Ball Corporation $BALL Shares Purchased by Corient Private Wealth LLC

Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its stake in Ball Corporation (NYSE:BALL) by 69.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 65,948 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 26,978 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in Ball were worth $3,495,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Meridian Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Ball by 2.7% in the 4th quarter. Meridian Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,295 shares of the company’s stock valued at $333,000 after buying an additional 165 shares in the last quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Ball by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,752 shares of the company’s stock valued at $358,000 after acquiring an additional 208 shares during the last quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. lifted its position in Ball by 44.1% in the fourth quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 725 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 222 shares during the last quarter. Patton Fund Management Inc. boosted its stake in Ball by 5.7% in the fourth quarter. Patton Fund Management Inc. now owns 4,604 shares of the company’s stock valued at $244,000 after acquiring an additional 248 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its stake in Ball by 26.4% in the fourth quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 1,529 shares of the company’s stock valued at $81,000 after acquiring an additional 319 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.51% of the company’s stock.

Ball News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Ball this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research increased its earnings estimates for Ball’s Q1 2027, Q1 2028 and FY2028, signaling stronger expected earnings growth.
• Positive Sentiment: Ball was also cited as a top-ranked momentum stock, which can attract short-term buying from traders and momentum-focused investors. Ball momentum stock article

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have issued reports on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft assumed coverage on Ball in a report on Wednesday, April 1st. They set a “buy” rating and a $72.00 price objective on the stock. Truist Financial upped their target price on Ball from $75.00 to $77.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Ball from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 2nd. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Ball in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Finally, Citigroup reduced their price objective on Ball from $74.00 to $73.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $69.54.

Ball Trading Up 1.0%

NYSE BALL opened at $61.97 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a current ratio of 1.12. The firm has a market cap of $16.50 billion, a PE ratio of 17.91, a P/E/G ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 1.01. Ball Corporation has a one year low of $44.83 and a one year high of $68.29. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $57.93 and its two-hundred day moving average is $58.62.

Ball (NYSE:BALL) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $0.94 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.85 by $0.09. Ball had a net margin of 6.86% and a return on equity of 18.69%. The business had revenue of $3.60 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.34 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.76 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 16.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Ball has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.930- EPS. Analysts expect that Ball Corporation will post 3.99 earnings per share for the current year.

Ball Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 1st were paid a dividend of $0.20 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 1st. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. Ball’s dividend payout ratio is currently 23.12%.

Ball Profile

Ball Corporation is a leading provider of sustainable aluminum packaging solutions and advanced aerospace technologies. Headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado, the company serves customers in the beverage, food and aerosol markets through a global network of manufacturing facilities. With an emphasis on sustainability and innovation, Ball designs and produces metal cans, bottles and ends that support recycling and reduce environmental impact.

The company’s packaging segment specializes in beverage cans for soft drinks, beer and energy drinks, as well as metal packaging for food and personal care applications.