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 ratings firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company.

A number of analysts recently issued reports on ALFVY shares. Pareto Securities lowered shares of Alfa Laval from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 8th. Morgan Stanley restated an “underweight” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Finally, Citigroup restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a research report on Thursday, April 9th.

Alfa Laval Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of OTCMKTS ALFVY opened at $56.24 on Friday. Alfa Laval has a 1 year low of $40.27 and a 1 year high of $62.95. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $58.10 and its 200 day moving average price is $55.29. The firm has a market cap of $23.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.20 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 1.38.

Alfa Laval (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.55 by ($0.05). Alfa Laval had a return on equity of 18.93% and a net margin of 11.83%.The firm had revenue of $1.74 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.78 billion. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Alfa Laval will post 2.37 earnings per share 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.