Alfa Laval AB Unsponsored ADR (ALFVY) – What Are Investment Firms Saying About This Stock?

Alfa Laval AB Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) has received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the eight ratings firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have given a hold recommendation and four have given a buy recommendation to the company.

ALFVY has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Pareto Securities upgraded Alfa Laval from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Citigroup reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of Alfa Laval from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 13th.

Alfa Laval Trading Up 0.2%

Alfa Laval stock opened at $55.34 on Wednesday. Alfa Laval has a 52 week low of $44.78 and a 52 week high of $62.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 0.69 and a current ratio of 1.12. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.48, a P/E/G ratio of 3.60 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $56.91 and a 200 day moving average price of $57.49.

Alfa Laval (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, October 27th. The company reported $0.56 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.57 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $1.87 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.88 billion. Alfa Laval had a net margin of 11.34% and a return on equity of 17.88%. Research analysts forecast that Alfa Laval will post 2.26 EPS for the current year.

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.