Zacks Research Brokers Increase Earnings Estimates for Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE:ALV)

Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE:ALV - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Autoliv in a research note issued on Monday, September 23rd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the auto parts company will post earnings per share of $3.00 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $2.93. The consensus estimate for Autoliv's current full-year earnings is $8.61 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Autoliv's FY2026 earnings at $11.90 EPS.

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

Several other research firms have also weighed in on ALV. Wolfe Research assumed coverage on shares of Autoliv in a research note on Thursday, September 5th. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $120.00 price objective for the company. Citigroup decreased their price target on shares of Autoliv from $119.00 to $108.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, July 22nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $116.00 price objective on shares of Autoliv in a report on Tuesday, September 10th. UBS Group raised shares of Autoliv from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $102.00 to $141.00 in a report on Tuesday, May 28th. Finally, Evercore ISI cut their price objective on shares of Autoliv from $150.00 to $140.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, July 22nd. Seven 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 company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $124.71.

Autoliv Trading Down 3.6 %

Shares of NYSE:ALV traded down $3.36 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $89.74. The company had a trading volume of 683,569 shares, compared to its average volume of 676,850. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $98.30 and a 200 day moving average price of $110.94. The company has a market capitalization of $7.19 billion, a PE ratio of 14.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.68 and a beta of 1.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 0.73. Autoliv has a one year low of $89.37 and a one year high of $129.38.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of ALV. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in Autoliv by 62.7% in the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 262 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 101 shares during the period. Register Financial Advisors LLC bought a new position in Autoliv in the 1st quarter valued at $36,000. Quarry LP boosted its holdings in Autoliv by 133.5% in the 2nd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 362 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 207 shares during the period. Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Autoliv by 83.8% in the 4th quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 489 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $54,000 after purchasing an additional 223 shares during the period. Finally, Rise Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Autoliv by 104.9% in the 1st quarter. Rise Advisors LLC now owns 547 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $66,000 after purchasing an additional 280 shares during the period. 69.57% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Autoliv Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 23rd. Investors 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.03%. Autoliv's dividend payout ratio is 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.