Alfa Laval AB Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:ALFVY - Get Free Report) has received an average recommendation of "Hold" from the seven analysts that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have assigned a hold recommendation and four have given a buy recommendation to the company.
ALFVY has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Citigroup reissued a "neutral" rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a report on Friday, August 7th. Pareto Securities raised shares of Alfa Laval from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a report on Thursday, July 30th.
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Alfa Laval Trading Down 0.5%
Alfa Laval stock opened at $57.66 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $23.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.33, a P/E/G ratio of 3.91 and a beta of 1.12. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $58.38 and a 200-day moving average of $57.74. 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 has a one year low of $44.75 and a one year high of $62.95.
Alfa Laval (OTCMKTS:ALFVY - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, July 21st. The company reported $0.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.62 by ($0.10). Alfa Laval had a return on equity of 18.41% and a net margin of 11.63%.The company had revenue of $1.87 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.87 billion. On average, equities analysts expect that Alfa Laval will post 2.33 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
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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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