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Ball Corp (NYSE:BLL)

CAPS Rating: 3 out of 5

The Company is a manufacturer of metal and plastic packaging, for beverages, foods and household products, and a supplier of aerospace and other technologies and services to government and commercial customers.

Current Price $40.04 Mkt Cap $6.55B
Open $0.00 P/E Ratio 10.60
Prev. Close $39.85 Div. (Yield) 0.40 (0.80%)
Daily Range $39.60 - $40.10 Volume 896,915
52-Wk Range $29.69 - $40.65 Avg. Daily Vol. 0

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Wall Street

12 Outperform
0 Underperform
 

Top BLL Bull/Bear Pitches

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etfwinner (44.84)
Submitted January 18, 2008

As long as there are businesses, there will be a need for packaging. Ball has been around for ever, and I don't think they're about to fold.Moreover, the company is one of a very few (if not the only) companies that produce an entire line of home… More

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spreadsheetV1 (94.98)
Submitted November 23, 2009

This met a high level screen to indicate a sell and strong underperform against its peers (other tickers in its industry). My 1st version of this spreadsheet devles deep into the company's balance sheet and recent income statements, combined with… More

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Member Avatar TMFTurtle (< 20) Submitted: 2/6/2012 9:58:07 AM : Underperform Start Price: $39.68 BLL Score: -0.03

I'm intrigued by the combination of metal cans and space stuff (Kepler!), but the changes to the space program (and the one-customer model of it) combined with concerns about metal cans and the drive for new packaging make me suspect this company won't do well over the long term.

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Member Avatar romulus941 (< 20) Submitted: 9/9/2011 10:01:25 AM : Outperform Start Price: $34.09 BLL Score: +2.27

Great company. Bought this A.M. @ $34.05

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Member Avatar ayaghsizian (97.80) Submitted: 8/28/2011 8:00:50 AM : Outperform Start Price: $35.36 BLL Score: +0.03

Was this stock $5 per share ten years ago, growing earnings consistently, paying a dividend, buying back shares, and acquiring companies along the way? I think I'll buy in on Monday and hope for a 7-bagger in another 10 years. Seriously though, why isn't this company trading higher? I guess that's a good thing for me.

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Score Leader

shortmetowin

shortmetowin (47.94) Score: +112.63

The Score Leader is the player with the highest score across all their picks in BLL.

Top
Pick 		Member Name Member
Rating 		Start
Date 		Call Time
Frame 		Start
Price 		Stock
Gain 		Index
Gain 		Score Commentary
shortmetowin 47.94 10/23/2008 Outperform 3Y $15.05 +166.12% +53.49% +112.63 0 Comment
pgwarren 78.99 10/13/2008 Outperform 3M $15.62 +156.33% +47.00% +109.34 0 Comment
sail1306 < 20 8/25/2006 Outperform 3Y $18.65 +114.69% +11.37% +103.32 0 Comment
lbcote 90.53 8/25/2006 Outperform 1Y $18.81 +112.88% +11.29% +101.60 0 Comment
momcat333 < 20 8/21/2006 Outperform 3Y $18.92 +111.59% +10.95% +100.64 0 Comment
23rickeck11 44.66 10/3/2006 Outperform 3Y $19.19 +108.63% +8.12% +100.51 0 Comment
DEGRAFFD 77.27 8/18/2006 11/14/2008 Outperform 3Y $19.00 +110.79% +11.19% +99.60 0 Comment
Littlehogger < 20 10/4/2006 Outperform 1Y $19.36 +106.87% +8.05% +98.82 1 Comment
howdy2006 55.74 10/30/2006 Outperform 3Y $19.71 +103.14% +4.41% +98.73 0 Comment
tester34 91.22 10/26/2006 Outperform NS $19.87 +101.48% +3.58% +97.89 0 Comment
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Wall Street

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Player Name Player
Rating		 Start
Date		 Call Time
Frame		 Start
Price		 Stock
Gain		 S&P
Gain		 Score End Date Commentary
TrackZacks 70.75 4/28/2011 Outperform 3M $37.22 +5.74% -3.11% +8.85 1/26/2012 @ $39.36 1 Comment
TrackDeutscheSec 92.40 1/28/2011 Outperform NS $35.23 +13.67% +5.61% +8.06 0 Comment
TrackZacks 70.75 10/8/2010 Outperform 3M $30.01 +12.88% +6.20% +6.69 12/9/2010 @ $33.88 1 Comment
TrackJefferies 86.14 8/18/2010 Outperform NS $28.60 +40.02% +23.57% +16.45 0 Comment
TrackGoldmanSach 71.30 7/26/2010 Outperform 5Y $28.24 +41.81% +22.39% +19.42 1 Comment
TrackDreman 90.06 3/31/2010 Outperform 3M $26.47 +28.17% +9.14% +19.02 12/31/2010 @ $33.93 0 Comment
TrackLongbow 98.19 2/26/2010 Outperform NS $26.52 +50.96% +22.20% +28.76 0 Comment
TrackRWBaird 90.46 6/29/2009 Outperform NS $21.98 +82.15% +46.87% +35.28 0 Comment
TrackCitigroup 93.11 12/11/2008 Outperform NS $19.06 +110.07% +55.09% +54.99 0 Comment
TrackLongbow 98.19 7/25/2008 Outperform NS $22.31 -3.60% -25.13% +21.53 6/12/2009 @ $21.51 0 Comment
TrackBofASec 96.89 1/4/2008 Outperform NS $21.56 +85.69% -1.58% +87.27 0 Comment
TrackWIG 60.60 10/2/2007 Outperform 1Y $26.49 +51.17% -8.27% +59.44 0 Comment
TrackEveillard 96.01 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $25.94 +54.38% -7.05% +61.43 1 Comment
TrackKeyBanc 98.86 8/7/2007 Outperform NS $24.35 +64.44% -2.61% +67.05 0 Comment
TrackJimCramer 78.02 5/22/2007 Outperform 3W $26.41 +51.64% -6.11% +57.75 0 Comment
TrackLehmanBros 88.86 11/2/2006 Outperform NS $19.82 +102.06% +5.32% +96.74 0 Comment
TrackBofASec 96.89 10/27/2006 Outperform NS $20.43 +29.72% +10.58% +19.14 7/9/2007 @ $26.50 0 Comment
TrackJPMorgan < 20 10/12/2006 Outperform NS $20.34 +30.83% -12.34% +43.17 4/30/2010 @ $26.60 0 Comment

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