Zacks Research Analysts Boost Earnings Estimates for Autoliv

Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE:ALV) – Zacks Research lifted their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Autoliv in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, December 2nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the auto parts company will post earnings of $10.03 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $9.94. The consensus estimate for Autoliv’s current full-year earnings is $8.19 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Autoliv’s Q2 2026 earnings at $2.90 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.86 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $11.50 EPS.

Autoliv (NYSE:ALV) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, October 18th. The auto parts company reported $1.84 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.00 by ($0.16). Autoliv had a return on equity of 30.85% and a net margin of 5.98%. The business had revenue of $2.56 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.52 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.66 earnings per share. Autoliv’s revenue was down 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

ALV has been the topic of several other research reports. Bank of America decreased their price target on shares of Autoliv from $137.00 to $134.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 3rd. Barclays decreased their target price on Autoliv from $115.00 to $110.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 15th. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on Autoliv from $103.00 to $108.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, October 21st. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on Autoliv from $102.00 to $101.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 21st. Finally, Wolfe Research assumed coverage on shares of Autoliv in a research note on Thursday, September 5th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $120.00 price objective for the company. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $122.77.

Autoliv Stock Down 1.0 %

NYSE ALV opened at $96.78 on Thursday. Autoliv has a 12 month low of $89.51 and a 12 month high of $129.38. The company has a market capitalization of $7.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.60, a PEG ratio of 0.87 and a beta of 1.59. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $96.49 and its 200 day simple moving average is $102.39. 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 Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 3rd will be issued a dividend of $0.70 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 3rd. This represents a $2.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.89%. This is an increase from Autoliv’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.68. Autoliv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 36.46%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Autoliv

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of ALV. Cetera Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Autoliv by 44.2% during the first quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC now owns 4,199 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $506,000 after purchasing an additional 1,287 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Autoliv by 62.7% during the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 262 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 101 shares during the period. Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of Autoliv by 2.3% in the 2nd quarter. Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC now owns 7,930 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $848,000 after purchasing an additional 175 shares in the last quarter. BDF Gestion bought a new position in Autoliv during the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,284,000. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Autoliv by 13.5% in the 2nd quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 3,446 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $369,000 after acquiring an additional 409 shares in the last quarter. 69.57% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.