Recent Research Analysts’ Ratings Changes for Autoliv (ALV)

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of Autoliv (NYSE: ALV) recently:

• 3/14/2025 – Autoliv was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 3/7/2025 – Autoliv is now covered by analysts at TD Cowen. They set a “buy” rating and a $116.00 price target on the stock.
• 3/6/2025 – Autoliv is now covered by analysts at Cowen Inc. They set a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 3/5/2025 – Autoliv was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 2/25/2025 – Autoliv was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 2/4/2025 – Autoliv was downgraded by analysts at Hsbc Global Res from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 2/4/2025 – Autoliv was downgraded by analysts at HSBC Holdings plc from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. They now have a $100.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $109.00.
• 2/3/2025 – Autoliv was downgraded by analysts at Pareto Securities to a “hold” rating.
• 2/3/2025 – Autoliv had its price target lowered by analysts at Mizuho from $115.00 to $112.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 1/23/2025 – Autoliv was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.

Autoliv Stock Performance

Shares of Autoliv stock traded down $0.30 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $89.86. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 735,224 shares, compared to its average volume of 734,142. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $96.35 and its 200 day simple moving average is $96.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a current ratio of 0.96. Autoliv, Inc. has a one year low of $87.55 and a one year high of $129.38. The stock has a market cap of $6.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.73 and a beta of 1.59.

Autoliv (NYSE:ALV) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 31st. The auto parts company reported $3.05 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.84 by $0.21. Autoliv had a net margin of 6.21% and a return on equity of 28.62%. As a group, analysts expect that Autoliv, Inc. will post 9.51 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Autoliv Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 7th will be issued a $0.70 dividend. This represents a $2.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.12%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 7th. Autoliv’s payout ratio is 34.70%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Autoliv news, CFO Fredrik Westin sold 1,803 shares of Autoliv stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.19, for a total value of $178,839.57. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 7,261 shares in the company, valued at $720,218.59. The trade was a 19.89 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Magnus Jarlegren sold 1,289 shares of Autoliv stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.83, for a total transaction of $127,391.87. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 6,142 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $607,013.86. This trade represents a 17.35 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 9,253 shares of company stock worth $915,534 over the last ninety days. 0.20% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Autoliv

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. UMB Bank n.a. raised its position in shares of Autoliv by 139.5% in the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 273 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 159 shares during the period. AlphaQuest LLC raised its position in shares of Autoliv by 74.4% in the fourth quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 314 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 134 shares during the period. Fred Alger Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Autoliv in the third quarter valued at approximately $45,000. Twin Tree Management LP bought a new position in shares of Autoliv in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $50,000. Finally, Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Autoliv in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $57,000. 69.57% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Autoliv, Inc, through its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and supplies passive safety systems to the automotive industry in Europe, the Americas, China, Japan, and rest of Asia. It offers passive safety systems, including modules and components for frontal-impact airbag protection systems, side-impact airbag protection systems, seatbelts, steering wheels, and inflator technologies.