Alfa Laval Corporate AB (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) Short Interest Update

Alfa Laval Corporate AB (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 2,500 shares, an increase of 733.3% from the January 15th total of 300 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 30,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Royal Bank of Canada raised shares of Alfa Laval Corporate from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 18th.

Alfa Laval Corporate Price Performance

Shares of ALFVY opened at $43.27 on Thursday. Alfa Laval Corporate has a 1-year low of $35.42 and a 1-year high of $48.46. The stock has a market cap of $17.88 billion, a PE ratio of 25.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 1.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a current ratio of 1.38 and a quick ratio of 0.86. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $42.97 and a 200 day moving average price of $43.87.

Alfa Laval Corporate (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The company reported $0.46 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.52 by ($0.06). Alfa Laval Corporate had a net margin of 11.07% and a return on equity of 18.64%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Alfa Laval Corporate will post 1.86 EPS for the current year.

Alfa Laval Corporate Company Profile

Alfa Laval Corporate AB provides heat transfer, separation, and fluid handling products and solutions worldwide. It operates in three divisions: Energy, Food & Water, and Marine. The company offers oil/gas-fired steam and composite steam boilers, exhaust gas economizer, and ballast water treatment systems, and exhaust gas cleaning products.