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

Shares of Alfa Laval AB Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) have been assigned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the seven ratings firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have issued a hold recommendation and four have issued a buy recommendation on the company.

A number of research firms recently issued reports on ALFVY. Pareto Securities upgraded Alfa Laval from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Finally, Citigroup restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a research note on Friday, August 7th.

Alfa Laval Stock Down 1.7%

Shares of OTCMKTS:ALFVY opened at $55.48 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $22.93 billion, a PE ratio of 26.29, a P/E/G ratio of 3.74 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a current ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 0.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. Alfa Laval has a twelve month low of $44.75 and a twelve month high of $62.95. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $58.34 and a 200-day simple moving average of $57.79.

Alfa Laval (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July 21st. The company reported $0.52 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.62 by ($0.10). Alfa Laval had a net margin of 11.63% and a return on equity of 18.41%. The company had revenue of $1.87 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.87 billion. On average, equities analysts predict that Alfa Laval will post 2.28 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Alfa Laval Company Profile

Alfa Laval AB is a Swedish industrial technology company that develops products and systems for heat transfer, separation and fluid handling. Its equipment is used to improve energy efficiency, support production processes and manage fluids across a range of industrial and commercial applications.

The company’s product portfolio includes heat exchangers, centrifugal separators, decanters, pumps, valves, fluid-processing equipment and related systems. Alfa Laval serves customers in industries such as energy, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, wastewater treatment and marine transportation.