Alfa Laval AB Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) Receives Consensus Rating of “Hold” from Brokerages

Shares of Alfa Laval AB Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) have been assigned an average rating of “Hold” from the eight analysts that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have assigned a hold recommendation and three have issued a buy recommendation on the company.

A number of research analysts have issued reports on the company. Pareto Securities cut Alfa Laval from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. Finally, Citigroup reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a research report on Thursday, April 9th.

Alfa Laval Trading Down 1.2%

ALFVY opened at $57.49 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $57.79 and its two-hundred day moving average is $56.59. The firm has a market cap of $23.76 billion, a PE ratio of 27.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.34 and a beta of 1.14. Alfa Laval has a twelve month low of $42.70 and a twelve month high of $62.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 1.38.

Alfa Laval (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.55 by ($0.05). The firm had revenue of $1.74 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.78 billion. Alfa Laval had a net margin of 11.83% and a return on equity of 18.93%. Equities research analysts anticipate that Alfa Laval will post 2.35 EPS 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.