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

Alfa Laval AB Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the eight research firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company.

ALFVY has been the subject of several recent research reports. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “underweight” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a report on Monday, February 23rd. Pareto Securities lowered Alfa Laval from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. Finally, Citigroup reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Alfa Laval in a report on Thursday, April 9th.

Alfa Laval Stock Down 2.3%

Shares of OTCMKTS ALFVY opened at $56.58 on Friday. Alfa Laval has a 1 year low of $40.27 and a 1 year high of $62.95. The firm has a market cap of $23.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.07, a PEG ratio of 3.22 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 1.38. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $57.89 and its 200-day simple moving average is $54.93.

Alfa Laval (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $0.50 earnings per share 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 the consensus estimate of $1.78 billion. Alfa Laval had a net margin of 11.83% and a return on equity of 18.93%. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Alfa Laval will post 2.37 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Alfa Laval

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.