. This indicates that Ball will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Ball's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Ball has a news sentiment score of 0.74. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.56 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 18 news articles for Ball this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 2 people have searched for BALL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    3 people have added Ball to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Ball insiders have sold 609.89% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $100,055.00 in company stock and sold $710,276.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.58% of the stock of Ball is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    86.51% of the stock of Ball is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Ball's insider trading history.
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BALL Stock News Headlines

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BALL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Ball's stock was trading at $53.02 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, BALL stock has increased by 10.5% and is now trading at $58.5840.

Ball Corporation (NYSE:BALL) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May, 5th. The company reported $0.94 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.85 by $0.09. Ball's revenue for the quarter was up 16.3% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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Ball's Board of Directors initiated a share buyback plan on Wednesday, January 29th 2025, which permits the company to buy back $4,000,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 24.2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Top institutional investors of Ball include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (2.25%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.87%), Hsbc Holdings PLC (0.63%) and AMG National Trust Bank (0.44%). Insiders that own company stock include Kathleen Pitre, Ronald J Lewis, Fauze Villatoro, Deron Goodwin, Daniel William Fisher, Pedro Henrique Mariani, David A Kaufman and Mandy Glew.
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Shares of BALL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Ball investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), AUO (AUOTY), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), Humana (HUM), The RMR Group (RMR) and Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM).

Company Calendar

Record date for 3/16 Dividend
3/02/2026
Ex-Dividend for 3/16 Dividend
3/02/2026
Dividend Payable
3/16/2026
Last Earnings
5/05/2026
Today
5/09/2026
Record date for 6/15 Dividend
6/01/2026
Ex-Dividend for 6/15 Dividend
6/01/2026
Dividend Payable
6/15/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
CONTNRS - MTL/GLS
Sub-Industry
Shipping Containers
Current Symbol
NYSE:BALL
CIK
9389
Employees
16,000
Year Founded
1880

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$77.00
Low Price Target
$57.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+17.2%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.64
Research Coverage
14 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$3.46
Trailing P/E Ratio
16.93
Forward P/E Ratio
14.68
P/E Growth
1.14
Net Income
$912 million
Net Margins
6.86%
Pretax Margin
8.47%
Return on Equity
18.69%
Return on Assets
5.31%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.25
Current Ratio
1.12
Quick Ratio
0.75

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$13.16 billion
Price / Sales
1.19
Cash Flow
$6.01 per share
Price / Cash Flow
9.74
Book Value
$21.10 per share
Price / Book
2.78

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
266,250,000
Free Float
264,703,000
Market Cap
$15.60 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.06

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This page (NYSE:BALL) was last updated on 5/9/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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