BDF Gestion Has $1.04 Million Stock Holdings in Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE:ALV)

BDF Gestion decreased its position in shares of Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE:ALV) by 8.1% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 11,032 shares of the auto parts company’s stock after selling 968 shares during the period. BDF Gestion’s holdings in Autoliv were worth $1,035,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of ALV. FMR LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Autoliv by 6.1% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 6,504,605 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $607,335,000 after buying an additional 376,665 shares during the last quarter. Swedbank AB lifted its stake in Autoliv by 8.7% in the third quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 2,567,281 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $239,707,000 after acquiring an additional 205,241 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Autoliv by 10.8% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 987,375 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $92,221,000 after acquiring an additional 95,888 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its position in Autoliv by 21.2% in the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 910,437 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $85,008,000 after acquiring an additional 159,067 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Autoliv by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 487,629 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $45,530,000 after purchasing an additional 4,060 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 69.57% of the company’s stock.

Autoliv Price Performance

NYSE:ALV opened at $101.27 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 0.96 and a quick ratio of 0.71. Autoliv, Inc. has a one year low of $89.51 and a one year high of $129.38. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $96.68 and a 200 day moving average price of $97.14. The stock has a market cap of $7.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.19, a PEG ratio of 0.73 and a beta of 1.59.

Autoliv Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 3rd were paid a $0.70 dividend. This represents a $2.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.76%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 3rd. This is a boost from Autoliv’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.68. Autoliv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 36.46%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Bank of America reduced their price objective on shares of Autoliv from $137.00 to $134.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 3rd. StockNews.com upgraded Autoliv from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Barclays cut their price objective on Autoliv from $115.00 to $110.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, October 15th. Daiwa America raised Autoliv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, Daiwa Capital Markets raised shares of Autoliv from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $109.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Autoliv presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $121.62.

Autoliv 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.