AXQ Capital LP Invests $718,000 in Ball Corporation $BALL

AXQ Capital LP purchased a new position in shares of Ball Corporation (NYSE:BALL) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 13,557 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $718,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Teacher Retirement System of Texas increased its holdings in Ball by 58.7% in the 4th quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 262,973 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,930,000 after purchasing an additional 97,264 shares during the last quarter. Cibc World Market Inc. acquired a new stake in Ball in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $5,570,000. Independent Advisor Alliance increased its holdings in Ball by 276.5% in the 4th quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance now owns 35,654 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,889,000 after purchasing an additional 26,184 shares during the last quarter. First Merchants Corp grew its stake in shares of Ball by 125.9% in the fourth quarter. First Merchants Corp now owns 75,609 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,005,000 after acquiring an additional 42,134 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AIA Group Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Ball in the third quarter worth $618,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.51% of the company’s stock.

Ball Price Performance

Shares of BALL opened at $53.74 on Wednesday. Ball Corporation has a 1-year low of $44.83 and a 1-year high of $68.29. The stock has a market cap of $14.31 billion, a PE ratio of 15.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.12 and a quick ratio of 0.72. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $59.30 and a 200 day moving average price of $57.58.

Ball (NYSE:BALL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $0.94 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.85 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $3.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.34 billion. Ball had a net margin of 6.86% and a return on equity of 18.69%. Ball’s quarterly revenue was up 16.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.76 earnings per share. Ball has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.930- EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Ball Corporation will post 3.99 EPS for the current year.

Ball Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 1st will be paid a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 1st. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.5%. Ball’s payout ratio is currently 23.12%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have commented on the stock. Citigroup dropped their price target on shares of Ball from $74.00 to $73.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Morgan Stanley set a $66.00 price objective on shares of Ball in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft started coverage on shares of Ball in a research report on Wednesday, April 1st. They set a “buy” rating and a $72.00 price objective for the company. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on shares of Ball from $75.00 to $77.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $75.00 price objective on shares of Ball in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Ball currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $69.54.

Key Ball News

Here are the key news stories impacting Ball this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research raised its FY2026 EPS estimate for Ball to $3.98 from $3.96, matching the Street consensus and signaling steady full-year earnings expectations.
• Positive Sentiment: The firm also increased its Q2 2026 estimate to $0.98 EPS from $0.97, and nudged Q3 2026 to $1.06 from $1.05, indicating modestly better near-term profitability.
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research lifted its Q4 2026 estimate to $1.00 from $0.99, reinforcing the view that earnings may stabilize across 2026. Ball Corporation stock information
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks reiterated a long-range EPS outlook of $1.20 for Q3 2027 and $1.25 for Q1 2028, while trimming Q4 2027 to $1.17 from $1.19 and Q1 2028 to $1.25 from $1.28, reflecting only small changes to future growth assumptions.
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent commentary from Zacks also highlighted Ball as a long-term value stock, which may support investor sentiment but does not represent a direct operational catalyst.

About Ball

Ball Corporation is a leading provider of sustainable aluminum packaging solutions and advanced aerospace technologies. Headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado, the company serves customers in the beverage, food and aerosol markets through a global network of manufacturing facilities. With an emphasis on sustainability and innovation, Ball designs and produces metal cans, bottles and ends that support recycling and reduce environmental impact.

The company’s packaging segment specializes in beverage cans for soft drinks, beer and energy drinks, as well as metal packaging for food and personal care applications.