Alfa Laval AB Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) Receives Consensus Rating of “Hold” from Brokerages

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

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

Alfa Laval Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of ALFVY opened at $57.61 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $23.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.56, a PEG ratio of 3.29 and a beta of 1.18. Alfa Laval has a 52 week low of $40.27 and a 52 week high of $62.95. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $57.49 and its 200-day moving average price is $54.07. 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 (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.55 by ($0.05). Alfa Laval had a net margin of 11.83% and a return on equity of 19.77%. The company had revenue of $1.74 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.78 billion. On average, sell-side analysts predict 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.