Alfa Laval AB Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) Given Average Recommendation of “Hold” by Brokerages

Alfa Laval AB Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) has received a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the seven research firms that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating on the company.

Several research firms have issued reports on ALFVY. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Pareto Securities raised Alfa Laval from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Finally, Citigroup reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a research report on Friday, August 7th.

Alfa Laval Price Performance

Shares of Alfa Laval stock opened at $56.71 on Tuesday. Alfa Laval has a 52 week low of $44.75 and a 52 week high of $62.95. The company has a current ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 0.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. The stock has a market cap of $23.44 billion, a PE ratio of 26.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.83 and a beta of 1.13. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $58.33 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $57.79.

Alfa Laval (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 21st. The company reported $0.52 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.62 by ($0.10). Alfa Laval had a net margin of 11.63% and a return on equity of 18.41%. The business had revenue of $1.87 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.87 billion. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Alfa Laval will post 2.28 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Alfa Laval Company Profile

Alfa Laval AB is a Swedish industrial technology company that develops products and systems for heat transfer, separation and fluid handling. Its equipment is used to improve energy efficiency, support production processes and manage fluids across a range of industrial and commercial applications.

The company’s product portfolio includes heat exchangers, centrifugal separators, decanters, pumps, valves, fluid-processing equipment and related systems. Alfa Laval serves customers in industries such as energy, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, wastewater treatment and marine transportation.