Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE:ALV) Forecasted to Post Q1 2026 Earnings of $2.50 Per Share

Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE:ALV - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Autoliv in a research note issued on Monday, September 23rd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the auto parts company will post earnings per share of $2.50 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $2.44. The consensus estimate for Autoliv's current full-year earnings is $9.05 per share.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on ALV. Barclays reduced their price objective on Autoliv from $125.00 to $115.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, July 22nd. BNP Paribas assumed coverage on shares of Autoliv in a report on Tuesday, June 18th. They issued a "neutral" rating for the company. HSBC assumed coverage on shares of Autoliv in a report on Monday, July 15th. They set a "buy" rating and a $134.00 price objective on the stock. Hsbc Global Res raised Autoliv to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Monday, July 15th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a "buy" rating and set a $116.00 price target on shares of Autoliv in a research note on Tuesday, September 10th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $124.71.

Autoliv Stock Performance

NYSE:ALV traded up $0.11 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $93.10. 1,070,454 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 676,674. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.65 and a beta of 1.60. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $98.30 and a two-hundred day moving average of $110.94. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67. Autoliv has a 12 month low of $89.37 and a 12 month high of $129.38.

Autoliv (NYSE:ALV - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July 19th. The auto parts company reported $1.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.44 by ($0.57). The business had revenue of $2.61 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.73 billion. Autoliv had a net margin of 5.91% and a return on equity of 30.05%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 1.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.93 earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Autoliv

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in ALV. Swedbank AB acquired a new position in Autoliv in the first quarter valued at about $235,996,000. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. grew its position in Autoliv by 169.8% during the 4th quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 759,239 shares of the auto parts company's stock worth $83,661,000 after acquiring an additional 477,800 shares during the last quarter. Caxton Associates LP grew its position in Autoliv by 121.9% during the 1st quarter. Caxton Associates LP now owns 686,622 shares of the auto parts company's stock worth $82,690,000 after acquiring an additional 377,233 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Autoliv by 130.2% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 498,575 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $53,111,000 after purchasing an additional 281,956 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Public Sector Pension Investment Board raised its position in Autoliv by 41.0% in the 4th quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 958,304 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $105,596,000 after purchasing an additional 278,800 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 69.57% of the company's stock.

Autoliv Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 23rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 4th were paid a $0.68 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 4th. This represents a $2.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.92%. Autoliv's dividend payout ratio is presently 42.43%.

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.