Ball (BALL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ball Corporation is a global supplier of aluminum packaging, best known for making beverage cans and ends for beverage companies. Its products are used for a range of drinks, including beer, soft drinks, energy drinks and other beverages. The company also offers aluminum cups and other specialty packaging products.

Ball serves customers across North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Its packaging operations support beverage brands and producers with manufacturing capabilities in multiple regions.

Founded in 1880 as a glass-jar business, Ball grew into a major packaging company and later operated an aerospace business. In 2024, it sold that business to BAE Systems and focused on aluminum packaging. Ball is headquartered in Westminster, Colorado.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $65.17 to $66.39
• 50-Day Range: $56.10 to $68.04
• 52-Week Range: $46.41 to $69.57
• Volume: 2.05 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.62 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $17.11 billion
• P/E Ratio: 16.78
• Dividend Yield: 1.22%
• Price Target: $72.15
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Ball Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ball scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 69th out of 229 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Ball has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.69, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 9 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Ball is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

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.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 13.75%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Ball are expected to grow by 13.75% in the coming year, from $4.00 to $4.55 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Ball is 16.78, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.24.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ball is 16.78, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 27.73.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Ball has a PEG Ratio of 1.46. 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 2.98. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.24% 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 3.69, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ball has recently decreased by 5.97%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Ball pays a meaningful dividend of 1.20%, 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 40.20%. 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 17.58% next year. This indicates that Ball will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.65

News Sentiment

Ball has a news sentiment score of 0.65. 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 0.40 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 21 news articles for Ball this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for BALL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added Ball to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Ball insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $358,939.00 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.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 9/15 Dividend: 9/01/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend: 9/01/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/15/2026
• Last Earnings: 11/03/2026
• Today: 11/11/2026
• Baird 2026 Global Industrial Conference: 11/12/2026
• Record date for 12/15 Dividend: 12/01/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 12/15 Dividend: 12/01/2026
• Dividend Payable: 12/15/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Containers & Packaging
• Sub-Industry: Metal, Glass & Plastic Containers
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BALL
• CIK: 9389
• Web: www.ball.com
• Phone: (303) 469-3131
• Fax: 303-460-2127
• Employees: 16,000
• Year Founded: 1880

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Ball: $72.15
• High Price Target: $77.00
• Low Price Target: $65.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +9.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.69
• Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.99
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 16.78
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.45
• P/E Growth: 1.46
• Net Income: $912 million
• Net Margins: 3.52%
• Pretax Margin: 4.17%
• Return on Equity: 18.81%
• Return on Assets: 5.32%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.11
• Current Ratio: 1.04
• Quick Ratio: 0.64

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $13.16 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.30
• Cash Flow: $5.90 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.14
• Book Value: $22.05 per share
• Price / Book: 2.98

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 260,290,000
• Free Float: 258,782,000
• Market Cap: $17.11 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.94