Ball (BALL) – Research Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of Ball (NYSE: BALL) recently:

• 2/13/2025 – Ball had its price target lowered by analysts at UBS Group AG from $60.00 to $55.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 2/6/2025 – Ball had its price target lowered by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada from $75.00 to $66.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 2/6/2025 – Ball had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $72.00 to $61.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 2/5/2025 – Ball had its price target lowered by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $75.00 to $70.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 2/5/2025 – Ball had its price target lowered by analysts at Robert W. Baird from $70.00 to $63.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 1/16/2025 – Ball had its “underweight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company. They now have a $49.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $56.00.
• 1/13/2025 – Ball had its price target lowered by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $78.00 to $75.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/10/2025 – Ball was upgraded by analysts at UBS Group AG from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $58.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $62.00.
• 1/6/2025 – Ball had its price target lowered by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $69.00 to $59.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/6/2025 – Ball had its price target lowered by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $61.00 to $56.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 1/6/2025 – Ball had its price target lowered by analysts at Truist Financial Co. from $78.00 to $73.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.

Ball Stock Down 0.5 %

Shares of NYSE BALL opened at $49.32 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.72 billion, a PE ratio of 3.90, a P/E/G ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a quick ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $54.80 and a 200-day moving average of $60.66. Ball Co. has a 52-week low of $49.00 and a 52-week high of $71.32.

Ball (NYSE:BALL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $0.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.81 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $2.88 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.92 billion. Ball had a return on equity of 16.17% and a net margin of 33.98%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down .8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.78 earnings per share. On average, analysts anticipate that Ball Co. will post 3.54 EPS for the current year.

Ball Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 17th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.20 per share. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.62%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 3rd. Ball’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 6.32%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of BALL. Picton Mahoney Asset Management increased its position in shares of Ball by 68.9% in the fourth quarter. Picton Mahoney Asset Management now owns 522 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 213 shares in the last quarter. Peterson Financial Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Ball during the 3rd quarter valued at $30,000. Venturi Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in Ball by 328.4% during the 4th quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 664 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 509 shares during the period. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Ball in the 3rd quarter valued at $47,000. Finally, Brooklyn Investment Group purchased a new position in Ball in the third quarter valued at about $66,000. 86.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.