What is Zacks Research's Estimate for Ball Q1 Earnings?

Ball Co. (NYSE:BALL - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Ball in a research note issued on Tuesday, February 18th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now anticipates that the company will earn $0.70 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.76. The consensus estimate for Ball's current full-year earnings is $3.48 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Ball's Q3 2025 earnings at $1.03 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.89 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.93 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.03 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.00 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.85 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.30 EPS.

Ball (NYSE:BALL - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $0.84 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.81 by $0.03. Ball had a return on equity of 16.17% and a net margin of 33.98%. The business had revenue of $2.88 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.92 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.78 EPS. The company's revenue was down .8% compared to the same quarter last year.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Citigroup lowered their price target on Ball from $69.00 to $59.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 6th. Robert W. Baird lowered their price target on Ball from $70.00 to $63.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Barclays decreased their target price on Ball from $72.00 to $61.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their target price on Ball from $75.00 to $66.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on Ball from $75.00 to $70.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. 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 assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $65.25.

Ball Stock Up 1.8 %

BALL traded up $0.90 during trading on Thursday, hitting $51.35. 3,493,153 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,839,082. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $53.74 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $60.01. The company has a current ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 0.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90. Ball has a 12-month low of $48.95 and a 12-month high of $71.32. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.06, a PEG ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 0.94.

Ball announced that its board has authorized a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, January 29th that authorizes the company to buyback $4.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to buy up to 24.2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Ball Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 17th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd will be given a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.56%. Ball's dividend payout ratio is currently 6.32%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Everence Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Ball during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $774,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Ball by 400.4% during the third quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 162,690 shares of the company's stock valued at $11,048,000 after acquiring an additional 130,175 shares in the last quarter. Estate Counselors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Ball during the third quarter valued at approximately $1,825,000. Hemenway Trust Co LLC raised its stake in shares of Ball by 46.3% during the third quarter. Hemenway Trust Co LLC now owns 275,083 shares of the company's stock valued at $18,681,000 after acquiring an additional 87,120 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA raised its stake in shares of Ball by 531,933.3% during the fourth quarter. Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA now owns 47,883 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,707,000 after acquiring an additional 47,874 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.51% of the company's stock.

About Ball

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.