Ball (BALL) Competitors $58.61 -0.13 (-0.22%) Closing price 03:48 PM EasternExtended Trading$58.62 +0.01 (+0.02%) As of 04:20 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. SW, GEF.B, AMBP, JBDI, CCK, SLGN, GWW, FERG, OTIS, and IRShould you be buying Ball stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ball include Smurfit Westrock (SW), Greif Bros. (GEF.B), Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP), JBDI (JBDI), Crown (CCK), Silgan (SLGN), W.W. Grainger (GWW), Ferguson (FERG), Otis Worldwide (OTIS), and Ingersoll Rand (IR). Ball vs. Its Competitors Smurfit Westrock Greif Bros. Ardagh Metal Packaging JBDI Crown Silgan W.W. Grainger Ferguson Otis Worldwide Ingersoll Rand Ball (NYSE:BALL) and Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) are both large-cap shipping containers companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings. Is BALL or SW a better dividend stock? Ball pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Smurfit Westrock pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. 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 higher valuation and 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$11.80B1.38$4.01B$1.6834.89Smurfit Westrock$25.84B0.97$319M$1.2239.36 Which has more volatility and risk, BALL or SW? Ball has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Smurfit Westrock has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer BALL or SW? Ball currently has a consensus price target of $61.40, indicating a potential upside of 4.76%. Smurfit Westrock has a consensus price target of $58.40, indicating a potential upside of 21.63%. Given Smurfit Westrock's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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) 1 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.90 Does the media favor BALL or SW? In the previous week, Ball had 41 more articles in the media than Smurfit Westrock. MarketBeat recorded 53 mentions for Ball and 12 mentions for Smurfit Westrock. Smurfit Westrock's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Ball's score of 0.50 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) 18 Neutral mention(s) 8 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Smurfit Westrock 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is BALL or SW more profitable? Ball has a net margin of 4.18% compared to Smurfit Westrock's net margin of 1.98%. Ball's return on equity of 15.41% beat Smurfit Westrock's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ball4.18% 15.41% 5.29% Smurfit Westrock 1.98%7.38%2.95% Do institutionals and insiders believe in 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, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryBall beats Smurfit Westrock 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. 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$16.26B$11.63B$7.55B$20.62BDividend Yield1.38%1.27%4.55%3.77%P/E Ratio34.8926.3924.9528.04Price / Sales1.381.16116.1136.84Price / Cash10.8210.0427.2721.91Price / Book2.953.334.354.59Net Income$4.01B$1.57B$791.63M$985.44M7 Day Performance2.79%3.04%2.67%2.91%1 Month Performance9.57%7.79%6.23%5.47%1 Year Performance-2.37%27.19%32.85%14.61% Ball Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BALLBall2.9154 of 5 stars$58.61-0.2%$61.40+4.8%-1.6%$16.26B$11.80B34.8916,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionSWSmurfit Westrock4.5521 of 5 stars$42.45+0.2%$58.50+37.8%N/A$22.16B$21.11B34.80100,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastGEF.BGreif Bros.N/A$68.76+3.7%N/A+19.0%$3.26B$5.45B18.9912,000High Trading VolumeAMBPArdagh Metal Packaging1.3923 of 5 stars$4.22+1.2%$3.44-18.5%+31.5%$2.52B$4.91B-105.506,300Analyst ForecastJBDIJBDIN/A$1.02-3.3%N/AN/A$20.19M$9.39M0.00121CCKCrown4.1283 of 5 stars$104.23+0.6%$110.45+6.0%+46.1%$12.13B$11.80B22.4223,000Analyst ForecastSLGNSilgan4.6331 of 5 stars$54.69+1.4%$63.11+15.4%+35.7%$5.85B$5.85B20.3312,800Positive NewsGWWW.W. Grainger3.4972 of 5 stars$1,038.39+0.1%$1,123.13+8.2%+12.9%$49.88B$17.17B26.6626,000Positive NewsFERGFerguson2.7678 of 5 stars$215.36+0.1%$221.27+2.7%+16.0%$42.47B$30.21B25.8535,000OTISOtis Worldwide3.6792 of 5 stars$96.04+2.1%$100.71+4.9%+4.0%$37.90B$14.17B25.2172,000Analyst ForecastIRIngersoll Rand4.0056 of 5 stars$82.03+2.0%$97.80+19.2%-4.6%$33.10B$7.24B40.6121,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Smurfit Westrock Alternatives Greif Bros. Alternatives Ardagh Metal Packaging Alternatives JBDI Alternatives Crown Alternatives Silgan Alternatives W.W. 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