Ball (BALL) Competitors

Ball (NYSE:BALL) and Crown (NYSE:CCK) are both large-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, risk and media sentiment.

Does the media favor BALL or CCK?

In the previous week, Ball had 50 more articles in the media than Crown. MarketBeat recorded 59 mentions for Ball and 9 mentions for Crown. Crown's average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Ball's score of 0.29 indicating that Crown is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ball	14 Very Positive mention(s)	10 Positive mention(s)	26 Neutral mention(s)	7 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Crown	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is BALL or CCK more profitable?

Crown has a net margin of 4.81% compared to Ball's net margin of 2.98%. Crown's return on equity of 31.41% beat Ball's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ball	2.98%	23.92%	4.23%
Crown	4.81%	31.41%	4.98%

Which has more risk & volatility, BALL or CCK?

Ball has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crown has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend BALL or CCK?

Ball presently has a consensus target price of $56.67, indicating a potential upside of 7.77%. Crown has a consensus target price of $97.60, indicating a potential upside of 16.48%. Given Crown's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Crown is more favorable than Ball.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ball	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.08
Crown	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.62

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BALL or CCK?

Crown received 561 more outperform votes than Ball when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.81% of users gave Crown an outperform vote while only 7.32% of users gave Ball an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ball	Outperform Votes 3 7.32%	Underperform Votes 38 92.68%
Crown	Outperform Votes 564 65.81%	Underperform Votes 293 34.19%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in BALL or CCK?

82.7% of Ball shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Ball shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Crown shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, BALL or CCK?

Crown has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ball. Crown is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ball, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ball	$15.35 billion	1.08	$719 million	$1.42	37.03
Crown	$12.94 billion	0.78	$727 million	$5.08	16.49

Is BALL or CCK a better dividend stock?

Ball pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Crown pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Ball pays out 56.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Crown pays out 18.9% 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.

Summary

Crown beats Ball on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.