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After finishing at $93.91 in the prior trading day, Autoliv Inc (NYSE: ALV) closed at $94.26, up 0.37%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.37 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.85 million shares were traded. ALV stock price reached its highest trading level at $94.94 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $93.47.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of ALV by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 22.49 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 15.46. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.71 and its Current Ratio is at 0.96. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.91 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.72.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, HSBC Securities on February 04, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Hold and sets its target price to $100 from $109 previously.
On January 07, 2025, Daiwa Securities Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $109.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Oct 22 ’24 when Fox Kevin sold 200 shares for $97.39 per share. The transaction valued at 19,478 led to the insider holds 2,657 shares of the business.
Carlson Jan sold 1,900 shares of ALV for $240,825 on May 31 ’24. The Director now owns 77,493 shares after completing the transaction at $126.75 per share. On Feb 21 ’24, another insider, Bratt Mikael, who serves as the President and CEO of the company, sold 4,226 shares for $109.72 each. As a result, the insider received 463,677 and left with 17,547 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ALV now has a Market Capitalization of 7325179904 and an Enterprise Value of 9958126592. As of this moment, Autoliv’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.69, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.45. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.71. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.71 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.22. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.946 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.371.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ALV is 1.60, which has changed by -0.13407099 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.2000997 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ALV has reached a high of $129.38, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $89.51. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.55%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -8.58%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 696.18K shares per day over the past 3-months and 902330 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 78.75M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 78.53M. Insiders hold about 0.28% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 65.83% stake in the company. Shares short for ALV as of 1736899200 were 2400730 with a Short Ratio of 3.45, compared to 1734048000 on 2808644. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2400730 and a Short% of Float of 3.52.
Dividends & Splits
The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.48. The current Payout Ratio is 34.08% for ALV, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-09-04 with an ex-dividend date of 1733184000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2018-07-02 when the company split stock in a 1388:1000 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of Autoliv Inc (ALV) is currently being evaluated by a team of 9.0 analysts, each contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.09, with high estimates of $2.22 and low estimates of $1.94.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $9.87 and $8.94 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $9.33. EPS for the following year is $11.16, with 16.0 analysts recommending between $12.5 and $10.11.
Revenue Estimates
12 analysts predict $2.48B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.56B to a low estimate of $2.41B. As of the current estimate, Autoliv Inc’s year-ago sales were $2.62BFor the next quarter, 12 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.6B. There is a high estimate of $2.65B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.54B.
A total of 19 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ALV’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $10.6B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $10.15B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $10.35B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $10.39BBased on 23 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $10.94B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $11.57B and the low estimate is $10.49B.
