Alfa Laval AB Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” by Brokerages

Alfa Laval AB Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) has been assigned an average rating of “Hold” from the five analysts that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating.

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Nordea Equity Research upgraded Alfa Laval from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Citigroup reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, Zacks Research cut Alfa Laval from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, September 26th.

Alfa Laval Stock Performance

OTCMKTS:ALFVY opened at $47.04 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a current ratio of 1.33. The stock has a market capitalization of $19.44 billion, a PE ratio of 25.16, a P/E/G ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.34. Alfa Laval has a fifty-two week low of $36.86 and a fifty-two week high of $47.26. The company has a fifty day moving average of $45.28 and a two-hundred day moving average of $43.33.

Alfa Laval (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The company reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.55 by ($0.05). Alfa Laval had a net margin of 11.86% and a return on equity of 19.35%. The company had revenue of $1.76 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.83 billion. As a group, research analysts forecast that Alfa Laval will post 1.85 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Alfa Laval

Alfa Laval Corporate AB provides heat transfer, separation, and fluid handling products and solutions worldwide. It operates in three divisions: Energy, Food & Water, and Marine. The company offers oil/gas-fired steam and composite steam boilers, exhaust gas economizer, and ballast water treatment systems, and exhaust gas cleaning products.