Ball Corporation (BALL) – What Are Brokerages Saying About This Stock?

Shares of Ball Corporation (NYSE:BALL) have earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the thirteen research firms that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have given a hold recommendation and ten have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $71.15.

A number of research analysts recently commented on the company. UBS Group lowered their price target on Ball from $66.00 to $63.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, October 5th. Truist Financial set a $78.00 price objective on shares of Ball in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of Ball from $71.00 to $72.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Ball from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $65.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Friday, September 18th. Finally, Mizuho set a $72.00 target price on shares of Ball in a report on Wednesday, August 5th.

More Ball News

Here are the key news stories impacting Ball this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research raised its EPS forecasts for Ball’s third quarter of 2026, full-year 2026, second quarter of 2027 and fourth quarter of 2027 by $0.01 each. The firm also increased its 2028 forecasts, including full-year EPS to $4.98 from $4.96. These revisions suggest slightly improved expectations for Ball’s earnings trajectory. Ball Corporation analyst estimates
• Positive Sentiment: The upward revisions reinforce the company’s recent earnings momentum: Ball’s latest reported quarter exceeded analyst expectations on both revenue and EPS, with revenue growth of nearly 20% year over year. The current consensus forecast remains approximately $4.01 EPS for the fiscal year.
• Neutral Sentiment: The estimate changes are small, so they are more likely to provide incremental support than trigger a major revaluation. Ball was recently trading near $63, above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, indicating a relatively constructive technical backdrop.
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks Research lowered its fourth-quarter 2026 EPS forecast to $0.96 from $0.97 and cut its third-quarter 2027 estimate to $1.16 from $1.18. The reductions suggest some near-term or mid-cycle pressure despite the improved longer-term outlook.

Insider Transactions at Ball

In other Ball news, SVP Mandy Glew sold 5,626 shares of Ball stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $63.80, for a total value of $358,938.80. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 7,209 shares in the company, valued at approximately $459,934.20. The trade was a 43.83% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.58% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Pension & Wealth Management Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Ball in the third quarter worth about $25,000. Basecamp Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Ball by 135.0% during the first quarter. Basecamp Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 477 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 274 shares during the last quarter. Ancora Advisors LLC bought a new position in Ball during the second quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Trust Co. of Vermont purchased a new position in Ball during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Finally, Parkside Financial Bank & Trust grew its holdings in Ball by 29.8% during the 2nd quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 863 shares of the company’s stock valued at $54,000 after buying an additional 198 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.51% of the company’s stock.

Ball Price Performance

Shares of Ball stock opened at $63.12 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $60.67 and its 200-day simple moving average is $60.23. Ball has a 52 week low of $44.83 and a 52 week high of $68.29. The company has a market capitalization of $16.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.88, a PEG ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a quick ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13.

Ball (NYSE:BALL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The company reported $1.03 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.99 by $0.04. Ball had a return on equity of 18.76% and a net margin of 6.61%. The firm had revenue of $4 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.69 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.90 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 19.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Ball has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.930- EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Ball will post 4.01 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ball Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 1st were paid a dividend of $0.20 per share. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 1st. Ball’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 22.66%.

About Ball

Ball Corporation (NYSE: BALL) is a global packaging company that develops and manufactures sustainable aluminum packaging products. Its portfolio primarily includes aluminum beverage cans and bottles, aerosol containers, and other specialty packaging used by beverage, personal care, household and food companies. Ball also produces aluminum cups and related packaging solutions designed to support recycling and reduce reliance on single-use plastic.

Founded in 1880 by the Ball brothers, the company originally became known for glass home-canning jars before expanding into metal packaging.