Alfa Laval AB Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) Given Average Rating of “Hold” by Analysts

Shares of Alfa Laval AB Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) have been given an average recommendation of “Hold” by the five ratings firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating.

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on ALFVY shares. Nordea Equity Research raised shares of Alfa Laval from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Zacks Research lowered shares of Alfa Laval from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, September 26th. Finally, Citigroup reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a report on Wednesday, July 30th.

Alfa Laval Price Performance

Shares of ALFVY opened at $47.04 on Tuesday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $45.28 and its two-hundred day moving average is $43.33. The company has a market capitalization of $19.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.16, a P/E/G ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.34. Alfa Laval has a fifty-two week low of $36.86 and a fifty-two week high of $47.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a current ratio of 1.33.

Alfa Laval (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 22nd. The company reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.55 by ($0.05). The company had revenue of $1.76 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.83 billion. Alfa Laval had a net margin of 11.86% and a return on equity of 19.35%. Research analysts predict that Alfa Laval will post 1.85 earnings per share for the current year.

Alfa Laval Company Profile

Alfa Laval Corporate AB provides heat transfer, separation, and fluid handling products and solutions worldwide. It operates in three divisions: Energy, Food & Water, and Marine. The company offers oil/gas-fired steam and composite steam boilers, exhaust gas economizer, and ballast water treatment systems, and exhaust gas cleaning products.