Alfa Laval AB Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) Short Interest Down 47.6% in January

Alfa Laval AB Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) saw a large drop in short interest in the month of January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,420 shares, a drop of 47.6% from the January 15th total of 2,710 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 29,428 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.0 days. Based on an average trading volume of 29,428 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.0 days.

Alfa Laval Price Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS ALFVY opened at $58.01 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $23.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.68 and a beta of 1.22. The business’s 50 day moving average is $53.06 and its 200-day moving average is $48.65. 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 1-year low of $36.86 and a 1-year high of $59.22.

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently issued reports on ALFVY. Citigroup reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a research note on Monday, December 15th. Barclays reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of Alfa Laval from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Alfa Laval currently has an average rating of “Hold”.

About Alfa Laval

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.