Zacks Research Has Negative Outlook for Autoliv Q1 Earnings

Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE:ALV - Free Report) - Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Autoliv in a report issued on Thursday, February 13th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the auto parts company will earn $1.82 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.06. The consensus estimate for Autoliv's current full-year earnings is $9.70 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Autoliv's Q2 2025 earnings at $2.18 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.51 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.96 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $11.81 EPS.

ALV has been the subject of a number of other reports. Hsbc Global Res downgraded Autoliv from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Autoliv from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Daiwa America upgraded shares of Autoliv from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Daiwa Capital Markets upgraded shares of Autoliv from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $109.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, Mizuho lowered their target price on shares of Autoliv from $115.00 to $112.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $117.23.

Autoliv Stock Performance

Shares of ALV traded down $2.09 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $98.55. The company had a trading volume of 766,451 shares, compared to its average volume of 778,445. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.21, a PEG ratio of 0.72 and a beta of 1.58. Autoliv has a 52-week low of $89.51 and a 52-week high of $129.38. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $95.72 and a two-hundred day moving average of $96.51. The company has a quick ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Autoliv

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Swedbank AB raised its holdings in Autoliv by 8.7% in the 3rd quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 2,567,281 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $239,707,000 after acquiring an additional 205,241 shares during the last quarter. New Century Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Autoliv in the third quarter valued at approximately $940,000. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Autoliv in the third quarter valued at approximately $222,000. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in Autoliv by 82.6% during the third quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,031 shares of the auto parts company's stock worth $376,000 after buying an additional 1,824 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. boosted its stake in Autoliv by 203.8% during the third quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 106,563 shares of the auto parts company's stock worth $9,950,000 after buying an additional 71,487 shares during the last quarter. 69.57% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other 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.