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

Alfa Laval AB Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) has received an average rating of “Hold” from the eight ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have issued a hold recommendation and three have given a buy recommendation to the company.

ALFVY has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Citigroup restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a research note on Thursday, April 9th. Pareto Securities lowered Alfa Laval from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th. Finally, Morgan Stanley restated an “underweight” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a research note on Monday, February 23rd.

Alfa Laval Stock Performance

Alfa Laval stock opened at $56.58 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 1.38. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $57.89 and a two-hundred day moving average of $54.93. The company has a market capitalization of $23.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.07, a PEG ratio of 3.22 and a beta of 1.14. Alfa Laval has a fifty-two week low of $40.27 and a fifty-two week high of $62.95.

Alfa Laval (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.55 by ($0.05). The business had revenue of $1.74 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.78 billion. Alfa Laval had a net margin of 11.83% and a return on equity of 18.93%. On average, analysts anticipate that Alfa Laval will post 2.37 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Alfa Laval Company Profile

Alfa Laval is an industrial engineering company specializing in heat transfer, separation and fluid handling technologies. Its product portfolio includes plate and tubular heat exchangers, separators and decanter centrifuges, pumps, valves and complete process systems designed to control temperature, separate liquids and solids, and move fluids reliably through industrial processes. The company supplies both standardized components and engineered systems for integration into customer plants and vessels.

The company serves a broad set of end markets including energy and power, marine and offshore, food and beverage processing, water and wastewater treatment, chemical and pharmaceutical production, and pulp and paper.