Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE:ALV) Receives Average Recommendation of "Hold" from Analysts

Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE:ALV - Get Free Report) has received a consensus rating of "Hold" from the eleven ratings firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and four have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $128.22.

Several research firms have commented on ALV. Mizuho boosted their target price on shares of Autoliv from $115.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, March 25th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Autoliv from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on shares of Autoliv from $133.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, April 29th. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Autoliv from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Monday, April 29th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Autoliv from $126.00 to $128.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Monday, April 29th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Autoliv

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of ALV. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC acquired a new position in Autoliv during the 3rd quarter valued at $254,000. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. acquired a new position in Autoliv during the 3rd quarter valued at $617,000. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in Autoliv by 158.4% during the 3rd quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 6,525 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $630,000 after purchasing an additional 4,000 shares during the last quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System raised its stake in shares of Autoliv by 5.5% in the 3rd quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 177,699 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $17,144,000 after buying an additional 9,218 shares in the last quarter. Finally, NBC Securities Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Autoliv in the 3rd quarter valued at $240,000. 69.57% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Autoliv Stock Up 1.1 %

ALV traded up $1.34 on Friday, reaching $125.73. 413,878 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 538,347. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $120.82 and its 200-day moving average price is $111.97. Autoliv has a 52-week low of $79.66 and a 52-week high of $127.21. The company has a market cap of $10.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.61, a PEG ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 1.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.75, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 0.82.

Autoliv (NYSE:ALV - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, April 26th. The auto parts company reported $1.58 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.40 by $0.18. The firm had revenue of $2.62 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.57 billion. Autoliv had a net margin of 5.10% and a return on equity of 29.84%. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Autoliv will post 9.82 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Autoliv Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 12th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 23rd will be paid a $0.68 dividend. This represents a $2.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.16%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 22nd. Autoliv's payout ratio is 42.43%.

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.