Zacks Research Issues Negative Forecast for Autoliv Earnings

Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE:ALV - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research decreased their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for Autoliv in a report released on Wednesday, April 30th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the auto parts company will post earnings per share of $2.63 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.96. The consensus estimate for Autoliv's current full-year earnings is $9.51 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Autoliv's Q3 2026 earnings at $2.54 EPS.

Autoliv (NYSE:ALV - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 16th. The auto parts company reported $2.15 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.72 by $0.43. Autoliv had a net margin of 6.21% and a return on equity of 28.62%. The business had revenue of $2.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.50 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.58 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also weighed in on the company. Mizuho lowered their price objective on Autoliv from $112.00 to $95.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 10th. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Autoliv from $97.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, April 21st. Cowen began coverage on shares of Autoliv in a report on Thursday, March 6th. They issued a "buy" rating on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on shares of Autoliv from $84.00 to $82.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, HSBC lowered shares of Autoliv from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and cut their target price for the company from $109.00 to $100.00 in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Autoliv has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $112.79.

Autoliv Stock Up 2.8 %

Shares of Autoliv stock traded up $2.67 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $97.90. 382,101 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 877,596. The company has a quick ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67. Autoliv has a twelve month low of $75.49 and a twelve month high of $129.38. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $89.23 and a 200-day simple moving average of $94.09. The company has a market cap of $7.57 billion, a PE ratio of 12.13, a PEG ratio of 0.73 and a beta of 1.36.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in ALV. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. lifted its position in Autoliv by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 6,344 shares of the auto parts company's stock worth $595,000 after purchasing an additional 115 shares during the period. CIBC Asset Management Inc lifted its holdings in shares of Autoliv by 5.2% in the fourth 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. US Bancorp DE boosted its stake in Autoliv by 3.5% during the fourth quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 3,820 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $358,000 after buying an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. AlphaQuest LLC grew its holdings in Autoliv by 74.4% during the fourth quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 314 shares of the auto parts company's stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 134 shares during the period. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG raised its position in Autoliv by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 5,886 shares of the auto parts company's stock worth $552,000 after acquiring an additional 135 shares in the last quarter. 69.57% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Autoliv

In other news, CEO Mikael Bratt sold 5,760 shares of the firm's 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 transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 23,307 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,305,062.30. This trade represents a 19.82 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO Fredrik Westin sold 1,803 shares of Autoliv stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.19, for a total transaction of $178,839.57. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 7,261 shares in the company, valued at approximately $720,218.59. This represents a 19.89 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 9,253 shares of company stock worth $915,534. Insiders own 0.30% of the company's stock.

Autoliv Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 10th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 21st will be issued a dividend of $0.70 per share. This represents a $2.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.86%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 21st. Autoliv's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 32.22%.

Autoliv Company Profile

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.