274,541 Shares in Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE:ALV) Bought by Balyasny Asset Management L.P.

Balyasny Asset Management L.P. bought a new stake in shares of Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE:ALV - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 274,541 shares of the auto parts company's stock, valued at approximately $25,749,000. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. owned about 0.35% of Autoliv at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of ALV. UMB Bank n.a. raised its stake in Autoliv by 139.5% during the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 273 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 159 shares during the last quarter. AlphaQuest LLC raised its stake in Autoliv by 74.4% during the 4th quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 314 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 134 shares during the last quarter. Twin Tree Management LP bought a new stake in Autoliv in the 4th quarter valued at $50,000. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in Autoliv in the 4th quarter valued at $57,000. Finally, CIBC Asset Management Inc increased its holdings in Autoliv by 5.2% in the 4th quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 2,501 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $235,000 after buying an additional 124 shares during the period. 69.57% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Autoliv Trading Up 3.5%

Autoliv stock traded up $3.45 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $101.41. 212,038 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 816,839. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a current ratio of 0.96. Autoliv, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $75.49 and a fifty-two week high of $129.38. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.56, a PEG ratio of 0.73 and a beta of 1.36. The firm's 50 day moving average is $89.33 and its 200-day moving average is $94.07.

Autoliv (NYSE:ALV - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 16th. The auto parts company reported $2.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.72 by $0.43. The company had revenue of $2.58 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.50 billion. Autoliv had a net margin of 6.21% and a return on equity of 28.62%. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.58 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Autoliv, Inc. will post 9.51 earnings per share for the current year.

Autoliv Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 10th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 21st will be issued a $0.70 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 21st. This represents a $2.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.76%. Autoliv's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 32.22%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of Autoliv from $97.00 to $105.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, April 21st. HSBC lowered shares of Autoliv from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $109.00 to $100.00 in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. BNP Paribas raised shares of Autoliv from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday. Pareto Securities lowered shares of Autoliv to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, Mizuho lowered their target price on shares of Autoliv from $112.00 to $95.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 10th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $112.79.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Autoliv news, EVP Per Jonas Jademyr sold 401 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.85, for a total value of $39,638.85. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 685 shares in the company, valued at approximately $67,712.25. This trade represents a 36.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Mikael Bratt sold 5,760 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.90, for a total transaction of $569,664.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 23,307 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,305,062.30. This trade represents a 19.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 9,253 shares of company stock worth $915,534. Company insiders own 0.20% of the company's stock.

About Autoliv

Autoliv, Inc, through its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and supplies passive safety systems to the automotive industry in Europe, the Americas, China, Japan, and rest of Asia. It offers passive safety systems, including modules and components for frontal-impact airbag protection systems, side-impact airbag protection systems, seatbelts, steering wheels, and inflator technologies.