BALL

BallA

NYSE / Materials

At close

2026-07-18

Current thesis

Ball executes on margin recovery as aluminum and input costs normalize, beverage can demand reaccelerates, and share gains continue; upside to the high analyst target is plausible if macro and commodity tailwinds align [#SERP-3].

Posture

Constructive

Lead driver

Momentum

What changed

Momentum remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta -7.7.

What can break

Aluminum/input-cost volatility

Momentum

Value

Sentiment

Setup hits (3d)

— · Net —

AI TargetsBase $63.00 · Bull $78.00 · Bear $50.00

Data freshness

Prices

As of 2026-07-18

Fundamentals

As of 2026-07-17 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1

Scores

As of 2026-07-18 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP

AI Memo

As of 2026-02-04 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment AI

Investment thesis

As of 2026-07-18

Supporting evidence

What

Grade A · Constructive

Confidence Medium · Net —

Target $71.77

Why

Momentum87 · Δ7d -7.7

Value55 · Δ7d -0.3

Sentiment52 · Δ7d -4.7

So what

Strength-led posture. Favor watchlist adds and disciplined entries.

Setup hits not loaded

Load setup hits to see net bias and recent triggers.

Load setup hits

Lead driver: Momentum · See technicals

Momentum

26% active weight

Current posture

7d trendSoftening

Δ7d

-7.7

Δ21d

+25.9

Value

39% active weight

Current posture

7d trendFlat

Δ7d

-0.3

Δ21d

-0.6

Sentiment

34% active weight

Current posture

7d trendSoftening

Δ7d

-4.7

Δ21d

-2.5

Why this grade

Composite grade A. Momentum 87.4 / Value 55.2 / Sentiment 51.9

Fundamentals (TTM)

As of 2026-07-17

Market Cap

$16.7B

Beta

1.13

Shares Out

266.25M

P/E (TTM)

21.0

P/S (TTM)

1.14

P/FCF (TTM)

88.42

Rev YoY

+17.5%

EPS YoY

+20.7%

Gross Margin

+14.8%

Op Margin

+9.2%

Net Debt

$6.15B

Current Ratio

1.12

As of 2026-07-18 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology