Ball Corp stock slips as UBS keeps Neutral

Published on 09/11/2026 at 14:37 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Ball Corp stock closed at USD 60.26 on September 10, 2026, after UBS kept a Neutral rating. Q2 FY26 revenue was USD 4.0 billion and EPS was USD 1.03.

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Ball Corp stock (ISIN US05722G1004) closed at USD 60.26 on the New York Stock Exchange on September 10, 2026, down 1.0 percent from the prior session. UBS kept a Neutral rating on August 5, 2026 and raised its target price to USD 66 from USD 65, according to Yahoo Finance.

Price stays below the 52-week high

The stock traded between USD 59.80 and USD 60.80 on September 10, 2026, with volume of 240,360 shares and a market capitalization of USD 15.842 billion. That leaves the shares about USD 8.03 below the 52-week high of USD 68.29 and USD 15.43 above the 52-week low of USD 44.83.

YTD performance stood at 14.25 percent on September 10, 2026, while the 1-year return was 21.36 percent. The same market snapshot showed a trailing EPS of USD 3.49 and a trailing P/E ratio of 17.17.

Q2 FY26 brought USD 4.0 billion

Ball reported Q2 FY26 revenue of USD 4.0 billion and profit margin of 5.53 percent in the Yahoo Finance earnings snapshot. The same page showed actual normalized EPS of USD 1.03 versus an estimate of USD 0.99, a beat of USD 0.04.

Revenue vs. earnings data for Q2 FY26 also put earnings at USD 221 million, with diluted EPS at USD 1.03 and levered free cash flow at USD 379.88 million on a trailing basis. For investors, the combination of a modest earnings beat and a share price only slightly below the 52-week high matters more than the daily decline alone.

Analyst target and dividend

The latest rating block on Yahoo Finance also listed a 1-year target estimate of USD 72.57 and a forward dividend yield of 1.33 percent. Ex-dividend date was September 1, 2026, on the same market data page.