Autoliv (ALV) Projected to Post Earnings on Wednesday

Autoliv (NYSE:ALV) is expected to release its earnings data before the market opens on Wednesday, April 16th. Analysts expect Autoliv to post earnings of $1.70 per share and revenue of $2.50 billion for the quarter. Individual interested in registering for the company’s earnings conference call can do so using this link.

Autoliv (NYSE:ALV) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The auto parts company reported $3.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.84 by $0.21. Autoliv had a return on equity of 28.62% and a net margin of 6.21%. On average, analysts expect Autoliv to post $10 EPS for the current fiscal year and $11 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Autoliv Stock Performance

Shares of Autoliv stock opened at $80.02 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $6.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.92, a PEG ratio of 0.73 and a beta of 1.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 0.96 and a quick ratio of 0.71. Autoliv has a 1 year low of $75.49 and a 1 year high of $129.38. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $91.55 and its 200 day moving average is $94.64.

Autoliv Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 7th were paid a $0.70 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 7th. This represents a $2.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.50%. Autoliv’s dividend payout ratio is presently 34.70%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on ALV shares. Daiwa America upgraded shares of Autoliv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on Autoliv from $101.00 to $97.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, December 16th. Daiwa Capital Markets raised Autoliv from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $109.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Hsbc Global Res lowered Autoliv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. Finally, Mizuho dropped their price target on shares of Autoliv from $112.00 to $95.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $115.93.

Insider Activity at Autoliv

In related news, CEO Mikael Bratt sold 5,760 shares of Autoliv stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.90, for a total transaction of $569,664.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 23,307 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,305,062.30. The trade was a 19.82 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Per Jonas Jademyr sold 401 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.85, for a total transaction of $39,638.85. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 685 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $67,712.25. This represents a 36.92 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 9,253 shares of company stock worth $915,534. 0.20% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Autoliv Company Profile

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.