Alfa Laval Corporate (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) Shares Down 0.4% - What's Next?

Alfa Laval Corporate AB (OTCMKTS:ALFVY - Get Free Report) traded down 0.4% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as low as $44.44 and last traded at $44.94. 42,846 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 27% from the average session volume of 33,816 shares. The stock had previously closed at $45.11.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Royal Bank of Canada raised shares of Alfa Laval Corporate from a "hold" rating to a "moderate buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, December 18th.

Alfa Laval Corporate Stock Up 0.0 %

The company has a market cap of $18.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.51, a PEG ratio of 2.08 and a beta of 1.43. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $43.92 and its 200 day simple moving average is $44.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 1.34.

Alfa Laval Corporate (OTCMKTS:ALFVY - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The company reported $0.46 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.52 by ($0.06). Alfa Laval Corporate had a return on equity of 18.34% and a net margin of 11.07%. On average, research analysts forecast that Alfa Laval Corporate AB will post 1.85 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Alfa Laval Corporate

Alfa Laval Corporate AB provides heat transfer, separation, and fluid handling products and solutions worldwide. It operates in three divisions: Energy, Food & Water, and Marine. The company offers oil/gas-fired steam and composite steam boilers, exhaust gas economizer, and ballast water treatment systems, and exhaust gas cleaning products.