Ball (BALL) Competitors $59.03 +0.08 (+0.13%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$58.78 -0.24 (-0.41%) As of 04:29 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BALL vs. CCK, SW, GEF.B, AMBP, JBDI, SLGN, GWW, FERG, OTIS, and IRShould you be buying Ball stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ball include Crown (CCK), Smurfit Westrock (SW), Greif Bros. (GEF.B), Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP), JBDI (JBDI), Silgan (SLGN), W.W. Grainger (GWW), Ferguson (FERG), Otis Worldwide (OTIS), and Ingersoll Rand (IR). Ball vs. Its Competitors Crown Smurfit Westrock Greif Bros. Ardagh Metal Packaging JBDI Silgan W.W. Grainger Ferguson Otis Worldwide Ingersoll Rand Crown (NYSE:CCK) and Ball (NYSE:BALL) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Do analysts recommend CCK or BALL? Crown currently has a consensus target price of $120.67, suggesting a potential upside of 17.06%. Ball has a consensus target price of $64.64, suggesting a potential upside of 9.58%. Given Crown's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Crown is more favorable than Ball.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Crown 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.69Ball 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58 Does the media refer more to CCK or BALL? In the previous week, Crown had 12 more articles in the media than Ball. MarketBeat recorded 63 mentions for Crown and 51 mentions for Ball. Crown's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Ball's score of 0.30 indicating that Crown is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Crown 14 Very Positive mention(s) 13 Positive mention(s) 23 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ball 12 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 17 Neutral mention(s) 9 Negative mention(s) 7 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CCK or BALL? Ball has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Crown. Crown is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ball, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCrown$11.80B1.02$424M$4.7621.65Ball$11.80B1.39$4.01B$1.6835.11 Is CCK or BALL more profitable? Crown has a net margin of 4.64% compared to Ball's net margin of 4.18%. Crown's return on equity of 27.15% beat Ball's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Crown4.64% 27.15% 6.08% Ball 4.18%15.41%5.29% Which has more risk and volatility, CCK or BALL? Crown has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ball has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CCK or BALL? 90.9% of Crown shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.5% of Ball shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Crown shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Ball shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is CCK or BALL a better dividend stock? Crown pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Ball pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Crown pays out 21.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ball pays out 47.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Crown has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. SummaryCrown beats Ball on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ball News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BALL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BALL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BALL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBallCONTNRS IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$16.36B$11.43B$7.80B$21.10BDividend Yield1.34%1.25%4.55%3.58%P/E Ratio35.1025.7925.5227.85Price / Sales1.391.14104.2660.47Price / Cash11.1410.1627.9723.00Price / Book2.973.174.474.69Net Income$4.01B$1.57B$795.63M$994.49M7 Day Performance2.04%-0.24%1.35%1.57%1 Month Performance3.91%1.56%6.64%5.84%1 Year Performance-4.94%11.46%32.78%11.42% Ball Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BALLBall3.4184 of 5 stars$59.03+0.1%$64.64+9.5%-4.9%$16.38B$11.80B35.1416,000Trending NewsCCKCrown4.411 of 5 stars$104.71-1.4%$119.45+14.1%+22.6%$12.19B$11.90B22.5223,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastSWSmurfit Westrock4.356 of 5 stars$45.39+1.2%$57.90+27.6%-1.6%$23.69B$21.11B37.20100,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsGEF.BGreif Bros.N/A$68.54+0.2%N/A+3.1%$3.25B$5.52B18.9312,000AMBPArdagh Metal Packaging2.7549 of 5 stars$4.53-1.0%$4.52-0.1%+2.8%$2.70B$4.91B-113.136,300Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementJBDIJBDIN/A$0.99-1.5%N/AN/A$19.49M$9.39M0.00121Positive NewsSLGNSilgan4.6061 of 5 stars$54.97-0.4%$63.78+16.0%+19.5%$5.88B$6.00B20.4312,800Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsGWWW.W. Grainger3.3494 of 5 stars$1,022.38-0.6%$1,116.25+9.2%+12.8%$49.12B$17.17B26.2526,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsFERGFerguson0.5765 of 5 stars$220.25-1.1%N/AN/A$43.43B$29.64B27.4635,000OTISOtis Worldwide4.8073 of 5 stars$98.45-1.0%$104.63+6.3%-2.3%$38.85B$14.26B25.8472,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastIRIngersoll Rand4.2804 of 5 stars$83.95-1.9%$100.92+20.2%-9.2%$33.87B$7.28B41.5621,000Upcoming EarningsDividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Crown Alternatives Smurfit Westrock Alternatives Greif Bros. Alternatives Ardagh Metal Packaging Alternatives JBDI Alternatives Silgan Alternatives W.W. 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