Alfa Laval AB Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” from Analysts

Shares of Alfa Laval AB Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the nine ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company.

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on ALFVY shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “underweight” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a report on Monday. Citigroup reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a research note on Monday, December 15th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Alfa Laval from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, Barclays reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd.

Alfa Laval Trading Down 0.6%

OTCMKTS:ALFVY opened at $58.60 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $54.93 and a 200-day moving average of $49.70. The company has a current ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. Alfa Laval has a twelve month low of $36.86 and a twelve month high of $59.35.

Alfa Laval (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The company reported $0.51 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.63 by ($0.12). The firm had revenue of $2.14 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.03 billion. Alfa Laval had a return on equity of 19.99% and a net margin of 11.86%. On average, analysts predict that Alfa Laval will post 1.85 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Alfa Laval Company Profile

Alfa Laval is an industrial engineering company specializing in heat transfer, separation and fluid handling technologies. Its product portfolio includes plate and tubular heat exchangers, separators and decanter centrifuges, pumps, valves and complete process systems designed to control temperature, separate liquids and solids, and move fluids reliably through industrial processes. The company supplies both standardized components and engineered systems for integration into customer plants and vessels.

The company serves a broad set of end markets including energy and power, marine and offshore, food and beverage processing, water and wastewater treatment, chemical and pharmaceutical production, and pulp and paper.