Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE:ALV) Shares Sold by Capital Fund Management S.A.

Capital Fund Management S.A. lessened its holdings in shares of Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE:ALV - Free Report) by 25.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 117,558 shares of the auto parts company's stock after selling 40,962 shares during the quarter. Capital Fund Management S.A. owned approximately 0.15% of Autoliv worth $11,026,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. FMR LLC boosted its stake in Autoliv by 9.9% during the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 7,146,500 shares of the auto parts company's stock worth $670,270,000 after acquiring an additional 641,895 shares in the last quarter. FIL Ltd grew its position in Autoliv by 17.3% during the fourth quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 2,382,265 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $223,433,000 after buying an additional 351,876 shares during the period. Mondrian Investment Partners LTD raised its holdings in Autoliv by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. Mondrian Investment Partners LTD now owns 1,378,636 shares of the auto parts company's stock worth $133,259,000 after purchasing an additional 59,592 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its holdings in Autoliv by 12.5% during the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,023,937 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $96,035,000 after purchasing an additional 113,500 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Autoliv by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 995,121 shares of the auto parts company's stock worth $93,368,000 after purchasing an additional 7,746 shares in the last quarter. 69.57% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Autoliv

In other Autoliv news, CEO Mikael Bratt sold 5,760 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.90, for a total value of $569,664.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 23,307 shares in the company, valued at $2,305,062.30. The trade was a 19.82 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Fredrik Westin sold 1,803 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $99.19, for a total value of $178,839.57. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 7,261 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $720,218.59. This trade represents a 19.89 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 9,253 shares of company stock worth $915,534. Insiders own 0.20% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. HSBC lowered shares of Autoliv from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and cut their target price for the company from $109.00 to $100.00 in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Hsbc Global Res downgraded Autoliv from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. Daiwa Capital Markets upgraded shares of Autoliv from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $109.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Cowen began coverage on shares of Autoliv in a research note on Thursday, March 6th. They set a "buy" rating for the company. Finally, Robert W. Baird cut their target price on Autoliv from $105.00 to $90.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Autoliv has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $112.64.

Autoliv Price Performance

Shares of Autoliv stock traded down $0.09 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $86.72. 454,329 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 815,315. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.71 billion, a PE ratio of 10.74, a PEG ratio of 0.73 and a beta of 1.47. The business has a 50-day moving average of $90.96 and a 200 day moving average of $94.42. Autoliv, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $75.49 and a fifty-two week high of $129.38. 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 data on Wednesday, April 16th. The auto parts company reported $2.15 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.72 by $0.43. Autoliv had a return on equity of 28.62% and a net margin of 6.21%. The firm had revenue of $2.58 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.50 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.58 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Autoliv, Inc. will post 9.51 EPS for the current year.

Autoliv Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 24th. Investors of record on Friday, March 7th were paid a dividend of $0.70 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 7th. This represents a $2.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.23%. Autoliv's dividend payout ratio is presently 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.