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

Alfa Laval AB Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) has earned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the eight ratings firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating on the company.

ALFVY has been the subject of several analyst reports. Zacks Research downgraded Alfa Laval from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a report on Wednesday, October 29th.

Alfa Laval Stock Down 0.9%

ALFVY stock opened at $49.73 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $20.55 billion, a PE ratio of 24.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 1.24. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $47.68 and its 200 day simple moving average is $45.41. Alfa Laval has a fifty-two week low of $36.86 and a fifty-two week high of $50.48. The company has a quick ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23.

About Alfa Laval

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.