Investing.com - Ball reported on Thursday fourth quarter earnings that beat analysts' forecasts and revenue that topped expectations.
Ball announced earnings per share of $0.97 on revenue of $3.67B. Analysts polled by Investing.com anticipated EPS of $0.899 on revenue of $3.53B.
Ball shares are down 0% from the beginning of the year and are trading at $86.57 , down-from-52-week-high.They are outperforming the S&P 500 which is down 8.73% year to date.
Ball follows other major Materials sector earnings this month
Ball's report follows an earnings missed by Sherwin-Williams on Friday, January 14, 2022, who reported EPS of $1.35 on revenue of $4.76B, compared to forecasts EPS of $1.68 on revenue of $4.76B.
Freeport-McMoran had beat expectations on Wednesday with fourth quarter EPS of $0.96 on revenue of $6.16B, compared to forecast for EPS of $0.9519 on revenue of $6.48B.
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