Ball Corp [BALL] stock prices are down -0.47% to $55.33 at the moment. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The BALL shares have gain 1.84% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -1.53%, 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 January 16, 2025, when Wells Fargo downgraded its rating to a Underweight and also revised its price target to $49 from $56. Previously, UBS upgraded its rating to Neutral on January 10, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $58. On December 10, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Outperform but maintained its price target of $67 on the stock. Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to a Overweight and increased its price target to $78 on September 04, 2024. Robert W. Baird upgraded its rating to a Outperform but $70 remained the price target by the analyst firm on August 14, 2024. Truist upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on June 25, 2024, and upped its price target to $76. In a note dated April 04, 2024, Barclays downgraded an Equal Weight rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $66 to $71.
The stock price of Ball Corp [BALL] has been fluctuating between $51.96 and $71.32 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $70.25 within the next 12 months. Ball Corp [NYSE: BALL] shares were valued at $55.33 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 26.97% based on the average BALL price forecast.
Analyzing the BALL fundamentals
The Ball Corp [NYSE:BALL] reported sales of 12.32B for trailing twelve months, representing a drop of -13.02%. 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 55.01 points at the first support level, and at 54.69 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 55.92, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 56.50.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Ball Corp [NYSE:BALL]’s Current Ratio is 1.09. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.82, and the Cash Ratio is 0.28. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.34, the price to book ratio is 2.48.
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.
