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After finishing at $44.94 in the prior trading day, Ball Corp (NYSE: BALL) closed at $46.68, up 3.87%. In other words, the price has increased by $3.87 from its previous closing price. On the day, 7.98 million shares were traded. BALL stock price reached its highest trading level at $47.13 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $43.55.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of BALL by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.69 and its Current Ratio is at 1.00. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.03 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.95.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Wells Fargo on January 16, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Underweight and sets its target price to $49 from $56 previously.
On January 10, 2025, UBS Upgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Sell but kept the price unchanged to $58.
Mizuho Upgraded its Neutral to Outperform on December 10, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $67.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 14 ’25 when Participayoes lndustriais do N bought 250,000 shares for $49.63 per share.
Glew Mandy bought 563 shares of BALL for $38,367 on Jun 10 ’24. The SVP and President, EMEA now owns 3,563 shares after completing the transaction at $68.15 per share. 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 13181452288 and an Enterprise Value of 18941192192. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.12 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.30. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.606 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.505.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BALL is 1.11, which has changed by -0.29645818 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.049593568 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BALL has reached a high of $71.32, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $44.35. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -9.10%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -20.75%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.70M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3066420 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 289.38M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 281.11M. Insiders hold about 0.45% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.52% stake in the company. Shares short for BALL as of 1741910400 were 7172020 with a Short Ratio of 2.65, compared to 1739491200 on 6209804. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7172020 and a Short% of Float of 2.93.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, BALL’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.8, compared to 0.80 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.017801514The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.12.
