Alfa Laval (ALFVY) Projected to Release Earnings on Tuesday

Key Points

• Alfa Laval is expected to report quarterly results before Tuesday’s market open, with analysts forecasting earnings of $0.57 per share on $1.89 billion in revenue.
• The company’s previous quarter fell short of earnings expectations, posting $0.52 per share versus the $0.62 consensus, while revenue matched estimates at $1.87 billion.
• Analyst sentiment is mixed, with four Buy, two Hold and two Sell ratings, resulting in a consensus rating of Hold. Shares recently traded at $57.13, near their 50- and 200-day moving averages.

Alfa Laval (OTCMKTS:ALFVY - Get Free Report) is expected to be posting its results before the market opens on Tuesday, October 27th. Analysts expect the company to post earnings of $0.57 per share and revenue of $1.89 billion for the quarter.

Alfa Laval (OTCMKTS:ALFVY - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 21st. The company reported $0.52 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.62 by ($0.10). Alfa Laval had a net margin of 11.63% and a return on equity of 18.41%. The business had revenue of $1.87 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.87 billion. On average, analysts expect Alfa Laval to post $2.25 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2.50 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Alfa Laval Stock Performance

OTCMKTS ALFVY opened at $57.13 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 0.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. The business's 50 day moving average is $57.61 and its two-hundred day moving average is $58.01. Alfa Laval has a 12-month low of $44.78 and a 12-month high of $62.95. The stock has a market capitalization of $23.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.34, a PEG ratio of 4.03 and a beta of 1.12.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have recently commented on ALFVY shares. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Zacks Research lowered Alfa Laval from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a report on Tuesday, October 13th. Pareto Securities raised Alfa Laval from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Finally, Danske cut Alfa Laval to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 29th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold".

About Alfa Laval

Alfa Laval AB is a Swedish industrial company that develops and supplies products and systems for heat transfer, separation and fluid handling. Its technologies are used to improve energy efficiency, manage industrial processes and support the treatment of liquids, gases and other materials.

The company's offerings include heat exchangers, centrifugal separators, pumps, valves, hygienic fluid-handling equipment, tank-cleaning systems and related process solutions. Alfa Laval serves customers in industries such as energy, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, wastewater treatment, marine transportation and other industrial markets.

Alfa Laval traces its origins to 1883, when Swedish engineer and inventor Gustaf de Laval founded the company that became associated with its separator technology.

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