Zacks Research Comments on Ball’s Q2 Earnings (NYSE:BALL)

Ball Co. (NYSE:BALL) – Zacks Research lifted their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Ball in a report issued on Friday, May 30th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will earn $0.86 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.84. The consensus estimate for Ball’s current full-year earnings is $3.48 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Ball’s FY2025 earnings at $3.50 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.13 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.94 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.42 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on shares of Ball from $75.00 to $70.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Loop Capital reduced their target price on shares of Ball from $83.00 to $78.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 7th. Barclays reduced their target price on shares of Ball from $61.00 to $57.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 14th. Mizuho reduced their target price on shares of Ball from $63.00 to $58.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. Finally, Truist Financial reduced their target price on shares of Ball from $65.00 to $58.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $61.00.

Ball Stock Down 2.8%

Shares of NYSE:BALL opened at $52.10 on Monday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $50.69 and its 200 day moving average price is $53.28. The stock has a market cap of $14.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.12, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.10. Ball has a fifty-two week low of $43.51 and a fifty-two week high of $70.07. The company has a quick ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90.

Ball (NYSE:BALL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.69 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $3.10 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.91 billion. Ball had a net margin of 33.98% and a return on equity of 16.17%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 7.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.68 earnings per share.

Ball Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 16th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 2nd will be issued a dividend of $0.20 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 2nd. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.54%. Ball’s payout ratio is currently 47.62%.

Institutional Trading of Ball

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in BALL. Picton Mahoney Asset Management increased its holdings in shares of Ball by 68.9% in the 4th quarter. Picton Mahoney Asset Management now owns 522 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 213 shares during the period. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ball in the 1st quarter valued at $32,000. Venturi Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Ball by 328.4% in the 4th quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 664 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 509 shares during the period. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC increased its holdings in shares of Ball by 72.4% in the 1st quarter. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC now owns 707 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 297 shares during the period. Finally, SVB Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ball in the 1st quarter valued at $39,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.51% of the company’s stock.

Ball Company Profile

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.