Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for Ball Q4 Earnings

Ball Co. (NYSE:BALL) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Ball in a report released on Monday, January 13th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.93 per share for the quarter, up from their previous 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 released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.87 by $0.04. Ball had a return on equity of 17.46% and a net margin of 34.05%. The firm had revenue of $3.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.13 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.83 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down .9% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other research firms have also recently issued reports on BALL. Citigroup cut their target price 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 restated an “underweight” rating and set a $49.00 price objective (down from $56.00) on shares of Ball in a research report on Thursday. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $75.00 target price on shares of Ball in a research report on Monday, November 4th. UBS Group upgraded Ball from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $62.00 to $58.00 in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on Ball from $78.00 to $75.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Ball presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $68.17.

Ball Trading Down 0.3 %

Shares of Ball stock opened at $54.24 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 simple moving average of $58.05 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $61.72. Ball has a 1 year low of $51.96 and a 1 year high of $71.32. The company has a market capitalization of $16.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.09, a P/E/G ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 0.93.

Ball Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 2nd were paid a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 2nd. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.47%. Ball’s payout ratio is currently 6.03%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ball

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Peterson Financial Group Inc. acquired a new position in Ball in the 3rd quarter worth about $30,000. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in Ball in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $47,000. Quarry LP boosted its position in Ball by 598.6% during the 2nd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 999 shares of the company’s stock worth $60,000 after buying an additional 856 shares during the period. Brooklyn Investment Group bought a new stake in Ball during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $66,000. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in Ball by 334.0% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,059 shares of the company’s stock valued at $68,000 after acquiring an additional 815 shares during the period. 86.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.