Research Analysts Offer Predictions for Ball Q4 Earnings

Ball Co. (NYSE:BALL) – Research analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Ball in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, January 13th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.93 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.92. The consensus estimate for Ball’s current full-year earnings is $3.15 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Ball’s FY2026 earnings at $3.93 EPS.

Ball (NYSE:BALL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $0.91 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.87 by $0.04. Ball had a net margin of 34.05% and a return on equity of 17.46%. The business had revenue of $3.08 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.13 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.83 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down .9% compared to the same quarter last year.

BALL has been the subject of several other reports. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on Ball from $78.00 to $73.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Citigroup decreased their price objective on shares of Ball from $69.00 to $59.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Wells Fargo & Company reiterated an “underweight” rating and issued a $49.00 price objective (down previously from $56.00) on shares of Ball in a research note on Thursday. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on shares of Ball from $78.00 to $75.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday. Finally, Mizuho raised Ball from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $67.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $68.17.

Ball Stock Performance

Shares of BALL stock opened at $54.22 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 1.09 and a quick ratio of 0.82. The business has a fifty day moving average of $57.93 and a 200 day moving average of $61.67. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 0.93. Ball has a 1 year low of $51.96 and a 1 year high of $71.32.

Ball Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 2nd were given a dividend of $0.20 per share. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.48%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 2nd. Ball’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 6.03%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ball

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Peterson Financial Group Inc. acquired a new stake in Ball in the third quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Ball during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $47,000. Quarry LP grew its stake in Ball by 598.6% in the 2nd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 999 shares of the company’s stock valued at $60,000 after acquiring an additional 856 shares during the period. Brooklyn Investment Group purchased a new stake in Ball in the 3rd quarter worth $66,000. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in Ball by 334.0% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,059 shares of the company’s stock worth $68,000 after acquiring an additional 815 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.51% of the company’s stock.

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.