Alfa Laval AB Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) Receives Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Alfa Laval AB Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) has been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the eight brokerages that are covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company.

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Citigroup reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a report on Monday, December 15th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Alfa Laval from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, December 29th.

Alfa Laval Trading Down 0.1%

OTCMKTS ALFVY opened at $56.58 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $52.08 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $48.21. The company has a current ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. Alfa Laval has a fifty-two week low of $36.86 and a fifty-two week high of $59.22.

Alfa Laval (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The company reported $0.51 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.63 by ($0.12). Alfa Laval had a return on equity of 19.99% and a net margin of 11.86%.The company had revenue of $2.14 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.03 billion. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Alfa Laval will post 1.85 earnings per share for the current 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.