Ball (BALL) Competitors $55.80 +0.44 (+0.79%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends BALL vs. SW, AMBP, GEF-B, CCK, SLGN, GWW, IR, FERG, DOV, and HUBBShould 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), Ingersoll Rand (IR), Ferguson (FERG), Dover (DOV), and Hubbell (HUBB). Ball vs. Smurfit Westrock Ardagh Metal Packaging Greif Crown Silgan W.W. Grainger Ingersoll Rand Ferguson Dover Hubbell Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) and Ball (NYSE:BALL) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, dividends and community ranking. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SW or BALL? 83.4% of Smurfit Westrock shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.5% of Ball shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Smurfit Westrock shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Ball shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SW or BALL? Ball received 10 more outperform votes than Smurfit Westrock when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.33% of users gave Smurfit Westrock an outperform vote while only 22.11% of users gave Ball an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSmurfit WestrockOutperform Votes1173.33% Underperform Votes426.67% BallOutperform Votes2122.11% Underperform Votes7477.89% Is SW or BALL 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 Smurfit Westrock-0.12% 5.98% 2.32% Ball 34.05%17.46%5.66% Does the media prefer SW or BALL? In the previous week, Ball had 12 more articles in the media than Smurfit Westrock. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Ball and 16 mentions for Smurfit Westrock. Smurfit Westrock's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Ball's score of 0.44 indicating that Smurfit Westrock is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Smurfit Westrock 11 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ball 5 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is SW or BALL a better dividend stock? Smurfit Westrock pays an annual dividend of $1.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Ball pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Smurfit Westrock pays out 672.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ball pays out 6.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Which has more risk and volatility, SW or BALL? Smurfit Westrock has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ball has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings and valuation, SW or BALL? Ball has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioSmurfit Westrock$16.80B1.65-$22.40M$0.18296.00Ball$13.79B1.21$707M$13.264.21 Do analysts recommend SW or BALL? Smurfit Westrock presently has a consensus price target of $60.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.61%. Ball has a consensus price target of $70.75, suggesting a potential upside of 26.79%. Given Ball's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ball is more favorable than Smurfit Westrock.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Smurfit Westrock 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78Ball 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57 SummaryBall beats Smurfit Westrock on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap ProfitsURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowAll of our key indicators are flashing the same signal: an altcoin season is fast approaching. And if you know anything about crypto, you know that altcoin seasons are where some of the biggest gains happen.Register for the FREE Workshop Now & get $10 in Bitcoin 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$16.65B$8.50B$9.22B$19.18BDividend Yield1.37%4.11%2.09%3.60%P/E Ratio4.2141.8821.0841.28Price / Sales1.210.854.8617.60Price / Cash11.278.5019.2621.28Price / Book4.597.034.225.32Net Income$707M$358.24M$398.18M$989.88M7 Day Performance-4.19%-4.79%-4.86%-3.54%1 Month Performance-8.40%-10.10%-2.08%-3.68%1 Year Performance-1.64%-4.36%15.23%12.14% Ball Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BALLBall3.9853 of 5 stars$55.80+0.8%$70.75+26.8%+0.2%$16.65B$13.79B4.2121,000High Trading VolumeSWSmurfit Westrock3.8626 of 5 stars$54.55+1.5%$60.00+10.0%N/A$28.37B$20.31B298.5256,100Positive NewsAMBPArdagh Metal Packaging3.4696 of 5 stars$3.18-0.9%$3.92+23.3%-20.6%$1.90B$4.85B-26.756,400GEF-BGreifN/A$72.99-0.7%N/A+4.4%$0.00N/A15.1112,000High Trading VolumeCCKCrown4.7502 of 5 stars$86.97-1.0%$106.62+22.6%-9.0%$10.40B$11.76B108.4925,000Positive NewsSLGNSilgan3.6706 of 5 stars$54.51-0.6%$57.43+5.4%+17.1%$5.82B$5.78B19.8614,400Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGWWW.W. Grainger3.9943 of 5 stars$1,140.51-0.2%$1,109.00-2.8%+33.9%$55.54B$16.93B30.9226,000Analyst DowngradePositive NewsIRIngersoll Rand4.4353 of 5 stars$100.16-0.9%$107.67+7.5%+23.3%$40.37B$7.16B49.3218,000Positive NewsFERGFerguson4.5021 of 5 stars$186.06-0.8%$231.00+24.2%-4.7%$37.20B$29.64B22.5135,000Analyst ForecastDOVDover4.7903 of 5 stars$200.90-0.1%$213.91+6.5%+25.4%$27.56B$8.47B17.9825,000Analyst UpgradeHUBBHubbell4.1445 of 5 stars$452.47-0.3%$472.13+4.3%+32.9%$24.28B$5.37B32.6818,317 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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