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.
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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Metal cans
Sub-IndustryMetal & Glass Containers
SectorIndustrial Products
Phone303-469-3131
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$11.64 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees17,500
Next Earnings Date10/31/2019 (Confirmed)
OptionableOptionable
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 announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, July 24th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share on Tuesday, September 17th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.81%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 30th. View Ball's Dividend History.
When did Ball's stock split? How did Ball's stock split work?
Shares of Ball split on Wednesday, May 17th 2017. The 2-1 split was announced on Wednesday, April 26th 2017. The newly created shares were distributed 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 declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase plan 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 repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.
How were Ball's earnings last quarter?
Ball Co. (NYSE:BLL) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 1st. The industrial products company reported $0.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.65 by $0.01. The industrial products company had revenue of $3.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.03 billion. Ball had a net margin of 4.54% and a return on equity of 21.32%. The business's quarterly revenue was down 2.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.58 EPS. View Ball's Earnings History.
When is Ball's next earnings date?
How can I listen to Ball's earnings call?
Ball will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, October 31st at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.
What price target have analysts set for BLL?
12 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Ball's shares. Their forecasts range from $50.00 to $87.00. On average, they anticipate Ball's stock price to reach $64.61 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 12.8%. View Analyst Price Targets for Ball.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Ball?
12 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Ball in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 5 hold ratings and 6 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?
Media headlines about BLL stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group scores the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Ball earned a media sentiment score of 0.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the industrial products company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future. View News Stories for Ball.
Are investors shorting Ball?
Ball saw a increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 7,980,000 shares, an increase of 8.4% from the August 30th total of 7,360,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,200,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.6 days. Currently, 2.4% of the shares of the stock 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 Siemens (SIEGY), Bouygues (BOUYF), Caterpillar (CAT), Deere & Company (DE), SCHNEIDER ELEC /ADR (SBGSY), Illinois Tool Works (ITW), Emerson Electric (EMR), ABB (ABB), ATLAS COPCO AB/S (ATLKY), FANUC LTD JAPAN/ADR (FANUY), Roper Technologies (ROP), MURATA MFG CO L/ADR (MRAAY), Eaton (ETN), Johnson Controls International (JCI) and Mitsui & Co Ltd (MITSY).
What other stocks do shareholders of Ball own?
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 Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (0.13%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.07%), Welch & Forbes LLC (0.06%), Palisade Asset Management LLC (0.05%), Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank (0.04%) and Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI (0.04%). 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 Decatur Capital Management Inc., Three Peaks Capital Management LLC, Massey Quick Simon & CO. LLC, Addenda Capital Inc., Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Palisade Asset Management LLC, NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan and Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank . 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 acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Tuttle Tactical Management, DNB Asset Management AS and NuWave Investment Management LLC. 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 $74.11.
How big of a company is Ball?
Ball has a market capitalization of $24.60 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?
How can I contact Ball?
Ball's mailing address is 10 Longs Peak Drive, Broomfield CO, 80038. The industrial products company can be reached via phone at 303-469-3131 or via email at [email protected]
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