Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for Autoliv Q1 Earnings

Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE:ALV) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for Autoliv in a research note issued on Thursday, August 14th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the auto parts company will post earnings per share of $2.12 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $2.11. The consensus estimate for Autoliv’s current full-year earnings is $9.51 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Autoliv’s FY2027 earnings at $11.90 EPS.

Autoliv (NYSE:ALV) last issued its earnings results on Friday, July 18th. The auto parts company reported $2.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.07 by $0.14. Autoliv had a net margin of 6.83% and a return on equity of 30.73%. The company had revenue of $2.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.57 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.87 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

ALV has been the subject of a number of other reports. Mizuho raised their price objective 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. Robert W. Baird dropped their price objective on shares of Autoliv from $126.00 to $124.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, July 21st. Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on shares of Autoliv in a research note on Wednesday, July 2nd. They set a “buy” rating and a $140.00 price objective for the company. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Autoliv from $103.00 to $123.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 28th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Autoliv from $100.00 to $104.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 1st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $120.64.

Autoliv Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of ALV opened at $119.6980 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 0.93 and a quick ratio of 0.70. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $114.11 and a 200-day simple moving average of $101.00. Autoliv has a 1-year low of $75.49 and a 1-year high of $120.30. The stock has a market cap of $9.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.39.

Autoliv Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 23rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 5th will be paid a $0.85 dividend. This represents a $3.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 5th. This is an increase from Autoliv’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.70. Autoliv’s dividend payout ratio is presently 30.63%.

Autoliv declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback plan on Wednesday, June 4th that authorizes the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the auto parts company to buy up to 31.3% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Autoliv news, Director Jan Carlson sold 1,555 shares of Autoliv stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $108.32, for a total value of $168,437.60. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 77,493 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,394,041.76. The trade was a 1.97% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.30% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Autoliv

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. ProShare Advisors LLC grew its stake in Autoliv by 3.6% in the 2nd quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 3,152 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $353,000 after acquiring an additional 109 shares during the period. Deutsche Bank AG boosted its holdings in shares of Autoliv by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 5,886 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $552,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares during the last quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP boosted its holdings in shares of Autoliv by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 23,592 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $2,213,000 after purchasing an additional 136 shares during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its holdings in shares of Autoliv by 6.8% in the 4th quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 2,433 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $228,000 after purchasing an additional 155 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fortem Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Autoliv by 2.3% in the 1st quarter. Fortem Financial Group LLC now owns 6,909 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $611,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares during the last quarter. 69.57% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.