Ball Corp (BALL)’s Pretax Margin and Net Margin Explained

Currently, Ball Corp [BALL] is trading at $57.75, down -0.14%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The BALL shares have gain 1.17% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -5.20%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

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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.

This stock has fluctuated between a low of $54.06 and a high of $71.32 over the last 52 weeks. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $69.83 within the next 12 months. Ball Corp [NYSE: BALL] shares were valued at $57.75 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 20.92% based on the average BALL price forecast.

Analyzing the BALL fundamentals

Trailing Twelve Months sales for Ball Corp [NYSE:BALL] were 12.32B which represents -13.02% decline. 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. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.87.

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 57.33 points at the first support level, and at 56.92 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 58.15, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 58.56.

Ratios To Look Out For

To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Ball Corp [NYSE:BALL] is 1.09. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.82, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.28. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.40, the price to book ratio is 2.59.

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.

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