Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Outlook for Ball Earnings

Ball Co. (NYSE:BALL) – Research analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Ball in a research note issued to investors on Monday, October 21st. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now expects that the company will earn $0.75 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.74. The consensus estimate for Ball’s current full-year earnings is $3.12 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Ball’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.83 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.51 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.90 EPS.

Ball (NYSE:BALL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 1st. The company reported $0.74 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.70 by $0.04. Ball had a return on equity of 19.45% and a net margin of 32.79%. The company had revenue of $2.96 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.10 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.61 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was down 3.5% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Morgan Stanley upgraded Ball from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $69.00 to $78.00 in a research report on Wednesday, September 4th. UBS Group increased their price target on Ball from $56.00 to $59.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 6th. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price target on Ball from $77.00 to $75.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 17th. Citigroup increased their price target on Ball from $66.00 to $69.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Ball from $61.00 to $63.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Ball has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $71.08.

Ball Trading Down 1.1 %

Shares of BALL stock opened at $65.48 on Tuesday. Ball has a 1 year low of $42.81 and a 1 year high of $71.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 1.18 and a quick ratio of 0.88. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $65.24 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $65.17. The company has a market cap of $20.32 billion, a PE ratio of 4.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 0.88.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Federated Hermes Inc. grew its stake in Ball by 0.9% during the 2nd quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 18,941 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,137,000 after buying an additional 162 shares during the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp grew its stake in Ball by 2.0% during the 2nd quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 8,743 shares of the company’s stock valued at $525,000 after purchasing an additional 174 shares during the last quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue grew its stake in Ball by 0.5% during the 1st quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 34,206 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,304,000 after purchasing an additional 175 shares during the last quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators grew its stake in Ball by 17.0% during the 2nd quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators now owns 1,280 shares of the company’s stock valued at $77,000 after purchasing an additional 186 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Veracity Capital LLC grew its stake in Ball by 5.6% during the 1st quarter. Veracity Capital LLC now owns 3,739 shares of the company’s stock valued at $252,000 after purchasing an additional 197 shares during the last quarter. 86.51% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.