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BALL (BALL) stock, explained like you're 5
BALL trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker BALL. It is a large cap company in the containers/packaging industry, part of the industrials sector, with a market value of about 15.5 billion dollars.
- Ticker
- BALL
- Exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Containers/Packaging
- Size
- Large cap, about 15.5 billion dollars
Is BALL a small, medium or large cap company?
Yes. BALL is a large cap stock. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 15.5 billion dollars.
Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.
How BALL makes money
- Building and selling machines, aircraft, equipment or infrastructure.
- Moving goods and people.
- Long term service and maintenance contracts.
What moves BALL stock
- Orders and backlog, which show future sales.
- Business spending and the health of the economy.
- Costs of materials and labor.
In the news lately
- Ball (BALL) Stock Still Has Room To Run On Earnings (Yahoo Finance)
- Ball Stock Gets Reduced EPS Estimate from Zacks Research (MarketBeat)
- Ball (BALL) Stock Still Seems Undervalued Despite Its 30% Five Year Fall (Simply Wall Street)
- Stock up, stock down for Northwestern’s blowout win over Ball State (Inside NU)
- Zacks cuts estimate to USD 0.96 from USD 0.97 for Ball stock (ad-hoc-news.de)
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Questions about BALL stock
What does BALL do?
BALL trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker BALL. It is a large cap company in the containers/packaging industry, part of the industrials sector, with a market value of about 15.5 billion dollars.
What is the ticker symbol for BALL?
BALL trades under the ticker BALL on the New York Stock Exchange.
What is BALL's market cap?
BALL is a large cap stock with a market cap of about 15.5 billion dollars.
How does BALL make money?
Building and selling machines, aircraft, equipment or infrastructure. Moving goods and people. Long term service and maintenance contracts.
What moves BALL stock?
Orders and backlog, which show future sales. Business spending and the health of the economy. Costs of materials and labor.
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