Alfa Laval AB Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Hold" from Analysts

Key Points

• Analysts have a consensus “Hold” rating on Alfa Laval, with four buy ratings, two holds, and one sell among seven covering brokerages. Recent updates included upgrades from Pareto Securities and reaffirmed buy or outperform ratings from Deutsche Bank and RBC.
• Alfa Laval shares opened at $54.88, down 2.8%, with a market capitalization of $22.68 billion and a 52-week trading range of $44.75 to $62.95.
• The company reported quarterly EPS of $0.52, below the $0.62 consensus estimate, while revenue of $1.87 billion matched expectations. Analysts expect full-year EPS of $2.33.

Alfa Laval AB Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:ALFVY - Get Free Report) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of "Hold" from the seven brokerages that are covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company.

Several analysts have recently weighed in on ALFVY shares. Pareto Securities upgraded shares of Alfa Laval from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Citigroup restated a "neutral" rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a report on Friday, August 7th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a research report on Thursday, July 30th.

Alfa Laval Trading Down 2.8%

OTCMKTS ALFVY opened at $54.88 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.01, a P/E/G ratio of 3.81 and a beta of 1.13. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $58.52 and a 200 day simple moving average of $57.87. 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 issued its quarterly 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). The business had revenue of $1.87 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.87 billion. Alfa Laval had a net margin of 11.63% and a return on equity of 18.41%. Research analysts expect that Alfa Laval will post 2.33 earnings per share for the current 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.

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