The stock of Autoliv Inc (ALV) has gone down by -2.25% for the week, with a -0.32% drop in the past month and a -5.79% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.04%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 2.46% for ALV. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -0.96% for ALV’s stock, with a -10.87% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Autoliv Inc (NYSE: ALV) Right Now?
Autoliv Inc (NYSE: ALV) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.54x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for ALV is 1.60. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 9 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 14 rating it as “hold,” and 5 rating it as “sell.”
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The public float for ALV is 78.53M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.03% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of ALV on November 21, 2024 was 814.63K shares.
ALV) stock’s latest price update
Autoliv Inc (NYSE: ALV)’s stock price has dropped by -0.34 in relation to previous closing price of 96.52. Nevertheless, the company has seen a loss of -2.25% in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2024-11-11 that STOCKHOLM, Nov. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE: ALV) (SSE: ALIVsdb), the worldwide leader in automotive safety systems, today announced an increase of its quarterly dividend and extension of its current share repurchase program. Autoliv will cancel two million treasury shares in December 2024.
Analysts’ Opinion of ALV
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ALV stocks, with Deutsche Bank repeating the rating for ALV by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for ALV in the upcoming period, according to Deutsche Bank is $116 based on the research report published on September 10, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Wolfe Research, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ALV reach a price target of $120. The rating they have provided for ALV stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on September 05th, 2024.
Wolfe Research gave a rating of “Outperform” to ALV, setting the target price at $133 in the report published on July 08th of the current year.
ALV Trading at 0.69% 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 -25.65% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.46%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.04%, as shares surge +0.80% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +1.16% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ALV fell by -2.64%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -11.66% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $97.10. In addition, Autoliv Inc saw -12.71% 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 Fox Kevin, who sale 200 shares at the price of $97.39 back on Oct 22 ’24. After this action, Fox Kevin now owns 2,657 shares of Autoliv Inc, valued at $19,478 using the latest closing price.
Carlson Jan, the Director of Autoliv Inc, sale 1,900 shares at $126.75 during a trade that took place back on May 31 ’24, which means that Carlson Jan is holding 77,493 shares at $240,825 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 26.42, with 7.72 for asset returns.
Based on Autoliv Inc (ALV), the company’s capital structure generated 0.49 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.49. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.97. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 9.19.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.08 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.55. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.91. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.8for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.27. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.96.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Autoliv Inc (ALV) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it 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.
