Alfa Laval (ALFVY) Expected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Tuesday

Alfa Laval (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) is projected to issue its resultson Tuesday, July 21st. Analysts expect the company to post earnings of $0.5750 per share and revenue of $1.8680 billion for the quarter.

Alfa Laval (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.55 by ($0.05). The business had revenue of $1.74 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.78 billion. Alfa Laval had a net margin of 11.83% and a return on equity of 18.93%. On average, analysts expect Alfa Laval to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $3 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Alfa Laval Stock Performance

Shares of Alfa Laval stock opened at $57.97 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 1.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $57.66 and its two-hundred day moving average is $56.98. Alfa Laval has a 52 week low of $42.82 and a 52 week high of $62.95. The company has a market capitalization of $23.96 billion, a PE ratio of 27.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.33 and a beta of 1.14.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Citigroup restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a report on Monday, July 13th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. Finally, Pareto Securities cut shares of Alfa Laval from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 8th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently 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.