Zacks Research Brokers Reduce Earnings Estimates for Autoliv

Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE:ALV) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Autoliv in a report released on Thursday, February 13th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the auto parts company will earn $1.82 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.06. The consensus estimate for Autoliv’s current full-year earnings is $9.70 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Autoliv’s Q2 2025 earnings at $2.18 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.51 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.96 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $11.81 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Daiwa America raised shares of Autoliv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Hsbc Global Res lowered shares of Autoliv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. HSBC cut Autoliv from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $109.00 to $100.00 in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Daiwa Capital Markets raised Autoliv from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $109.00 price target for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on Autoliv from $101.00 to $97.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Autoliv currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $117.23.

Autoliv Stock Performance

Shares of ALV stock opened at $100.60 on Monday. Autoliv has a 12-month low of $89.51 and a 12-month high of $129.38. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 1.58. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $95.71 and a 200 day simple moving average of $96.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 0.96 and a quick ratio of 0.71.

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%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Autoliv

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Two Sigma Advisers LP lifted its stake in Autoliv by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 44,600 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $4,183,000 after buying an additional 1,100 shares in the last quarter. Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Autoliv by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC now owns 61,398 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $5,759,000 after acquiring an additional 800 shares in the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its position in shares of Autoliv by 10.9% in the 4th quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 144,844 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $13,584,000 after acquiring an additional 14,180 shares in the last quarter. Raiffeisen Bank International AG acquired a new position in Autoliv in the 4th quarter worth approximately $155,000. Finally, ProShare Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Autoliv by 6.4% in the fourth quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 3,390 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $318,000 after buying an additional 203 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 69.57% of the company’s stock.

Autoliv Company Profile

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.