The price-to-earnings ratio for Ball Corp (NYSE: BALL) is above average at 29.34x. The 36-month beta value for BALL is also noteworthy at 1.09. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 7 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for BALL is 276.86M, and at present, short sellers hold a 3.07% of that float. The average trading volume of BALL on June 18, 2025 was 2.70M shares.
BALL) stock’s latest price update
Ball Corp (NYSE: BALL)’s stock price has plunge by -1.23relation to previous closing price of 56.00. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 0.53% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. prnewswire.com reported 2025-06-16 that WESTMINSTER, Colo., June 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Ball Corporation (NYSE: BALL) announced today an agreement to repurchase approximately $250 million of its outstanding common stock in a privately negotiated, accelerated stock repurchase transaction with Crédit Agricole CIB, using cash on hand and available borrowings.
BALL’s Market Performance
BALL’s stock has risen by 0.53% in the past week, with a monthly rise of 2.86% and a quarterly rise of 6.57%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.03% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.65% for Ball Corp The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 2.65% for BALL stock, with a simple moving average of -2.14% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of BALL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for BALL stocks, with Wells Fargo repeating the rating for BALL by listing it as a “Underweight.” The predicted price for BALL in the upcoming period, according to Wells Fargo is $49 based on the research report published on January 16, 2025 of the current year 2025.
UBS, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see BALL reach a price target of $58. The rating they have provided for BALL stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on January 10th, 2025.
Mizuho gave a rating of “Outperform” to BALL, setting the target price at $67 in the report published on December 10th of the previous year.
BALL Trading at 7.07% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought BALL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -18.81% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at BALL starting from HOWARD H YU, who proposed sale 12,802 shares at the price of $54.57 back on Jun 11 ’25. After this action, HOWARD H YU now owns shares of Ball Corp, valued at $698,588 using the latest closing price.
Participayoes lndustriais do N, the Affiliate of Director of Ball Corp, proposed sale 250,000 shares at $49.63 during a trade that took place back on Feb 14 ’25, which means that Participayoes lndustriais do N is holding shares at $12,407,500 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for BALL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.11 for the present operating margin
- 0.19 for the gross margin
The net margin for Ball Corp stands at 0.04. The total capital return value is set at 0.1. Equity return is now at value 8.23, with 2.78 for asset returns.
Based on Ball Corp (BALL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.55 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.1. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.22. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.89.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.46 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 4.06. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.8. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.56for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.67. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.04.
Conclusion
In summary, Ball Corp (BALL) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
