Ball (BALL) Competitors $60.42 +0.51 (+0.85%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends BALL vs. SW, AMBP, GEF-B, CCK, SLGN, GWW, AXON, IR, FERG, and DOVShould you be buying Ball stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ball include Smurfit Westrock (SW), Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP), Greif (GEF-B), Crown (CCK), Silgan (SLGN), W.W. Grainger (GWW), Axon Enterprise (AXON), Ingersoll Rand (IR), Ferguson (FERG), and Dover (DOV). Ball vs. Smurfit Westrock Ardagh Metal Packaging Greif Crown Silgan W.W. Grainger Axon Enterprise Ingersoll Rand Ferguson Dover Ball (NYSE:BALL) and Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) are both large-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BALL or SW? Ball has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Smurfit Westrock. Ball is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Smurfit Westrock, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBall$13.79B1.31$707M$13.264.56Smurfit Westrock$20.31B1.43-$22.40M$0.18309.57 Do analysts rate BALL or SW? Ball presently has a consensus target price of $70.75, indicating a potential upside of 17.10%. Smurfit Westrock has a consensus target price of $58.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.09%. Given Ball's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Ball is more favorable than Smurfit Westrock.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ball 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Smurfit Westrock 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71 Is BALL or SW more profitable? Ball has a net margin of 34.05% compared to Smurfit Westrock's net margin of -0.12%. Ball's return on equity of 17.46% beat Smurfit Westrock's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ball34.05% 17.46% 5.66% Smurfit Westrock -0.12%5.98%2.32% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BALL or SW? Ball received 12 more outperform votes than Smurfit Westrock when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave Smurfit Westrock an outperform vote while only 21.28% of users gave Ball an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBallOutperform Votes2021.28% Underperform Votes7478.72% Smurfit WestrockOutperform Votes866.67% Underperform Votes433.33% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BALL or SW? 86.5% of Ball shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.4% of Smurfit Westrock shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Ball shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Smurfit Westrock shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to BALL or SW? In the previous week, Ball had 19 more articles in the media than Smurfit Westrock. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for Ball and 25 mentions for Smurfit Westrock. Smurfit Westrock's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Ball's score of 0.41 indicating that Smurfit Westrock is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ball 16 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 8 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Smurfit Westrock 16 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, BALL or SW? Ball has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Smurfit Westrock has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is BALL or SW a better dividend stock? Ball pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Smurfit Westrock pays an annual dividend of $1.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Ball pays out 6.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Smurfit Westrock pays out 672.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. SummaryBall beats Smurfit Westrock on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Colonial MetalsTrump’s IRS Hands Massive ‘Victory Gift’ To 401K OwnersThe "Fake Media" has completely ignored Trump's genius "victory gift" to all America First patriots like you. A tax-free gift so powerful it could reshape the financial destinies of millions of IRA and 401(k) owners…Claim your FREE 2024 Gold Guide Get Ball News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BALL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BALL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBallMetal cans IndustryIndustrial SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$18.03B$9.21B$9.58B$19.87BDividend Yield1.31%3.72%2.02%3.53%P/E Ratio4.5645.2822.2942.94Price / Sales1.310.917.4818.99Price / Cash11.968.8216.9417.86Price / Book4.968.024.275.52Net Income$707M$358.24M$413.78M$986.45M7 Day Performance-2.45%-0.45%2.69%0.45%1 Month Performance-8.72%-5.41%8.16%1.05%1 Year Performance12.41%12.08%29.97%24.67% Ball Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BALLBall4.3513 of 5 stars$60.42+0.9%$70.75+17.1%+14.1%$18.03B$13.79B4.5621,000Analyst RevisionSWSmurfit Westrock3.1229 of 5 stars$55.72+4.8%$58.00+4.1%N/A$27.65B$20.31B309.5756,100Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeAMBPArdagh Metal Packaging3.4354 of 5 stars$3.63+0.6%$4.08+12.5%-4.6%$2.17B$4.85B-30.216,400Positive NewsGEF-BGreifN/A$73.30+2.9%N/A+8.4%$0.00N/A0.0012,000High Trading VolumeCCKCrown4.5614 of 5 stars$90.28+0.8%$106.62+18.1%+8.7%$10.80B$12.01B111.4625,000Positive NewsSLGNSilgan3.5604 of 5 stars$54.72+0.8%$57.43+4.9%+31.1%$5.80B$5.99B19.8314,400Positive NewsGWWW.W. Grainger4.521 of 5 stars$1,178.45+0.5%$1,109.00-5.9%+45.7%$57.39B$16.48B31.9426,000Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionPositive NewsAXONAxon Enterprise3.222 of 5 stars$609.82-0.1%$427.83-29.8%+169.6%$46.53B$1.56B157.584,260IRIngersoll Rand4.0372 of 5 stars$103.13+0.7%$103.83+0.7%+46.4%$41.56B$6.88B50.3118,000Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↓FERGFerguson3.7858 of 5 stars$202.74+0.4%$233.38+15.1%+22.3%$40.52B$29.64B20.8335,000DOVDover4.7355 of 5 stars$198.13-0.3%$208.40+5.2%+43.3%$27.26B$8.47B17.7225,000Short Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Smurfit Westrock Alternatives Ardagh Metal Packaging Alternatives Greif Alternatives Crown Alternatives Silgan Alternatives W.W. 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