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

Alfa Laval AB Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) has been given a consensus rating of “Hold” by the eight ratings firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating on the company.

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Morgan Stanley restated an “underweight” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. Pareto Securities downgraded Alfa Laval from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th. Zacks Research downgraded Alfa Laval from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Citigroup reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a research note on Thursday, April 9th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a research note on Thursday, February 5th.

Alfa Laval Stock Performance

OTCMKTS:ALFVY opened at $56.79 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $57.45 and its 200 day moving average price is $53.95. The company has a market capitalization of $23.47 billion, a PE ratio of 27.17, a P/E/G ratio of 3.19 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a quick ratio of 0.75, a current ratio of 1.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22. Alfa Laval has a 52-week low of $40.27 and a 52-week high of $62.95.

Alfa Laval (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) last released its quarterly 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). The firm had revenue of $1.74 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.78 billion. Alfa Laval had a return on equity of 19.77% and a net margin of 11.83%. On average, research analysts anticipate that Alfa Laval will post 2.4 EPS for the current year.

About Alfa Laval

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.