The price-to-earnings ratio for Autoliv Inc. (NYSE: ALV) is above average at 13.60x. The 36-month beta value for ALV is also noteworthy at 1.61. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 14 rating it as “hold,” and 5 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for ALV is 79.79M, and at present, short sellers hold a 3.65% of that float. The average trading volume of ALV on August 23, 2024 was 850.08K shares.
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ALV) stock’s latest price update
Autoliv Inc. (NYSE: ALV)’s stock price has plunge by 2.68relation to previous closing price of 99.42. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 2.14% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. prnewswire.com reported 2024-08-23 that STOCKHOLM, Aug. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE: ALV) and (SSE: ALIV.sdb), the worldwide leader in automotive safety systems, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of 68 cents for the third quarter of 2024. To holders of record on the close of business on Wednesday, September 4, the dividend will be payable on: Monday, September 23, 2024 to holders of Autoliv common stock listed on the New York Stock Exchange (Common Stock); and Tuesday, September 24, 2024 to holders of Autoliv Swedish Depository Receipts listed on Nasdaq Stockholm (SDRs).
ALV’s Market Performance
ALV’s stock has risen by 2.14% in the past week, with a monthly rise of 4.53% and a quarterly drop of -17.94%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.44% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.08% for Autoliv Inc. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 4.00% for ALV stock, with a simple moving average of -7.57% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of ALV
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ALV stocks, with Wolfe Research repeating the rating for ALV by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for ALV in the upcoming period, according to Wolfe Research is $133 based on the research report published on July 08, 2024 of the current year 2024.
UBS gave a rating of “Buy” to ALV, setting the target price at $141 in the report published on May 28th of the current year.
ALV Trading at -1.35% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ALV to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -21.10% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.08%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.44%, as shares surge +3.13% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -10.33% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ALV rose by +2.19%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +5.18% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $98.31. In addition, Autoliv Inc. saw -7.36% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ALV starting from Carlson Jan, who sale 1,900 shares at the price of $126.75 back on May 31 ’24. After this action, Carlson Jan now owns 77,493 shares of Autoliv Inc., valued at $240,825 using the latest closing price.
Bratt Mikael, the President and CEO of Autoliv Inc., sale 4,226 shares at $109.72 during a trade that took place back on Feb 21 ’24, which means that Bratt Mikael is holding 17,547 shares at $463,677 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ALV
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.09 for the present operating margin
- 0.18 for the gross margin
The net margin for Autoliv Inc. stands at 0.06. The total capital return value is set at 0.23. Equity return is now at value 25.81, with 7.83 for asset returns.
Based on Autoliv Inc. (ALV), the company’s capital structure generated 0.47 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.55. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.89. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 20.85.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.27 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.29. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.94. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.06for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.32. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.98.
Conclusion
In summary, Autoliv Inc. (ALV) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
