Ball (BALL) Competitors $52.98 -0.85 (-1.58%) As of 02:14 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BALL vs. SW, GEF.B, AMBP, JBDI, CCK, SLGN, GWW, FERG, IR, and DOVShould you be buying Ball stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ball include Smurfit Westrock (SW), Greif (GEF.B), Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP), JBDI Holdings Limited Ordinary Shares (JBDI), Crown (CCK), Silgan (SLGN), W.W. Grainger (GWW), Ferguson (FERG), Ingersoll Rand (IR), and Dover (DOV). Ball vs. Smurfit Westrock Greif Ardagh Metal Packaging JBDI Holdings Limited Ordinary Shares Crown Silgan W.W. Grainger Ferguson Ingersoll Rand Dover Ball (NYSE:BALL) and Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership. Which has more volatility and risk, BALL or SW? Ball has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Smurfit Westrock has a beta of 1, meaning that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500. Is BALL or SW a better dividend stock? Ball pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Smurfit Westrock pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Ball pays out 47.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Smurfit Westrock pays out 141.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Which has better valuation & earnings, BALL or SW? Ball has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Smurfit Westrock. Ball is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Smurfit Westrock, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBall$12.02B1.23$4.01B$1.6831.84Smurfit Westrock$25.84B0.89$319M$1.2236.17 Does the MarketBeat Community favor BALL or SW? Ball received 13 more outperform votes than Smurfit Westrock when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.91% of users gave Smurfit Westrock an outperform vote while only 26.55% of users gave Ball an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBallOutperform Votes3026.55% Underperform Votes8373.45% Smurfit WestrockOutperform Votes1773.91% Underperform Votes626.09% Does the media refer more to BALL or SW? In the previous week, Ball had 32 more articles in the media than Smurfit Westrock. MarketBeat recorded 53 mentions for Ball and 21 mentions for Smurfit Westrock. Smurfit Westrock's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Ball's score of 0.39 indicating that Smurfit Westrock is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ball 16 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 17 Neutral mention(s) 11 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Smurfit Westrock 15 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is BALL or SW more profitable? Ball has a net margin of 33.98% compared to Smurfit Westrock's net margin of 0.63%. Ball's return on equity of 16.17% beat Smurfit Westrock's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ball33.98% 16.17% 5.81% Smurfit Westrock 0.63%6.16%2.42% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BALL or SW? 86.5% of Ball shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.4% of Smurfit Westrock shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Ball shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Smurfit Westrock shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend BALL or SW? Ball presently has a consensus price target of $61.00, suggesting a potential upside of 14.04%. Smurfit Westrock has a consensus price target of $58.20, suggesting a potential upside of 31.89%. Given Smurfit Westrock's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Smurfit Westrock is more favorable than Ball.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ball 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.64Smurfit Westrock 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 SummaryBall beats Smurfit Westrock on 13 of the 21 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 ExcelMetricBallMetal cans IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$14.84B$8.58B$7.63B$19.29BDividend Yield1.50%3.65%4.58%3.83%P/E Ratio4.2317.6123.1734.47Price / Sales1.230.9090.4034.86Price / Cash9.607.7626.9417.51Price / Book2.697.563.974.67Net Income$4.01B$1.16B$807.24M$1.02B7 Day Performance0.30%-0.59%0.57%-2.17%1 Month Performance10.49%16.43%10.86%7.01%1 Year Performance-23.72%0.67%19.34%3.59% Ball Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BALLBall4.2444 of 5 stars$52.98-1.6%$61.00+15.1%-23.6%$14.70B$12.02B4.1921,000Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionSWSmurfit Westrock4.5377 of 5 stars$46.43-0.5%$58.20+25.3%N/A$24.24B$25.84B84.4256,100Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementGEF.BGreifN/A$60.25-0.7%N/A-9.7%$2.86B$5.51B11.8112,000AMBPArdagh Metal Packaging2.4834 of 5 stars$3.92+1.0%$3.44-12.2%-7.7%$2.34B$5.04B-32.666,320Positive NewsJBDIJBDI Holdings Limited Ordinary SharesN/A$1.14+12.9%N/AN/A$22.56M$9.39M0.00121Gap UpCCKCrown4.4624 of 5 stars$100.13+0.7%$110.45+10.3%+14.7%$11.65B$11.90B28.1326,000Positive NewsInsider TradeSLGNSilgan4.0248 of 5 stars$56.08+1.1%$63.11+12.5%+17.4%$6.00B$6.00B21.7415,400Positive NewsInsider TradeGWWW.W. Grainger2.9596 of 5 stars$1,099.67-0.2%$1,120.00+1.8%+13.0%$52.83B$17.24B28.4126,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionFERGFerguson3.9385 of 5 stars$183.34-0.7%$199.38+8.8%-15.6%$36.66B$29.90B22.0135,000IRIngersoll Rand3.9124 of 5 stars$83.51-0.6%$98.91+18.4%-14.6%$33.69B$7.28B40.5417,000Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionDOVDover4.66 of 5 stars$186.33-0.2%$207.75+11.5%-4.0%$25.55B$7.73B9.5825,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Smurfit Westrock Alternatives Greif Alternatives Ardagh Metal Packaging Alternatives JBDI Holdings Limited Ordinary Shares Alternatives Crown Alternatives Silgan Alternatives W.W. 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