Zacks Research Brokers Decrease Earnings Estimates for Ball

Ball Corporation (NYSE:BALL) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research dropped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Ball in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, November 18th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $3.56 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $3.59. The consensus estimate for Ball’s current full-year earnings is $3.48 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Ball’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.88 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.88 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.99 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.12 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.16 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.26 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.46 EPS.

Ball (NYSE:BALL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 4th. The company reported $1.02 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $1.02. The business had revenue of $3.38 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.32 billion. Ball had a net margin of 4.49% and a return on equity of 16.81%. Ball’s revenue was up 9.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.91 earnings per share. Ball has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.550-3.650 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Ball in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. UBS Group decreased their price target on Ball from $61.00 to $55.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on Ball from $69.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, August 7th. Citigroup dropped their price objective on Ball from $60.00 to $53.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, September 29th. Finally, Raymond James Financial assumed coverage on Ball in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. They issued a “market perform” rating on the stock. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Ball has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $60.92.

Ball Stock Performance

Shares of Ball stock opened at $47.94 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.23. The company has a market cap of $12.85 billion, a PE ratio of 24.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a 50 day moving average of $48.57 and a 200-day moving average of $52.60. Ball has a 1-year low of $43.51 and a 1-year high of $63.35.

Ball Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.20 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 1st. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.7%. Ball’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 32.52%.

Insider Activity at Ball

In related news, Chairman Daniel William Fisher sold 3,400 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $51.55, for a total value of $175,270.00. Following the sale, the chairman owned 10,036 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $517,355.80. The trade was a 25.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.81% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of BALL. EP Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Ball by 4.9% in the 1st quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,371 shares of the company’s stock worth $228,000 after purchasing an additional 205 shares during the period. Nordea Investment Management AB increased its position in shares of Ball by 48.3% during the second quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 72,657 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,074,000 after buying an additional 23,657 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its stake in Ball by 20.7% during the first quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 601,522 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,313,000 after buying an additional 103,022 shares during the last quarter. BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. lifted its holdings in Ball by 22.1% in the first quarter. BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. now owns 84,503 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,399,000 after buying an additional 15,300 shares during the period. Finally, Inspire Trust Co. N.A. boosted its position in Ball by 9.3% during the first quarter. Inspire Trust Co. N.A. now owns 59,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,072,000 after acquiring an additional 5,000 shares during the last quarter. 86.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Ball

Ball Corporation supplies aluminum packaging products for the beverage, personal care, and household products industries in the United States, Brazil, and internationally. The company manufactures and sells aluminum beverage containers to fillers of carbonated soft drinks, beer, energy drinks, and other beverages.