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Bridgewater Associates LP Acquires 14,635 Shares of Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE:ALV)

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Bridgewater Associates LP lifted its position in Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE:ALV - Free Report) by 20.9% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 84,700 shares of the auto parts company's stock after buying an additional 14,635 shares during the quarter. Bridgewater Associates LP owned approximately 0.11% of Autoliv worth $7,908,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Swedbank AB raised its stake in Autoliv by 20.5% in the second quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 2,362,040 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $252,715,000 after purchasing an additional 402,426 shares in the last quarter. BDF Gestion purchased a new stake in Autoliv in the second quarter valued at approximately $1,284,000. Quantbot Technologies LP raised its stake in Autoliv by 1,437.4% in the third quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 51,994 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $4,855,000 after purchasing an additional 48,612 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP raised its stake in Autoliv by 35.8% in the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 272,793 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $29,186,000 after purchasing an additional 71,931 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Autoliv in the second quarter valued at approximately $236,000. 69.57% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on ALV shares. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on shares of Autoliv from $103.00 to $108.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, October 21st. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Autoliv from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Wolfe Research assumed coverage on shares of Autoliv in a research note on Thursday, September 5th. They set an "outperform" rating and a $120.00 price target on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a "buy" rating and set a $116.00 price target on shares of Autoliv in a research note on Tuesday, September 10th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on shares of Autoliv from $102.00 to $101.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 21st. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $122.77.

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Autoliv Trading Up 0.5 %

Shares of Autoliv stock traded up $0.53 on Friday, hitting $99.13. The stock had a trading volume of 296,456 shares, compared to its average volume of 703,648. The company has a quick ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69. Autoliv, Inc. has a one year low of $89.51 and a one year high of $129.38. The stock has a market cap of $7.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.91, a PEG ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 1.59. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $95.91 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $103.30.

Autoliv (NYSE:ALV - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, October 18th. The auto parts company reported $1.84 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.00 by ($0.16). The company had revenue of $2.56 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.52 billion. Autoliv had a net margin of 5.98% and a return on equity of 30.85%. The business's revenue was down 1.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.66 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Autoliv, Inc. will post 8.19 EPS for the current year.

Autoliv Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 3rd will be issued a dividend of $0.70 per share. This represents a $2.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.82%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 3rd. This is a boost from Autoliv's previous quarterly dividend of $0.68. Autoliv's payout ratio is 35.42%.

Autoliv Company Profile

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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.

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