Alfa Laval AB Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) Short Interest Update

Alfa Laval AB Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) saw a significant decline in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,070 shares, a decline of 96.5% from the August 31st total of 59,628 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 54,491 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.0 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Alfa Laval Stock Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS:ALFVY traded up $0.02 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $56.56. The company had a trading volume of 1,352 shares, compared to its average volume of 19,056. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 1.12 and a quick ratio of 0.69. The company has a market cap of $23.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.81, a PEG ratio of 4.02 and a beta of 1.13. Alfa Laval has a 12-month low of $44.75 and a 12-month high of $62.95. The company has a fifty day moving average of $58.23 and a two-hundred day moving average of $57.79.

Alfa Laval (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) last announced 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 return on equity of 18.41% and a net margin of 11.63%.The company had revenue of $1.87 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.87 billion. On average, equities research analysts expect that Alfa Laval will post 2.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Pareto Securities upgraded shares of Alfa Laval from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Finally, Citigroup reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a report on Friday, August 7th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

About Alfa Laval

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.