Investing.com - Ball reported on Thursday first quarter earnings that beat analysts' forecasts and revenue that fell short of expectations.
Ball announced earnings per share of $0.61 on revenue of $2.79B. Analysts polled by Investing.com anticipated EPS of $0.58 on revenue of $2.81B. That with comparison to EPS of $0.49 on revenue of $2.79B in the same period a year before.Ball had reported EPS of $0.71 on revenue of $2.72B in the previous quarter.Analysts are expecting EPS of $0.71 and revenue of $3.06B in the upcoming quarter.
Ball shares are up 1% from the beginning of the year and are trading at $65.72 , down-from-52-week-high.They are outperforming the S&P 500 which is down 12.21% year to date.
Ball follows other major Basic Materials sector earnings this month
Ball's report follows an earnings missed by Newmont Goldcorp on Tuesday, who reported EPS of $0.4 on revenue of $2.58B, compared to forecasts EPS of $0.42 on revenue of $2.71B.
Air Products had missed expectations on Thursday, April 23, 2020 with second quarter EPS of $2.04 on revenue of $2.22B, compared to forecast for EPS of $2.08 on revenue of $2.16B.
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