Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE:ALV) Receives Average Rating of "Moderate Buy" from Brokerages

Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE:ALV - Get Free Report) has received an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the nineteen research firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, ten have assigned a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $112.64.

ALV has been the topic of several research reports. TD Cowen began coverage on Autoliv in a report on Friday, March 7th. They set a "buy" rating and a $116.00 price objective on the stock. Mizuho cut their price target on Autoliv from $112.00 to $95.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 10th. StockNews.com upgraded Autoliv from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday. Cowen assumed coverage on shares of Autoliv in a research report on Thursday, March 6th. They set a "buy" rating on the stock. Finally, Hsbc Global Res lowered shares of Autoliv from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 4th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Autoliv

In other Autoliv news, CFO Fredrik Westin sold 1,803 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.19, for a total value of $178,839.57. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 7,261 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $720,218.59. This trade represents a 19.89 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Per Jonas Jademyr sold 401 shares of Autoliv stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.85, for a total transaction of $39,638.85. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 685 shares of the company's stock, valued at $67,712.25. The trade was a 36.92 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 9,253 shares of company stock worth $915,534. 0.20% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Autoliv

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Barclays PLC boosted its position in Autoliv by 41.5% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 30,216 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $2,821,000 after buying an additional 8,859 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Autoliv by 10.8% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 987,375 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $92,221,000 after acquiring an additional 95,888 shares during the last quarter. Virtu Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Autoliv in the third quarter worth $1,684,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in shares of Autoliv by 38.3% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 276,315 shares of the auto parts company's stock worth $25,800,000 after purchasing an additional 76,510 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fortem Financial Group LLC lifted its position in Autoliv by 3.5% during the fourth quarter. Fortem Financial Group LLC now owns 6,753 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $633,000 after purchasing an additional 228 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 69.57% of the company's stock.

Autoliv Trading Down 0.5 %

Shares of ALV traded down $0.42 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $86.40. 906,750 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 818,436. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $90.87 and its 200 day moving average price is $94.37. The company has a current ratio of 0.96, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67. The firm has a market cap of $6.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.71, a PEG ratio of 0.73 and a beta of 1.47. Autoliv has a 12-month low of $75.49 and a 12-month high of $129.38.

Autoliv (NYSE:ALV - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 16th. The auto parts company reported $2.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.72 by $0.43. The company had revenue of $2.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.50 billion. Autoliv had a net margin of 6.21% and a return on equity of 28.62%. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.58 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Autoliv will post 9.51 earnings per share for the current year.

Autoliv Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 24th. Investors of record on Friday, March 7th were given a dividend of $0.70 per share. This represents a $2.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.24%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 7th. Autoliv's dividend payout ratio is currently 32.22%.

About Autoliv

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.