Brokers Issue Forecasts for Ball’s Q3 Earnings (NYSE:BALL)

Ball Corporation (NYSE:BALL) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research lifted their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Ball in a note issued to investors on Friday, October 23rd. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $1.06 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.05. The consensus estimate for Ball’s current full-year earnings is $4.01 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Ball’s Q3 2028 earnings at $1.27 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $4.99 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also commented on BALL. UBS Group lowered their price target on shares of Ball from $66.00 to $63.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, October 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Ball from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $65.00 price target on the stock in a report on Friday, September 18th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on shares of Ball from $72.00 to $70.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, October 19th. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price objective on shares of Ball from $77.00 to $73.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, October 13th. Finally, Mizuho set a $72.00 price objective on shares of Ball in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $71.00.

Ball Stock Down 0.5%

Shares of Ball stock opened at $64.43 on Monday. 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 52-week low of $44.83 and a 52-week high of $68.29. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.60, a P/E/G ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 0.96. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $60.89 and its 200-day moving average price is $60.60.

Ball (NYSE:BALL) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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. The firm had revenue of $4 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.69 billion. Ball had a return on equity of 18.76% and a net margin of 6.61%. The business’s revenue was up 19.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.90 earnings per share. Ball has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.930- EPS.

Ball Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 1st were paid a dividend of $0.20 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 1st. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Ball’s payout ratio is 22.66%.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Mandy Glew sold 5,626 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.80, for a total transaction of $358,938.80. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 7,209 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $459,934.20. The trade was a 43.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.58% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Ball

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Apollon Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Ball by 17.5% in the 3rd quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 40,860 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,289,000 after purchasing an additional 6,074 shares during the period. Access Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of Ball by 2.4% during the third quarter. Access Investment Management LLC now owns 60,472 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,388,000 after buying an additional 1,415 shares during the period. Norris Perne & French LLP MI increased its position in shares of Ball by 84.9% during the third quarter. Norris Perne & French LLP MI now owns 878,927 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,246,000 after buying an additional 403,471 shares during the period. Signaturefd LLC raised its stake in Ball by 691.6% in the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 6,515 shares of the company’s stock worth $365,000 after buying an additional 5,692 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI raised its stake in Ball by 1,252.6% in the third quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 86,253 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,833,000 after buying an additional 79,876 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.51% of the company’s stock.

About Ball

Ball Corporation is a global supplier of sustainable aluminum packaging. The company primarily manufactures aluminum beverage cans, bottles and cups used by beer, soft-drink, energy-drink and other beverage companies. Its products are designed to support brand presentation, product protection and recycling throughout the packaging lifecycle.

Ball serves customers across North and South America, Europe and other international markets through a network of manufacturing facilities. The company also develops and markets aluminum packaging products for additional consumer and household applications, including its reusable and recyclable Ball Aluminum Cup.

Founded in 1880 as a manufacturer of glass containers, Ball evolved into a major producer of metal packaging and became particularly known for its aluminum beverage cans.