Voloridge Investment Management LLC Sells 57,251 Shares of Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE:ALV)

Voloridge Investment Management LLC decreased its holdings in shares of Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE:ALV - Free Report) by 24.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 180,126 shares of the auto parts company's stock after selling 57,251 shares during the quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC owned about 0.23% of Autoliv worth $16,894,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in ALV. FMR LLC lifted its holdings in Autoliv by 9.9% in the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 7,146,500 shares of the auto parts company's stock worth $670,270,000 after buying an additional 641,895 shares in the last quarter. FIL Ltd boosted its stake in Autoliv by 17.3% during the 4th quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 2,382,265 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $223,433,000 after purchasing an additional 351,876 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in Autoliv by 9.0% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,623,600 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $152,275,000 after purchasing an additional 134,347 shares during the period. Mondrian Investment Partners LTD boosted its stake in Autoliv by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. Mondrian Investment Partners LTD now owns 1,378,636 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $133,259,000 after purchasing an additional 59,592 shares during the period. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its stake in Autoliv by 12.5% during the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,023,937 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $96,035,000 after purchasing an additional 113,500 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 69.57% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Mizuho upped their price target on shares of Autoliv from $95.00 to $112.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, May 16th. BNP Paribas raised shares of Autoliv from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, May 9th. Cowen started coverage on shares of Autoliv in a research note on Thursday, March 6th. They set a "buy" rating for the company. Barclays increased their target price on shares of Autoliv from $97.00 to $105.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, April 21st. Finally, TD Cowen started coverage on shares of Autoliv in a report on Friday, March 7th. They set a "buy" rating and a $116.00 price target on the stock. 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. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $115.29.

Autoliv Stock Performance

NYSE ALV traded up $1.14 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $105.17. The company had a trading volume of 198,131 shares, compared to its average volume of 819,135. The company has a quick ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67. The stock has a market cap of $8.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.03, a P/E/G ratio of 0.73 and a beta of 1.36. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $91.47 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $94.54. Autoliv, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $75.49 and a fifty-two week high of $129.38.

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

Autoliv Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 10th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 21st will be given a dividend of $0.70 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 21st. This represents a $2.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.66%. Autoliv's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 32.22%.

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.