Ball (BALL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ball Corporation is a global supplier of sustainable aluminum packaging. The company primarily manufactures aluminum beverage cans, bottles and cups used by beer, soft-drink, energy-drink and other beverage companies. Its products are designed to support brand presentation, product protection and recycling throughout the packaging lifecycle.

Ball serves customers across North and South America, Europe and other international markets through a network of manufacturing facilities. The company also develops and markets aluminum packaging products for additional consumer and household applications, including its reusable and recyclable Ball Aluminum Cup.

Founded in 1880 as a manufacturer of glass containers, Ball evolved into a major producer of metal packaging and became particularly known for its aluminum beverage cans. Ball previously operated an aerospace business, Ball Aerospace, which was sold to BAE Systems in 2024. The company is led by Daniel W. Fisher, who serves as president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $63.98 to $65.14
• 50-Day Range: $56.10 to $65.78
• 52-Week Range: $44.83 to $68.29
• Volume: 1.91 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.33 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $17.05 billion
• P/E Ratio: 18.25
• Dividend Yield: 1.24%
• Price Target: $71.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Ball Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ball scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 55th out of 227 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: 3.2 / 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, 10 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Ball has a consensus price target of $71.00, representing about 10.2% upside from its current price of $64.43.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Ball has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 13.22%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Ball are expected to grow by 13.22% in the coming year, from $4.01 to $4.54 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Ball is 16.60, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.89.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ball is 16.60, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 28.34.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Ball has a PEG Ratio of 1.30. 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 3.18. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.39% 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 3.58, 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 12.15%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Ball pays a meaningful dividend of 1.24%, 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 22.66%. 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 17.62% next year. This indicates that Ball will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.05

News Sentiment

Ball has a news sentiment score of 1.05. 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 0.37 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

2 people have searched for BALL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added Ball to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 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

• Last Earnings: 8/04/2026
• Record date for 9/15 Dividend: 9/01/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend: 9/01/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/15/2026
• Today: 10/27/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/03/2026
• 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: $71.00
• High Price Target: $78.00
• Low Price Target: $63.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +10.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.69
• Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.53
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.25
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.07
• P/E Growth: 1.3
• Net Income: $912 million
• Net Margins: 6.61%
• Pretax Margin: 8.15%
• Return on Equity: 18.76%
• Return on Assets: 5.35%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.13
• Current Ratio: 1.07
• Quick Ratio: 0.66

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $13.16 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.30
• Cash Flow: $5.97 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.80
• Book Value: $20.23 per share
• Price / Book: 3.18

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 264,700,000
• Free Float: 263,168,000
• Market Cap: $17.05 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.96