Investment Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes for Autoliv (ALV)

Autoliv (NYSE: ALV) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 2/4/2025 – Autoliv was downgraded by analysts at Hsbc Global Res from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 2/4/2025 – Autoliv was downgraded by analysts at HSBC Holdings plc from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. They now have a $100.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $109.00.
• 2/3/2025 – Autoliv had its price target lowered by analysts at Mizuho from $115.00 to $112.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 1/23/2025 – Autoliv was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 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.

Autoliv Stock Down 0.4 %

Shares of Autoliv stock traded down $0.34 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $93.93. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 237,939 shares, compared to its average volume of 726,427. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.64, a PEG ratio of 0.72 and a beta of 1.58. Autoliv, Inc. has a 1-year low of $89.51 and a 1-year high of $129.38. The company has a quick ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $96.38 and a 200-day simple moving average of $96.75.

Autoliv (NYSE:ALV) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The auto parts company reported $3.05 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.84 by $0.21. Autoliv had a net margin of 6.21% and a return on equity of 28.62%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Autoliv, Inc. will post 10.05 earnings per share for the current year.

Autoliv Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.70 per share. This is a positive change from Autoliv’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.68. This represents a $2.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.98%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 3rd. Autoliv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 34.70%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Autoliv

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ALV. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Autoliv by 10.8% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 987,375 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $92,221,000 after acquiring an additional 95,888 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in Autoliv by 38.3% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 276,315 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $25,800,000 after purchasing an additional 76,510 shares in the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP boosted its holdings in Autoliv by 1,437.4% during the third quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 51,994 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $4,855,000 after purchasing an additional 48,612 shares in the last quarter. HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Autoliv by 32.9% in the 3rd quarter. HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC now owns 135,424 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $12,645,000 after buying an additional 33,490 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Barclays PLC boosted its stake in Autoliv by 41.5% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 30,216 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $2,821,000 after buying an additional 8,859 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 69.57% of the company’s stock.

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.