Alfa Laval AB Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) Given Average Rating of "Hold" by Analysts

Key Points

• Analysts give Alfa Laval an average rating of Hold from nine firms, with a breakdown of 1 sell, 5 hold and 3 buy ratings.
• The company reported quarterly EPS of $0.51, missing estimates by $0.12, while revenue of $2.14 billion beat expectations; analysts forecast about 1.85 EPS for the current fiscal year.
• Shares opened at $54.98 (up ~2.5%), the stock has a market cap of $22.72 billion and a P/E of 26.95, trading within a one-year range of $36.86–$59.48.

Shares of Alfa Laval AB Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:ALFVY - Get Free Report) have earned an average rating of "Hold" from the nine ratings firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company.

A number of research firms recently weighed in on ALFVY. Citigroup restated a "neutral" rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a research report on Monday, December 15th. Barclays reiterated an "overweight" rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Morgan Stanley restated an "underweight" rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a report on Monday, February 23rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a "buy" rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Zacks Research cut Alfa Laval from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd.

Alfa Laval Stock Up 2.5%

OTCMKTS ALFVY opened at $54.98 on Tuesday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $56.72 and a 200 day moving average price of $51.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a quick ratio of 0.75 and a current ratio of 1.18. The company has a market cap of $22.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.95, a P/E/G ratio of 2.51 and a beta of 1.20. Alfa Laval has a one year low of $36.86 and a one year high of $59.48.

Alfa Laval (OTCMKTS:ALFVY - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The company reported $0.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.63 by ($0.12). The business had revenue of $2.14 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.03 billion. Alfa Laval had a return on equity of 19.71% and a net margin of 11.86%. Research analysts anticipate that Alfa Laval will post 1.85 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.

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