Reviewing SIG Group (OTC:SIGCY) & Ball (NYSE:BALL)

SIG Group (OTC:SIGCY) and Ball (NYSE:BALL) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for SIG Group and Ball, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SIG Group	0	0	0	0	N/A
Ball	1	9	3	0	2.15

Ball has a consensus target price of $65.58, suggesting a potential upside of 0.98%. Given Ball’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ball is more favorable than SIG Group.

Profitability

This table compares SIG Group and Ball’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SIG Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ball	5.04%	23.81%	4.63%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

86.5% of Ball shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Ball shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares SIG Group and Ball’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SIG Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ball	$14.03 billion	1.46	$707.00 million	$2.24	29.00

Ball has higher revenue and earnings than SIG Group.

Summary

Ball beats SIG Group on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SIG Group

SIG Group AG provides aseptic carton packaging systems and solutions for beverage and liquid food products. The company provides aseptic carton filling lines, aseptic carton sleeves and closures, bag-in-box, and spouted pouch, as well as spare parts, maintenance, digital, add-on, training, and other services. It primarily operates in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and the Americas. The company was formerly known as SIG Combibloc Group AG and changed its name to SIG Group AG in April 2022. The company was founded in 1853 and is headquartered in Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Switzerland.

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. It also manufactures and sells extruded aluminum aerosol containers, recloseable aluminum bottles, aluminum cups, and aluminum slugs. Ball Corporation was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Westminster, Colorado.