Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes for Autoliv (ALV)

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for Autoliv (NYSE: ALV):

• 1/14/2025 – Autoliv was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 1/7/2025 – Autoliv was upgraded by analysts at Daiwa America from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating.
• 1/7/2025 – Autoliv was upgraded by analysts at Daiwa Capital Markets from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating. They now have a $109.00 price target on the stock.
• 12/25/2024 – Autoliv was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 12/16/2024 – Autoliv was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 12/16/2024 – Autoliv had its price target lowered by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $101.00 to $97.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 12/5/2024 – Autoliv was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 11/27/2024 – Autoliv was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.

Autoliv Stock Performance

Autoliv stock traded down $0.41 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $97.17. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 614,663 shares, compared to its average volume of 645,363. The company has a current ratio of 0.96, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69. Autoliv, Inc. has a twelve month low of $89.51 and a twelve month high of $129.38. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $96.35 and a 200-day moving average price of $97.67. The firm has a market cap of $7.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.65, a PEG ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.59.

Autoliv (NYSE:ALV) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, October 18th. The auto parts company reported $1.84 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.00 by ($0.16). Autoliv had a net margin of 5.98% and a return on equity of 30.85%. The firm had revenue of $2.56 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.52 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.66 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts predict that Autoliv, Inc. will post 8.19 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Autoliv Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 3rd were issued a $0.70 dividend. This is a positive change from Autoliv’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.68. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 3rd. This represents a $2.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.88%. Autoliv’s dividend payout ratio is 36.46%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Autoliv

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Autoliv by 2.9% in the second quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 5,765 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $617,000 after buying an additional 162 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. raised its holdings in Autoliv by 17.8% during the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 119,733 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $12,810,000 after buying an additional 18,082 shares during the period. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale raised its holdings in Autoliv by 14.2% during the 2nd quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 24,413 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $2,590,000 after buying an additional 3,028 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in Autoliv by 4.7% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 41,129 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $4,400,000 after buying an additional 1,851 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its holdings in shares of Autoliv by 14.3% in the second quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 227,338 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $24,323,000 after buying an additional 28,365 shares during the period. 69.57% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.