At the time of writing, Ball Corp [BALL] stock is trading at $57.99, up 1.01%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The BALL shares have gain 0.76% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -4.35%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Ball Corp [NYSE: BALL] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on December 10, 2024, when Mizuho upgraded its rating to a Outperform but kept the price target unchanged to $67 for it. Previously, Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to Overweight on September 04, 2024, and elevated its price target to $78. On August 14, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Outperform but maintained its price target of $70 on the stock. Truist upgraded its rating to a Buy and increased its price target to $76 on June 25, 2024. Barclays downgraded its rating to a Equal Weight and raised its price target to $71 on April 04, 2024. In a note dated March 18, 2024, Morgan Stanley initiated an Equal-Weight rating and provided a target price of $68 on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Ball Corp fluctuated between $54.06 and $71.32. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $69.83 within the next 12 months. Ball Corp [NYSE: BALL] shares were valued at $57.99 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 20.42% based on the average BALL price forecast.
Analyzing the BALL fundamentals
According to Ball Corp [NYSE:BALL], the company’s sales were 12.32B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -13.02% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.18% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.1%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.06%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.04%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.03, Equity is -0.08 and Total Capital is 0.09. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.87.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 57.27 points at the first support level, and at 56.55 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 58.63, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 59.28.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Ball Corp [NYSE:BALL] has a current ratio of 1.09. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.82, while the Cash Ratio is 0.28. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.40, the price to book ratio is 2.60.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Fisher Daniel William, President & C.E.O., that happened on Nov 20 ’24 when 5802.0 shares were sold. Officer, DANIEL W. FISHER completed a deal on Nov 20 ’24 to buy 5802.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Mariani Pedro Henrique sold 5000.0 shares on May 17 ’24.
