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

Shares of Alfa Laval AB Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) have earned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the eight analysts that are covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company.

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on ALFVY. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Citigroup reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a research report on Monday, December 15th. Morgan Stanley restated an “underweight” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a report on Monday, February 23rd. 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 reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd.

Alfa Laval Price Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS ALFVY opened at $54.34 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a current ratio of 1.18 and a quick ratio of 0.75. The company has a market cap of $22.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.61 and a beta of 1.20. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $56.76 and its two-hundred day moving average is $51.23. Alfa Laval has a 1-year low of $36.86 and a 1-year high of $59.48.

Alfa Laval (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The company reported $0.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.63 by ($0.12). Alfa Laval had a net margin of 11.86% and a return on equity of 19.71%. The company had revenue of $2.14 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.03 billion. Analysts forecast that Alfa Laval will post 1.85 EPS 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.