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Autoliv Inc (NYSE: ALV) closed the day trading at $89.76 down -0.43% from the previous closing price of $90.15. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.43 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.74 million shares were traded. ALV stock price reached its highest trading level at $91.05 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $89.76.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of ALV, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 21.14 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 14.56. 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 this company, TD Cowen on March 07, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $116.
On February 04, 2025, HSBC Securities Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $109 to $100.
Daiwa Securities Upgraded its Neutral to Outperform on January 07, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $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 Feb 25 ’25 when Swahn Christian sold 1,192 shares for $98.78 per share. The transaction valued at 117,752 led to the insider holds 3,835 shares of the business.
Westin Fredrik sold 1,803 shares of ALV for $178,840 on Feb 25 ’25. The EVP Finance and CFO now owns 7,261 shares after completing the transaction at $99.19 per share. On Feb 25 ’25, another insider, Bratt Mikael, who serves as the President and CEO of the company, sold 5,760 shares for $98.90 each. As a result, the insider received 569,692 and left with 23,307 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 6975644672 and an Enterprise Value of 8723644416. As of this moment, Autoliv’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.14, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.05. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.70. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.67 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.06. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.84 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.321.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ALV is 1.48, which has changed by -0.24773717 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.09589827 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 $87.55. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.57%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -9.62%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, ALV traded about 781.73K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, ALV traded about 1080850 shares per day. A total of 77.70M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 77.48M. Insiders hold about 0.31% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 67.22% stake in the company. Shares short for ALV as of 1740700800 were 2039445 with a Short Ratio of 2.61, compared to 1738281600 on 2061086. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2039445 and a Short% of Float of 2.9899999999999998.
Dividends & Splits
ALV’s forward annual dividend rate is 2.76, up from 2.74 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.030393789The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.48. The current Payout Ratio is 34.10% for ALV, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-09-04 with an ex-dividend date of 1741305600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2018-07-02 when the company split stock in a 1388:1000 ratio.
