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In the latest session, Ball Corp (NYSE: BALL) closed at $52.66 down -0.66% from its previous closing price of $53.01. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.66 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.59 million shares were traded. BALL stock price reached its highest trading level at $53.28 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $52.5.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Ball Corp’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 47.45 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 38.12. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.67 and its Current Ratio is at 1.00. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.42 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.30.
On January 16, 2025, Wells Fargo Downgraded its rating to Underweight which previously was Equal Weight and also lowered its target price recommendation from $56 to $49.
UBS Upgraded its Sell to Neutral on January 10, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $58.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 11 ’25 when HOWARD H YU bought 12,802 shares for $54.57 per share.
Participayoes lndustriais do N bought 250,000 shares of BALL for $12,407,500 on Feb 14 ’25. On Nov 20 ’24, another insider, Fisher Daniel William, who serves as the President & C.E.O. of the company, sold 5,802 shares for $59.77 each. As a result, the insider received 346,795 and left with 118,043 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, BALL now has a Market Capitalization of 14331365376 and an Enterprise Value of 21571612672. As of this moment, Ball’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 24.59, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.05. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.04. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.16 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.75. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.74 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.102.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BALL is 1.07, which has changed by -0.17057806 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15624678 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BALL has reached a high of $68.12, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $43.51. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.60%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.28%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, BALL has traded an average of 2.46M shares per day and 2377130 over the past ten days. A total of 272.05M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 271.57M. Insiders hold about 0.21% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.93% stake in the company. Shares short for BALL as of 1753920000 were 6402038 with a Short Ratio of 2.60, compared to 1751241600 on 6586183. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6402038 and a Short% of Float of 2.73.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for BALL is 0.80, from 0.8 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.015091493The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.16.
Earnings Estimates
Ball Corp (BALL) is currently under the scrutiny of 13.0 analysts, each contributing to the ongoing evaluation of its stock.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.92, with high estimates of $0.97 and low estimates of $0.89.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.64 and $3.53 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.59. EPS for the following year is $4.04, with 14.0 analysts recommending between $4.25 and $3.95.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 11 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $3.32B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $3.42B to a low estimate of $3.17B. As of the current estimate, Ball Corp’s year-ago sales were $3.08BFor the next quarter, 11 analysts are estimating revenue of $3.1B. There is a high estimate of $3.26B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.95B.
A total of 13 analysts have provided revenue estimates for BALL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $13.12B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $12.56B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $12.87B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $11.79BBased on 13 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $13.29B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $13.66B and the low estimate is $12.82B.
