Days-to-cover ratio for BALL surges to 2.33 due to rise in short interest

Roman Campbell

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Ball Corp shares valued at $175,270 were sold by Fisher Daniel William on Aug 28 ’25. At $51.55 per share, Fisher Daniel William sold 3,400 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 10,036 shares worth approximately $0.55 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, TRISTA L FISHER purchased 3,400 shares, netting a total of over 175,270 in proceeds.

Before that, HOWARD H YU had added 12,802 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $698,588, the Officer bought Ball Corp shares for $54.57 each.

As published in a research note from Morgan Stanley on January 08, 2026, Ball Corp [BALL] has been rated down from an Overweight to an Equal-weight and the price target has been revised to $63. Analysts at Wells Fargo upgraded the stock from ‘”an Underweight”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in early January. As of January 06, 2026, Citigroup has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” for BALL. Earlier on November 17, 2025, BofA Securities upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for BALL stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.

Analyzing BALL Stock Performance

On last trading session, Ball Corp [NYSE: BALL] rose 2.43% to $54.83. The stock’s lowest price that day was $52.79, but it reached a high of $55.23 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.51%. Over the course of the year, Ball Corp shares have jumped approximately 1.50%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $55.58 on 01/06/26 and a 52-week low of $52.22 on 01/02/26.

Support And Resistance Levels for Ball Corp (BALL)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 53.34, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 51.84. In the upper region, resistance lies at 55.78. The next price resistance is at 56.72. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 70.70 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.

Is Ball Corp subject to short interest?

Stocks of Ball Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-15 jumping by 2.05 million shares to 6.52 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-14 was 4.47 million shares. A jump of 31.4% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.33 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.33.

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In terms of Ball Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 61 in the next 12 months, up nearly 13.95% from the previous closing price of $53.53. Analysts anticipate Ball Corp stock to reach 69 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 55. In spite of this, 13 analysts ranked Ball Corp stock as Hold at the end of 2026.

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