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

Shares of Alfa Laval AB Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) have been given a consensus rating of “Hold” by the seven analysts that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have issued a hold recommendation and four have issued a buy recommendation on the company.

ALFVY has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Citigroup reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a report on Monday, July 13th. Pareto Securities raised shares of Alfa Laval from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd.

Alfa Laval Stock Performance

Alfa Laval stock opened at $59.29 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 1.38. Alfa Laval has a fifty-two week low of $42.88 and a fifty-two week high of $62.95. The stock has a market cap of $24.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.10, a PEG ratio of 4.00 and a beta of 1.14. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $57.71 and its 200-day moving average price is $57.45.

Alfa Laval (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 21st. The company reported $0.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.62 by ($0.10). The business had revenue of $1.87 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.87 billion. Alfa Laval had a net margin of 11.63% and a return on equity of 18.60%. Equities research analysts forecast that Alfa Laval will post 2.33 earnings per share 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.