Autoliv Inc (NYSE: ALV)’s stock price has plunge by -1.23relation to previous closing price of 79.70. Nevertheless, the company has seen a -2.44% plunge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-04-11 that Get a deeper insight into the potential performance of Autoliv (ALV) for the quarter ended March 2025 by going beyond Wall Street’s top -and-bottom-line estimates and examining the estimates for some of its key metrics.
Is It Worth Investing in Autoliv Inc (NYSE: ALV) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Autoliv Inc (NYSE: ALV) is above average at 9.77x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.38.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 9 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for ALV is 77.18M, and currently, short sellers hold a 3.34% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of ALV on April 11, 2025 was 937.87K shares.
ALV’s Market Performance
ALV stock saw a decrease of -2.44% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -10.22% and a quarterly a decrease of -15.76%. The volatility ratio for the week is 7.40%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.68% for Autoliv Inc (ALV). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -9.69% for ALV’s stock, with a -18.44% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of ALV
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ALV stocks, with TD Cowen repeating the rating for ALV by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for ALV in the upcoming period, according to TD Cowen is $116 based on the research report published on March 07, 2025 of the current year 2025.
HSBC Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ALV reach a price target of $100, previously predicting the price at $109. The rating they have provided for ALV stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on February 04th, 2025.
Daiwa Securities gave a rating of “Outperform” to ALV, setting the target price at $109 in the report published on January 07th of the current year.
ALV Trading at -14.50% 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 -39.16% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.68%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 7.40%, as shares sank -12.83% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -22.44% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ALV fell by -2.61%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -27.78% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $87.16. In addition, Autoliv Inc saw -16.07% 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 Swahn Christian, who sale 1,192 shares at the price of $98.78 back on Feb 25 ’25. After this action, Swahn Christian now owns 3,835 shares of Autoliv Inc, valued at $117,752 using the latest closing price.
Westin Fredrik, the EVP Finance and CFO of Autoliv Inc, sale 1,803 shares at $99.19 during a trade that took place back on Feb 25 ’25, which means that Westin Fredrik is holding 7,261 shares at $178,840 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ALV
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.1 for the present operating margin
- 0.19 for the gross margin
The net margin for Autoliv Inc stands at 0.06. The total capital return value is set at 0.24. Equity return is now at value 26.69, with 7.99 for asset returns.
Based on Autoliv Inc (ALV), the company’s capital structure generated 0.48 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.51. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.91. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 9.24.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 979.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.27. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.75. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.73for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.33. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.96.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Autoliv Inc (ALV) has experienced a bad performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. 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.
