Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for Autoliv Q4 Earnings

Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE:ALV) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Autoliv in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, April 30th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the auto parts company will earn $2.63 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.96. The consensus estimate for Autoliv’s current full-year earnings is $9.51 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Autoliv’s Q3 2026 earnings at $2.54 EPS.

Autoliv (NYSE:ALV) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 16th. The auto parts company reported $2.15 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.72 by $0.43. The firm had revenue of $2.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.50 billion. Autoliv had a return on equity of 28.62% and a net margin of 6.21%. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.58 earnings per share.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Autoliv from $97.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, April 21st. Cowen started coverage on Autoliv in a research note on Thursday, March 6th. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock. Mizuho dropped their price objective on Autoliv from $112.00 to $95.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 10th. TD Cowen assumed coverage on shares of Autoliv in a research note on Friday, March 7th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $116.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of Autoliv from $84.00 to $82.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $112.00.

Autoliv Price Performance

Shares of Autoliv stock opened at $94.22 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $7.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.73 and a beta of 1.35. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $89.44 and its 200-day simple moving average is $94.15. Autoliv has a twelve month low of $75.49 and a twelve month high of $129.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a current ratio of 0.96.

Autoliv Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 7th were issued a dividend of $0.70 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 7th. This represents a $2.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.97%. Autoliv’s dividend payout ratio is currently 32.22%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Autoliv

In other news, 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 transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 7,261 shares in the company, valued at $720,218.59. This trade represents a 19.89 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, insider Magnus Jarlegren sold 1,289 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.83, for a total value of $127,391.87. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 6,142 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $607,013.86. This represents a 17.35 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 9,253 shares of company stock worth $915,534. Company insiders own 0.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. FMR LLC raised its holdings in Autoliv by 9.9% in the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 7,146,500 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $670,270,000 after purchasing an additional 641,895 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Autoliv in the 4th quarter valued at $36,761,000. FIL Ltd raised its stake in Autoliv by 17.3% during the 4th quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 2,382,265 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $223,433,000 after buying an additional 351,876 shares during the period. Lancaster Investment Management grew its stake in Autoliv by 58.8% in the first quarter. Lancaster Investment Management now owns 903,537 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $79,918,000 after acquiring an additional 334,716 shares during the period. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA increased its holdings in shares of Autoliv by 67.9% in the fourth quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 701,994 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $65,840,000 after acquiring an additional 284,002 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 69.57% of the company’s stock.

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.