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

Shares of Alfa Laval AB Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the eight analysts that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have assigned a hold recommendation and three have given a buy recommendation to the company.

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

Alfa Laval Stock Performance

Shares of Alfa Laval stock opened at $57.62 on Wednesday. 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 is $57.41 and its 200 day moving average is $53.77. The stock has a market cap of $23.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.57, a PEG ratio of 3.30 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a current ratio of 1.18 and a quick ratio of 0.75.

Alfa Laval (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) last released its quarterly earnings data 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). The firm had revenue of $1.74 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.78 billion. Alfa Laval had a net margin of 11.83% and a return on equity of 19.77%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Alfa Laval will post 2.4 EPS for the current fiscal 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.