As of Friday close, Autoliv Inc.’s (NYSE:ALV) stock was up $1.0, moving up 1.09 percent to $92.97. The average number of shares traded per day over the past five days has been 644,320 shares. 1 time new highs have been achieved over the past 5 days, with a -$0.17 fall in that time frame. In the last twenty days, the average volume was 728,215, while in the previous 50 days, it was 851,364.
Since last month, ALV stock retreated -0.32%. Shares of the company fell to $91.17 on 08/18/23, the lowest level in the past month. A 52-week high of $103.99 was reached on 07/21/23 after having rallying from a 52-week low of $65.74. Since the beginning of this year, ALV’s stock price has risen by 21.40% or $16.39, and marked a new high 15 times. However, the stock has declined by -10.60% since its 52-week high.
ALV stock investors should be aware that Autoliv Inc. (ALV) stock had its last reported insider trading activity 4 days ago on Aug 15. JOHANSSON LEIF, the Director of the company, disposed of 11,400 shares for $93.01 on Aug 15. It resulted in a $1,060,282 divestment by the insider. Carlson Jan sold 2,614 shares at an average price of $88.98 on May 12. The insider now owns 77,493 shares following the transaction. On Mar 06, Westin Fredrik sold 1,505 shares at $97.45 apiece. The transaction was valued at $146,662.
Valuation Metrics
Right now, Autoliv Inc. (ALV) has a P/E ratio of about 20.77. The stock’s beta is 1.74. Besides these, the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 0.84, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 3.13, and the price-to-cash flow ratio of 19.21 may also be considered.
The latest dividend of $0.66 per share was paid out, remained unchanged from last year’s $0.66. On Tuesday November 8 2022, a $0.02 dividend increase was announced.
Financial Health
In the recent quarter, Autoliv Inc.’s quick ratio stood at 0.80, while its current ratio was 1.00, showing that the company is not able to pay off its debt. According to company report, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio for the recent quarter was 0.51, and the total debt-to-equity ratio was 0.70. On the profitability front, the trailing twelve-month gross margin is 16.50% percent. In the recent year, EBITDA margin amounted to 10.51%, whereas operating margins totaled 6.40%. Based on annual data, ALV earned $1.4 billion in gross profit and brought in $8.84 billion in revenue.
A company’s management is another factor that investors consider when determining the profitability of an investment. In the past year, return on investment (ROI) was 11.00%. Return on equity (ROE) for the past 12 months was 15.10%.
According to the earnings report, the company had a higher net income in the recent quarter than it did in the previous quarter. ALV’s revenue rose 14.77% to $2.34 billion during the quarter, while net income inched up to $2.49 billion. During the quarter, the company generated $189.0 million in EBITDA. The liabilities of Autoliv Inc. were 5.4 billion at the end of its most recent quarter, and its total debt was $1.92 billion. The value of shareholders’ equity is $85.38 million.
Technical Picture
This quick technical analysis looks at Autoliv Inc.’s (ALV) price momentum. With a historical volatility rate of 23.18%, the RSI 9-day stood at 38.53% on 18 August.
With respect to its five-day moving average, the current Autoliv Inc. price is down by -0.18% percent or -$0.17. At present, ALV shares trade -9.54% below its 20-day simple moving average and +4.21% percent above its 100-day simple moving average. However, the stock is currently trading approximately +5.52% above its SMA50 and +15.71% above its SMA200.
Stochastic coefficient K was 6.66% and Stochastic coefficient D was 7.97%, while ATR was 2.14. Given the Stochastic reading of 16.46% for the 14-day period, the RSI (14) reading has been calculated as 43.99%. As of today, the MACD Oscillator reading stands at -2.47, while the 14-day reading stands at -4.71.
Analyst Ratings
Kepler upgraded its rating on Autoliv Inc. (NYSE: ALV) to a Buy in a note to investors on May 11, 2023. The analysts firm previously had a Hold rating on the stock.Autoliv Inc. (ALV) has been rated Overweight by analysts. According to 2 brokerage firms, ALV is a sell, and 14 firms recommend it is a Hold. There are 0 analysts who say the stock is underweight. A total of 1 analyst rate Autoliv Inc. stock as buy, with 9 recommending it as overweight.
With a median target price of $100.81, the current consensus forecast for the stock is $82.57 – $127.00. Based on these forecasts, analysts predict Autoliv Inc. (ALV) will achieve an average price target of $104.27.
