Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for Ball Co.’s Q3 2025 Earnings (NYSE:BALL)

Ball Co. (NYSE:BALL) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Ball in a note issued to investors on Thursday, May 23rd. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.90 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.91. The consensus estimate for Ball’s current full-year earnings is $3.09 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Ball’s FY2025 earnings at $3.29 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.72 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the company. Citigroup initiated coverage on Ball in a research report on Wednesday, March 27th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $70.00 price objective on the stock. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on Ball from $62.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, April 29th. Royal Bank of Canada increased their target price on Ball from $74.00 to $82.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, April 29th. Barclays increased their target price on Ball from $71.00 to $72.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, May 6th. Finally, Mizuho increased their target price on Ball from $63.00 to $69.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, April 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Ball currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $69.23.

Ball Price Performance

Ball stock opened at $68.88 on Friday. Ball has a 52 week low of $42.81 and a 52 week high of $71.32. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $67.43 and a 200 day simple moving average of $61.24. The company has a quick ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.75. The stock has a market cap of $21.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.18, a PEG ratio of 1.88 and a beta of 0.87.

Ball (NYSE:BALL) last posted its earnings results on Friday, April 26th. The company reported $0.68 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.56 by $0.12. Ball had a return on equity of 21.79% and a net margin of 31.42%. The business had revenue of $2.87 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.23 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.69 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was down 17.6% on a year-over-year basis.

Ball Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 3rd will be issued a $0.20 dividend. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.16%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 3rd. Ball’s payout ratio is 6.02%.

Ball announced that its board has approved a share buyback plan on Wednesday, April 24th that allows the company to buyback 40,000,000 outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are often a sign that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Pedro Henrique Mariani sold 5,000 shares of Ball stock in a transaction on Friday, May 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.90, for a total value of $349,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 9,844 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $688,095.60. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. In other news, Director Pedro Henrique Mariani sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.90, for a total value of $349,500.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 9,844 shares in the company, valued at $688,095.60. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Daniel William Fisher acquired 3,869 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 14th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $64.56 per share, for a total transaction of $249,782.64. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 111,866 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,222,068.96. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Corporate insiders own 0.81% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ball

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in BALL. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Ball by 0.8% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 35,855,312 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,415,214,000 after buying an additional 267,479 shares during the last quarter. Parnassus Investments LLC increased its position in shares of Ball by 5.0% in the 4th quarter. Parnassus Investments LLC now owns 21,062,707 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,211,527,000 after acquiring an additional 998,527 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of Ball by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 5,853,923 shares of the company’s stock valued at $291,408,000 after acquiring an additional 72,585 shares during the period. Putnam Investments LLC grew its position in Ball by 39.5% during the 4th quarter. Putnam Investments LLC now owns 5,815,825 shares of the company’s stock worth $334,526,000 after purchasing an additional 1,645,909 shares during the period. Finally, Northern Trust Corp grew its position in Ball by 3.8% during the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 3,138,780 shares of the company’s stock worth $156,248,000 after purchasing an additional 115,133 shares during the period. 86.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.