Ball (BALL) Competitors $48.64 +0.10 (+0.20%) As of 11:31 AM 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. 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 stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and earnings. Do analysts rate CCK or BALL? Crown currently has a consensus target price of $118.25, indicating a potential upside of 28.62%. Ball has a consensus target price of $63.27, indicating a potential upside of 30.10%. Given Ball's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ball is more favorable than Crown.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Crown 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.79Ball 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.42 Does the media refer more to CCK or BALL? In the previous week, Ball had 16 more articles in the media than Crown. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Ball and 18 mentions for Crown. Crown's average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat Ball's score of 0.22 indicating that Crown is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Crown 8 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Ball 8 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 19 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is CCK or BALL a better dividend stock? Crown pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Ball pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Crown pays out 21.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ball pays out 41.5% 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 raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Do insiders and institutionals believe in CCK or BALL? 90.9% of Crown shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.5% of Ball shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Crown shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Ball shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, CCK or BALL? Crown has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ball has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is CCK or BALL more profitable? Crown has a net margin of 4.64% compared to Ball's net margin of 4.49%. 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 4.49%16.81%5.41% Which has better earnings and valuation, 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$11.80B0.91$424M$4.7619.32Ball$11.80B1.12$4.01B$1.9325.20 SummaryCrown beats Ball on 12 of the 19 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. 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$13.23B$9.53B$7.87B$22.06BDividend Yield1.61%1.53%4.57%3.57%P/E Ratio25.1919.99303.2629.82Price / Sales1.120.941,285.9286.92Price / Cash9.278.4728.5024.65Price / Book2.452.734.924.64Net Income$4.01B$1.57B$791.48M$1.01B7 Day Performance-3.63%-2.55%1.38%0.43%1 Month Performance-4.52%-3.17%5.11%2.94%1 Year Performance-24.08%-12.76%30.76%15.30% Ball Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BALLBall4.5831 of 5 stars$48.64+0.2%$63.27+30.1%-24.2%$13.23B$11.80B25.1916,000Analyst ForecastCCKCrown4.6827 of 5 stars$96.52-0.6%$120.25+24.6%0.0%$11.23B$11.80B20.2823,000Analyst ForecastSWSmurfit Westrock4.5566 of 5 stars$42.15+0.1%$58.00+37.6%-11.3%$22.01B$21.11B63.87100,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGEF.BGreif Bros.N/A$61.33-0.9%N/A-8.3%$2.91B$5.45B19.0512,000AMBPArdagh Metal Packaging2.5311 of 5 stars$3.96+0.4%$4.32+9.2%+0.0%$2.36B$4.91B-131.836,300Analyst ForecastJBDIJBDIN/A$1.85+0.5%N/A+49.2%$36.61M$9.39M0.00121Gap UpSLGNSilgan4.4479 of 5 stars$42.77+0.6%$62.22+45.5%-15.7%$4.58B$5.85B15.2212,800GWWW.W. Grainger4.5953 of 5 stars$947.58-1.3%$1,069.13+12.8%-6.2%$45.32B$17.17B24.0426,000Analyst ForecastFERGFerguson3.0718 of 5 stars$224.53-0.6%N/AN/A$44.27B$30.76B24.0435,000OTISOtis Worldwide4.6056 of 5 stars$91.28+1.0%$103.00+12.8%-13.1%$35.82B$14.26B24.1572,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpIRIngersoll Rand4.405 of 5 stars$82.52+0.3%$97.75+18.5%-19.0%$32.80B$7.24B64.4721,000News CoverageAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Crown Alternatives Smurfit Westrock Alternatives Greif Bros. Alternatives Ardagh Metal Packaging Alternatives JBDI Alternatives Silgan Alternatives W.W. Grainger Alternatives Ferguson Alternatives Otis Worldwide Alternatives Ingersoll Rand Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:BALL) was last updated on 10/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners"I'm risking my reputation on this"If I'm right about what's coming, this could be the most important book you'll read this yearCrypto 101 Media | SponsoredBuilding The Infrastructure for the Coming Financial ResetWhile China pushes nearly $1 trillion through its new digital currency, one emerging company is quietly buildi...Intellistake | SponsoredYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? Sounds insane, but that's exactly what ...Priority Gold | SponsoredIf You Keep Cash In A U.S. Bank Account… Read This NOWThe Treasury Department just issued a stunning warning: U.S. banks could lose up to $6.6 trillion of custom...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredRobinhood warningA strange chasm is coming to Wall Street... It's already creating millionaires and billionaires at the fast...Stansberry Research | SponsoredNvidia Times 1,000,000Nvidia’s latest AI chip is a $25,000 powerhouse — with 80 billion transistors and the ability to perform 60 tr...Paradigm Press | SponsoredTrump's Law S.1582: $21T Dollar Revolution ComingDo you have money in any of these banks? Chase. Bank of America. Citigroup. Wells Fargo. U.S. Bancorp. I...Brownstone Research | Sponsored1 Hour Once A DayMy top income trading expert, Dave Aquino, just released a 1-hour trading strategy designed specifically to he...Base Camp Trading | Sponsored Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added ten stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Ball Corporation Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Share Ball With A Colleague Link copied to clipboard. Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools. Start Your 30-Day Trial MarketBeat All Access Features Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring Get personalized stock ideas. Compare portfolio to indices. Check stock news, ratings, SEC filings, and more. Stock Ideas and Recommendations See daily stock ideas from top analysts. Receive short-term trading ideas from MarketBeat. Identify trending stocks on social media. Advanced Stock Screeners and Research Tools Use our seven stock screeners to find suitable stocks. Stay informed with MarketBeat's real-time news. Export data to Excel for personal analysis. Sign in to your free account to enjoy these benefits In-depth profiles and analysis for 20,000 public companies. Real-time analyst ratings, insider transactions, earnings data, and more. Our daily ratings and market update email newsletter. Sign in to your free account to enjoy all that MarketBeat has to offer. Sign In Create Account Your Email Address: Email Address Required Your Password: Password Required Log In or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google Forgot your password? Your Email Address: Please enter your email address. Please enter a valid email address Choose a Password: Please enter your password. Your password must be at least 8 characters long and contain at least 1 number, 1 letter, and 1 special character. Create My Account (Free) or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google By creating a free account, you agree to our terms of service. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
