Ball Stock Gets Reduced EPS Estimate from Zacks Research

Ball Corporation (NYSE:BALL) – Analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q4 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Ball in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, October 15th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the company will earn $0.96 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.97. The consensus estimate for Ball’s current full-year earnings is $4.01 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Ball’s Q3 2027 earnings at $1.16 EPS, Q2 2028 earnings at $1.25 EPS, Q3 2028 earnings at $1.25 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $4.98 EPS.

Ball (NYSE:BALL) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The company reported $1.03 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.99 by $0.04. Ball had a return on equity of 18.76% and a net margin of 6.61%. The company had revenue of $4 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.69 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.90 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 19.7% on a year-over-year basis. Ball has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.930- EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently commented on BALL. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Ball from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $65.00 price target for the company in a report on Friday, September 18th. Truist Financial set a $78.00 price objective on Ball in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. UBS Group dropped their price objective on Ball from $66.00 to $63.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, October 5th. Citigroup lowered Ball from a “buy” rating to a “reduce” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Ball from $71.00 to $72.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $71.15.

Ball Trading Up 3.8%

NYSE:BALL opened at $62.74 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a current ratio of 1.07. Ball has a one year low of $44.83 and a one year high of $68.29. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $60.68 and its 200 day simple moving average is $60.21. The stock has a market cap of $16.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 0.96.

Ball Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 1st were given a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 1st. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Ball’s payout ratio is presently 22.66%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ball

In other news, SVP Mandy Glew sold 5,626 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $63.80, for a total value of $358,938.80. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 7,209 shares in the company, valued at approximately $459,934.20. This represents a 43.83% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.58% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ball

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Bank of America Corp DE acquired a new position in shares of Ball in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $160,506,000. Hsbc Holdings PLC bought a new stake in shares of Ball in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $96,380,000. AMG National Trust Bank bought a new stake in shares of Ball in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $76,377,000. State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of Ball by 8.3% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 13,416,598 shares of the company’s stock valued at $837,196,000 after acquiring an additional 1,024,861 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Engineers Gate Manager LP raised its position in shares of Ball by 90.7% during the 2nd quarter. Engineers Gate Manager LP now owns 81,799 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,104,000 after acquiring an additional 38,896 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.51% of the company’s stock.

Ball Company Profile

Ball Corporation (NYSE: BALL) is a global packaging company that develops and manufactures sustainable aluminum packaging products. Its portfolio primarily includes aluminum beverage cans and bottles, aerosol containers, and other specialty packaging used by beverage, personal care, household and food companies. Ball also produces aluminum cups and related packaging solutions designed to support recycling and reduce reliance on single-use plastic.

Founded in 1880 by the Ball brothers, the company originally became known for glass home-canning jars before expanding into metal packaging.