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

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

Several analysts have commented on ALFVY shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Alfa Laval from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Danske lowered shares of Alfa Laval to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 29th. Finally, Pareto Securities upgraded shares of Alfa Laval from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd.

Alfa Laval Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of Alfa Laval stock opened at $55.34 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $22.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.48, a P/E/G ratio of 3.60 and a beta of 1.09. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $56.91 and a 200-day simple moving average of $57.49. 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 current ratio of 1.12 and a quick ratio of 0.69.

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

Alfa Laval Company Profile

Alfa Laval AB is a Swedish industrial company that develops and supplies products and systems for heat transfer, separation and fluid handling. Its technologies are used to improve energy efficiency, manage industrial processes and support the treatment of liquids, gases and other materials.

The company’s offerings include heat exchangers, centrifugal separators, pumps, valves, hygienic fluid-handling equipment, tank-cleaning systems and related process solutions. Alfa Laval serves customers in industries such as energy, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, wastewater treatment, marine transportation and other industrial markets.

Alfa Laval traces its origins to 1883, when Swedish engineer and inventor Gustaf de Laval founded the company that became associated with its separator technology.