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

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

A number of brokerages have recently commented on ALFVY. Citigroup reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a report on Thursday, April 9th. Pareto Securities downgraded Alfa Laval from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a report on Wednesday, June 24th.

Alfa Laval Stock Down 0.0%

Shares of OTCMKTS ALFVY opened at $59.49 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $57.81 and a 200 day simple moving average of $56.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 1.38 and a quick ratio of 0.84. Alfa Laval has a 1 year low of $42.29 and a 1 year high of $62.95. The firm has a market cap of $24.59 billion, a PE ratio of 28.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.13.

Alfa Laval (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $0.50 earnings per share 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 business had revenue of $1.74 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.78 billion. On average, research analysts forecast that Alfa Laval will post 2.37 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.