Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE:ALV) Given Average Rating of "Moderate Buy" by Analysts

Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE:ALV - Get Free Report) has earned an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from the seventeen ratings firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 1-year price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $117.23.

ALV has been the subject of several analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on shares of Autoliv from $101.00 to $97.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Monday, December 16th. Pareto Securities downgraded shares of Autoliv to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Daiwa Capital Markets upgraded shares of Autoliv from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $109.00 target price on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Hsbc Global Res downgraded Autoliv from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Finally, Mizuho lowered their price objective on Autoliv from $115.00 to $112.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, February 3rd.

Autoliv Trading Up 0.9 %

NYSE ALV traded up $0.85 on Monday, reaching $98.26. The company had a trading volume of 513,940 shares, compared to its average volume of 770,518. The firm has a market cap of $7.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.18, a P/E/G ratio of 0.73 and a beta of 1.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 0.96 and a quick ratio of 0.71. Autoliv has a fifty-two week low of $89.51 and a fifty-two week high of $129.38. The business has a 50 day moving average of $95.74 and a two-hundred day moving average of $96.56.

Autoliv (NYSE:ALV - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The auto parts company reported $3.05 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.84 by $0.21. Autoliv had a return on equity of 28.62% and a net margin of 6.21%. Analysts forecast that Autoliv will post 9.58 EPS for the current year.

Autoliv Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 24th. Investors of record on Friday, March 7th will be given a $0.70 dividend. This represents a $2.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.85%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 7th. Autoliv's payout ratio is currently 34.70%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Autoliv

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in ALV. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in Autoliv by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 6,344 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $595,000 after purchasing an additional 115 shares during the last quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc lifted its holdings in shares of Autoliv by 5.2% in the fourth quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 2,501 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $235,000 after purchasing an additional 124 shares in the last quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP boosted its position in shares of Autoliv by 0.6% during the third quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 23,456 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $2,190,000 after buying an additional 130 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE boosted its position in shares of Autoliv by 3.5% during the fourth quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 3,820 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $358,000 after buying an additional 130 shares during the last quarter. Finally, AlphaQuest LLC grew its holdings in Autoliv by 74.4% during the fourth quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 314 shares of the auto parts company's stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 134 shares in the last quarter. 69.57% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Autoliv Company Profile

Autoliv, Inc, through its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and supplies passive safety systems to the automotive industry in Europe, the Americas, China, Japan, and rest of Asia. It offers passive safety systems, including modules and components for frontal-impact airbag protection systems, side-impact airbag protection systems, seatbelts, steering wheels, and inflator technologies.