NYSE:BLL - Ball Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Ball Co. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $63.34 -0.07 (-0.11 %) (As of 12/13/2019 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Today's Range$63.15Now: $63.34▼$64.9950-Day Range$63.34MA: $66.62▼$73.6752-Week Range$42.24Now: $63.34▼$81.88Volume2.35 million shsAverage Volume1.81 million shsMarket Capitalization$20.72 billionP/E Ratio28.79Dividend Yield0.94%Beta0.68 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial Media Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on RedditShare on StocktwitsPrint this articleShare by Email Ball Corp. provides metal packaging for beverages, foods and household products, and of aerospace and other technologies and services to commercial and governmental customers. It operates through the following business segments: Beverage Packaging, North and Central America; Beverage Packaging, South America; Beverage Packaging, Europe; Food and Aerosol Packaging; and Aerospace. Read More… Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Metal cans Sub-IndustryMetal & Glass Containers SectorIndustrial Products Current SymbolNYSE:BLL Previous Symbol CUSIP05849810 CIK9389 Webhttp://www.ball.com/ Phone303-469-3131Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.91 Current Ratio1.01 Quick Ratio0.70Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio28.79 Forward P/E Ratio25.13 P/E Growth4.61 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$11.64 billion Price / Sales1.78 Cash Flow$4.32 per share Price / Cash Flow14.67 Book Value$10.50 per share Price / Book6.03Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.20 Net Income$454 million Net Margins4.82% Return on Equity22.86% Return on Assets4.87%Miscellaneous Employees17,500 Outstanding Shares327,130,000Market Cap$20.72 billion Next Earnings Date1/30/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable Receive BLL News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for BLL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. BLL Rates by TradingView Ball (NYSE:BLL) Frequently Asked Questions What is Ball's stock symbol? Ball trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "BLL." How often does Ball pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Ball? Ball declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, October 23rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.15 per share on Monday, December 16th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.95%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 29th. View Ball's Dividend History. When did Ball's stock split? How did Ball's stock split work? Ball shares split on Wednesday, May 17th 2017. The 2-1 split was announced on Wednesday, April 26th 2017. The newly issued shares were issued to shareholders after the market closes on Tuesday, May 16th 2017. An investor that had 100 shares of Ball stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split. How will Ball's stock buyback program work? Ball announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program on Wednesday, January 23rd 2019, which allows the company to repurchase 50,000,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued. How were Ball's earnings last quarter? Ball Co. (NYSE:BLL) issued its earnings results on Thursday, October, 31st. The industrial products company reported $0.70 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.72 by $0.02. The industrial products company earned $2.95 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.05 billion. Ball had a net margin of 4.82% and a return on equity of 22.86%. The business's revenue was up .2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.56 earnings per share. View Ball's Earnings History. When is Ball's next earnings date? Ball is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, January 30th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Ball. What price target have analysts set for BLL? 9 brokers have issued 12 month target prices for Ball's stock. Their forecasts range from $58.10 to $87.00. On average, they anticipate Ball's share price to reach $78.16 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 23.4% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Ball. What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Ball? 9 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Ball in the last year. There are currently 5 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Ball. What are Wall Street analysts saying about Ball stock? Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Ball stock: 1. KeyCorp analysts commented, "We consider BLL a solid company with healthy future growth prospects; we just don’t understand the multiple at which it trades." (8/2/2019) 2. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Ball Corporation expects to achieve EBITDA of $2 billion and free cash flow of more than $1 billion in 2019. However, the company’s results are likely to bear the impact of headwinds related to currency, higher freight rates and tight metal supply in the United States. The company's performance will be marred by volatile volumes in the EMEA beverage can business owing to governmental regulation. Additionally, Saudi Arabia continues to be a very challenging environment for Ball Corporation. The company has a mixed record of earnings surprises over the last few quarters. The estimate for first-quarter 2019 earnings has been revised downwards, ahead of first-quarter earnings release." (5/7/2019) Has Ball been receiving favorable news coverage? News headlines about BLL stock have trended somewhat negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Ball earned a daily sentiment score of -1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the industrial products company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term. View News Stories for Ball. Are investors shorting Ball? Ball saw a increase in short interest during the month of November. As of November 29th, there was short interest totalling 6,840,000 shares, an increase of 5.6% from the November 14th total of 6,480,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,300,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.0 days. Currently, 2.1% of the shares of the company are short sold. View Ball's Current Options Chain. Who are some of Ball's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Ball include Crown (CCK), AptarGroup (ATR), Berry Global Group (BERY), Silgan (SLGN), Greif (GEF), Owens-Illinois (OI) and Myers Industries (MYE). What other stocks do shareholders of Ball own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Ball investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Apache (APA), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Home Depot (HD), Netflix (NFLX), Walt Disney (DIS), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Visa (V), Micron Technology (MU) and Activision Blizzard (ATVI). Who are Ball's key executives? Ball's management team includes the folowing people: Mr. John A. Hayes, Chairman, Pres & CEO (Age 54)Mr. Scott C. Morrison, Sr. VP & CFO (Age 57)Ms. Lisa Ann Pauley, Sr. VP of HR & Admin. (Age 58)Mr. Charles E. Baker, VP, Gen. Counsel & Corp. Sec. (Age 62)Mr. Daniel William Fisher, Sr. VP & COO of Global Metal Beverage Packaging (Age 46) Who are Ball's major shareholders? Ball's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include State Street Corp (4.45%), Chilton Investment Co. LLC (0.92%), California Public Employees Retirement System (0.81%), SPF Beheer BV (0.40%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.38%) and Russell Investments Group Ltd. (0.38%). Company insiders that own Ball stock include Charles E Baker, Daniel William Fisher, James N Peterson, Jeff A Knobel, John A Hayes, Lisa Ann Pauley, Nate C Carey, R David Hoover, Robert D Strain, Scott C Morrison and Stuart A Taylor II. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Ball. Which institutional investors are selling Ball stock? BLL stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc. CT, Mackay Shields LLC, AMF Pensionsforsakring AB, Teacher Retirement System of Texas, Squarepoint Ops LLC, British Airways Pensions Investment Management Ltd, SPF Beheer BV and Daiwa Securities Group Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Ball company stock in the last year include Charles E Baker, Daniel William Fisher, Jeff A Knobel, John A Hayes, Nate C Carey, Robert D Strain, Scott C Morrison and Stuart A Taylor II. View Insider Buying and Selling for Ball. Which institutional investors are buying Ball stock? BLL stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nomura Holdings Inc., State of Tennessee Treasury Department, Eagle Asset Management Inc., AMG National Trust Bank, State Street Corp, Carillon Tower Advisers Inc., Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. and Russell Investments Group Ltd.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Ball. How do I buy shares of Ball? Shares of BLL can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab. What is Ball's stock price today? One share of BLL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $63.34. How big of a company is Ball? Ball has a market capitalization of $20.72 billion and generates $11.64 billion in revenue each year. The industrial products company earns $454 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.20 on an earnings per share basis. Ball employs 17,500 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Ball. What is Ball's official website? The official website for Ball is http://www.ball.com/. How can I contact Ball? Ball's mailing address is 10 Longs Peak Drive, Broomfield CO, 80021. The industrial products company can be reached via phone at 303-469-3131 or via email at [email protected] MarketBeat Community Rating for Ball (NYSE BLL)Community Ranking: 2.7 out of 5 ( )Outperform Votes: 652 (Vote Outperform)Underperform Votes: 540 (Vote Underperform)Total Votes: 1,192MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Ball and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe BLL will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe BLL will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. This page was last updated on 12/14/2019 by MarketBeat.com StaffFeatured Article: Forex