Alfa Laval AB Unsponsored ADR (ALFVY) – What Are Investment Firms Saying About This Stock?

Alfa Laval AB Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) has been given a consensus rating of “Hold” by the eight ratings firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have issued a hold recommendation and four have assigned a buy recommendation to the company.

ALFVY has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Citigroup restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Pareto Securities upgraded shares of Alfa Laval from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Danske downgraded shares of Alfa Laval to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 29th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd.

Alfa Laval Stock Performance

ALFVY opened at $54.50 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $22.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.58 and a beta of 1.09. Alfa Laval has a 52-week low of $44.78 and a 52-week high of $62.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 0.69 and a current ratio of 1.12. The business’s fifty day moving average is $56.36 and its 200-day moving average is $57.48.

Alfa Laval (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 27th. The company reported $0.56 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.57 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $1.87 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.88 billion. Alfa Laval had a net margin of 11.34% and a return on equity of 17.88%. Sell-side analysts expect that Alfa Laval will post 2.26 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Alfa Laval Company Profile

Alfa Laval is a Swedish industrial company that develops equipment and solutions for heat transfer, separation and fluid handling. Its products include heat exchangers, separators, pumps, valves and systems used to process and move liquids and gases. The company serves customers in industries including energy, food and water, and marine. Its equipment and services support applications such as food and beverage production, wastewater treatment, energy efficiency and ship operations. Founded in 1883, Alfa Laval traces its roots to inventor Gustaf de Laval’s cream-separation technology.