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Ball Corporation (BLL) is a publicly traded packaging and containers business based in the US which employs around 24,300 staff. Ball Corporation is listed on the NYSE and traded in US dollars.
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Alternative ways to invest in Ball Corporation
Buying shares in just one company is generally considered a riskier bet than investing in a range of investments - AKA a "diversified portfolio". Experts generally recommend holding a mix of investments in specific assets and funds. Funds are ready-made portfolios of multiple companies' shares (potentially including Ball Corporation), and the idea is that drops in the value of one constituent company's share price might be offset by rises in others.
Ball Corporation is a major part of the NYSE, so it's included in many global funds and investment trusts, as well as tracker-style exchange traded funds (ETFs).
ETF | Icon | 5-year performance (to August 2024) | 1-year performance (to August 2024) | Link to invest |
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Invesco S&P 500 (SPXP) | 94.07% | 22.23% | Invest with XTBCapital at risk | |
Xtrackers S&P 500 Swap (XSPX) | 93.77% | 22.24% | Invest with XTBCapital at risk | |
iShares Core S&P 500 (CSP1) | 91.84% | 21.98% | Invest with XTBCapital at risk | |
HSBC S&P 500 (HSPX) | 80.38% | 20.63% | Invest with XTBCapital at risk | |
Vanguard S&P 500 (VUSA) | 79.29% | 20.60% | Invest with XTBCapital at risk | |
SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPX5) | 79.17% | 20.61% | Invest with XTBCapital at risk |
Is it a good time to buy Ball Corporation stock?
Review technicals and fundamentals to help you determine if now's a good time for you to invest.
Technical analysis
View Ball Corporation's price performance, share price volatility, historical data and technicals.
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Is Ball Corporation under- or over-valued?
Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the Ball Corporation P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA.
Ball Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 20x. In other words, Ball Corporation's shares trade at around 20x recent earnings.
That's comparable to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the United States stock markets on average as of November 09, 2023 (20.44).
However, Ball Corporation's P/E ratio is best considered in relation to those of others within the industry or those of similar companies.
- Crown (CCK.US): 25.04
- Silgan (SLGN.US): 18.34
Ball Corporation's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.56. A PEG ratio over 1 can be interpreted as meaning shares are overvalued at the current rate of growth, or may anticipate an acceleration in growth.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Ball Corporation's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
However, it's sensible to consider Ball Corporation's PEG ratio in relation to those of similar companies.
- Crown (CCK.US): 0.90
- Silgan (SLGN.US): 1.37
Ball Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is a whopping $2.2 billion (£1.6 billion).
The EBITDA is a measure of Ball Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
To put that into context you can compare it against similar companies.
- Crown (CCK.US): USD$1.8 billion
- Silgan (SLGN.US): USD$857.7 million
- Ideanomics (IDEX.US): USD$-83992000
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All investing should be regarded as longer term. The value of your investments can go up and down, and you may get back less than you invest. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. If you’re not sure which investments are right for you, please seek out a financial adviser. Capital at risk.
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