Ball (BALL) Competitors

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BALL vs. CCK, SW, GEF.B, AMBP, and JBDI

Should you buy Ball stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Ball with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Ball include Crown (CCK), Smurfit Westrock (SW), Greif Bros. (GEF.B), Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP), and JBDI (JBDI).

How does Ball compare to Crown?

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

86.5% of Ball shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.9% of Crown shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Ball shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Crown shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Ball has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its share price is 6% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Crown has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Crown had 4 more articles in the media than Ball. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Crown and 18 mentions for Ball. Crown's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Ball's score of 0.59 indicating that Crown is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ball	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Crown	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Ball currently has a consensus target price of $69.54, suggesting a potential upside of 24.50%. Crown has a consensus target price of $120.00, suggesting a potential upside of 23.62%. Given Ball's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Ball is more favorable than Crown.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ball	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77
Crown	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Ball has a net margin of 6.86% compared to Crown's net margin of 5.65%. Crown's return on equity of 26.62% beat Ball's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ball	6.86%	18.69%	5.31%
Crown	5.65%	26.62%	6.36%

Ball has higher revenue and 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ball	$13.16B	1.13	$912M	$3.46	16.14
Crown	$12.37B	0.88	$738M	$6.28	15.46

Ball pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Crown pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Ball pays out 23.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Crown pays out 22.3% 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. Crown is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Crown beats Ball on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ball compare to Smurfit Westrock?

Ball (NYSE:BALL) and Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) are both large-cap shipping containers companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

In the previous week, Ball had 14 more articles in the media than Smurfit Westrock. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Ball and 4 mentions for Smurfit Westrock. Ball's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Smurfit Westrock's score of 0.37 indicating that Ball is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ball	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Smurfit Westrock	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ball	$13.16B	1.13	$912M	$3.46	16.14
Smurfit Westrock	$31.18B	0.63	$699M	$0.72	51.84

86.5% of Ball shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.4% of Smurfit Westrock shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Ball shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Smurfit Westrock shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Ball presently has a consensus price target of $69.54, indicating a potential upside of 24.50%. Smurfit Westrock has a consensus price target of $53.18, indicating a potential upside of 42.49%. 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	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77
Smurfit Westrock	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85

Ball has a net margin of 6.86% compared to Smurfit Westrock's net margin of 1.22%. Ball's return on equity of 18.69% beat Smurfit Westrock's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ball	6.86%	18.69%	5.31%
Smurfit Westrock	1.22%	4.96%	2.00%

Ball has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its share price is 6% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Smurfit Westrock has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the broader market.

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 $1.81 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Ball pays out 23.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Smurfit Westrock pays out 251.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Ball beats Smurfit Westrock on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ball compare to Greif Bros.?

Ball (NYSE:BALL) and Greif Bros. (NYSE:GEF.B) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Ball pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Greif Bros. pays an annual dividend of $3.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Ball pays out 23.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Greif Bros. pays out 157.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

86.5% of Ball shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.1% of Greif Bros. shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Ball shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.2% of Greif Bros. shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Greif Bros. has a net margin of 7.27% compared to Ball's net margin of 6.86%. Ball's return on equity of 18.69% beat Greif Bros.'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ball	6.86%	18.69%	5.31%
Greif Bros.	7.27%	13.52%	5.71%

Ball has higher revenue and earnings than Greif Bros.. Ball is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Greif Bros., 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	$13.16B	1.13	$912M	$3.46	16.14
Greif Bros.	$5.45B	0.67	$268.80M	$2.13	37.16

In the previous week, Ball had 18 more articles in the media than Greif Bros.. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Ball and 0 mentions for Greif Bros.. Ball's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Greif Bros.'s score of 0.00 indicating that Ball is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ball	Positive
Greif Bros.	Neutral

Ball presently has a consensus target price of $69.54, indicating a potential upside of 24.50%. Given Ball's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Ball is more favorable than Greif Bros..

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ball	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77
Greif Bros.	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Ball has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its share price is 6% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Greif Bros. has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Ball beats Greif Bros. on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ball compare to Ardagh Metal Packaging?

Ardagh Metal Packaging (NYSE:AMBP) and Ball (NYSE:BALL) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Ardagh Metal Packaging pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.0%. Ball pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Ball pays out 23.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Ardagh Metal Packaging has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ball has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the broader market.

Ardagh Metal Packaging presently has a consensus target price of $4.51, suggesting a potential upside of 12.33%. Ball has a consensus target price of $69.54, suggesting a potential upside of 24.50%. Given Ball's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ball is more favorable than Ardagh Metal Packaging.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ardagh Metal Packaging	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14
Ball	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

16.9% of Ardagh Metal Packaging shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.5% of Ball shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Ardagh Metal Packaging shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Ball shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Ball has a net margin of 6.86% compared to Ardagh Metal Packaging's net margin of 0.19%. Ball's return on equity of 18.69% beat Ardagh Metal Packaging's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ardagh Metal Packaging	0.19%	-31.14%	2.85%
Ball	6.86%	18.69%	5.31%

In the previous week, Ball had 18 more articles in the media than Ardagh Metal Packaging. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Ball and 0 mentions for Ardagh Metal Packaging. Ball's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Ardagh Metal Packaging's score of 0.00 indicating that Ball is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ardagh Metal Packaging	Neutral
Ball	Positive

Ball has higher revenue and earnings than Ardagh Metal Packaging.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ardagh Metal Packaging	$5.50B	0.44	$11M	N/A	N/A
Ball	$13.16B	1.13	$912M	$3.46	16.14

Summary

Ball beats Ardagh Metal Packaging on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ball compare to JBDI?

JBDI (NASDAQ:JBDI) and Ball (NYSE:BALL) are both shipping containers companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Ball has a net margin of 6.86% compared to JBDI's net margin of 0.00%. Ball's return on equity of 18.69% beat JBDI's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JBDI	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ball	6.86%	18.69%	5.31%

Ball has higher revenue and earnings than JBDI.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
JBDI	$8.44M	1.31	-$2.72M	N/A	N/A
Ball	$13.16B	1.13	$912M	$3.46	16.14

JBDI has a beta of -0.7, meaning that its stock price is 170% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ball has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the broader market.

Ball has a consensus price target of $69.54, suggesting a potential upside of 24.50%. Given Ball's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ball is more favorable than JBDI.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JBDI	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Ball	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

In the previous week, Ball had 18 more articles in the media than JBDI. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Ball and 0 mentions for JBDI. JBDI's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Ball's score of 0.59 indicating that JBDI is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
JBDI	Very Positive
Ball	Positive

86.5% of Ball shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Ball shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Ball beats JBDI on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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BALL vs. The Competition

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Metric	Ball	CONTNRS Industry	Industrials Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$14.70B	$9.90B	$9.25B	$22.81B
Dividend Yield	1.45%	1.73%	3.59%	4.12%
P/E Ratio	14.64	15.24	25.06	29.86
Price / Sales	1.13	0.87	4,451.15	92.36
Price / Cash	9.21	7.58	27.40	18.80
Price / Book	2.76	2.57	4.79	4.59
Net Income	$912M	$646.13M	$794.33M	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	-3.21%	-3.92%	-1.19%	-1.35%
1 Month Performance	-13.30%	-11.17%	0.63%	-1.29%
1 Year Performance	3.89%	-10.26%	35.48%	21.88%

Ball Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
BALL Ball	4.875 of 5 stars	$55.86 +1.2%	$69.54 +24.5%	+2.6%	$14.70B	$13.16B	14.64	16,000	Analyst Upgrade
CCK Crown	4.8138 of 5 stars	$100.43 -0.7%	$120.93 +20.4%	-3.3%	$11.31B	$12.37B	15.99	23,000	Analyst Upgrade
SW Smurfit Westrock	4.6547 of 5 stars	$40.95 -1.4%	$53.18 +29.9%	-19.7%	$21.78B	$31.18B	56.87	97,000	Ex-Dividend
GEF.B Greif Bros.	N/A	$83.60 -2.3%	N/A	+29.8%	$3.95B	$5.45B	39.25	12,000
AMBP Ardagh Metal Packaging	3.8414 of 5 stars	$3.97 -0.8%	$4.51 +13.7%	+1.8%	$2.39B	$5.73B	16.50	6,500

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This page (NYSE:BALL) was last updated on 5/18/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.

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