Alfa Laval AB Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) Given Average Rating of “Hold” by Analysts

Shares of Alfa Laval AB Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) have been assigned an average rating of “Hold” from the eight analysts that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and three have assigned a buy recommendation to the company.

A number of research firms recently issued reports on ALFVY. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a research note on Thursday. Zacks Research downgraded Alfa Laval from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Barclays reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Citigroup reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a research report on Monday, December 15th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th.

Alfa Laval Price Performance

Shares of ALFVY opened at $56.69 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 1.12 and a quick ratio of 0.72. Alfa Laval has a 1-year low of $36.86 and a 1-year high of $59.22. The stock has a market cap of $23.43 billion, a PE ratio of 27.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.66 and a beta of 1.22. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $52.45 and a 200 day moving average price of $48.41.

Alfa Laval (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The company reported $0.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.63 by ($0.12). Alfa Laval had a return on equity of 19.99% and a net margin of 11.86%.The firm had revenue of $2.14 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.03 billion. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Alfa Laval will post 1.85 EPS for the current year.

Alfa Laval Company Profile

Alfa Laval is an industrial engineering company specializing in heat transfer, separation and fluid handling technologies. Its product portfolio includes plate and tubular heat exchangers, separators and decanter centrifuges, pumps, valves and complete process systems designed to control temperature, separate liquids and solids, and move fluids reliably through industrial processes. The company supplies both standardized components and engineered systems for integration into customer plants and vessels.

The company serves a broad set of end markets including energy and power, marine and offshore, food and beverage processing, water and wastewater treatment, chemical and pharmaceutical production, and pulp and paper.