3,095 Shares in Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE:ALV) Bought by Everstar Asset Management LLC

Everstar Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE:ALV - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 3,095 shares of the auto parts company's stock, valued at approximately $290,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of Autoliv by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 6,344 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $595,000 after buying an additional 115 shares in the last quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc lifted its stake in Autoliv by 5.2% during the 4th quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 2,501 shares of the auto parts company's stock worth $235,000 after acquiring an additional 124 shares in the last quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP boosted its holdings in Autoliv by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 23,456 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $2,190,000 after acquiring an additional 130 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE grew its position in Autoliv by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 3,820 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $358,000 after acquiring an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AlphaQuest LLC increased its stake 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 purchasing an additional 134 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 69.57% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Autoliv

In other news, CFO Fredrik Westin sold 1,803 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 7,261 shares of the company's stock, valued at $720,218.59. This represents a 19.89 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Per Jonas Jademyr sold 401 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 685 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $67,712.25. The trade was a 36.92 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 9,253 shares of company stock valued at $915,534 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.24% of the company's stock.

Autoliv Stock Performance

Shares of ALV traded down $3.95 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $80.82. 916,182 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 788,019. Autoliv, Inc. has a twelve month low of $78.00 and a twelve month high of $129.38. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $94.16 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $95.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 0.96 and a quick ratio of 0.71. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.02, a P/E/G ratio of 0.73 and a beta of 1.59.

Autoliv (NYSE:ALV - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 predict that Autoliv, Inc. will post 9.51 earnings per share for the current year.

Autoliv Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 7th were issued a $0.70 dividend. This represents a $2.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.46%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 7th. Autoliv's payout ratio is 34.70%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts recently commented on the company. Hsbc Global Res cut Autoliv from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. HSBC downgraded Autoliv from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from $109.00 to $100.00 in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. Mizuho reduced their target price on shares of Autoliv from $115.00 to $112.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Daiwa Capital Markets upgraded shares of Autoliv from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $109.00 price target for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded shares of Autoliv from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $117.14.

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.