Asset Management One Co. Ltd. Sells 1,967 Shares of Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE:ALV)

Asset Management One Co. Ltd. trimmed its position in shares of Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE:ALV) by 2.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 70,454 shares of the auto parts company’s stock after selling 1,967 shares during the quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. owned approximately 0.09% of Autoliv worth $6,650,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of ALV. FMR LLC boosted its position in 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 acquiring an additional 376,665 shares in the last quarter. Swedbank AB boosted its position in shares of Autoliv by 8.7% in the 3rd quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 2,567,281 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $239,707,000 after purchasing an additional 205,241 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its position in shares of Autoliv by 83.9% in the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 417,992 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $39,028,000 after purchasing an additional 190,654 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its position in shares of Autoliv by 21.2% in the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 910,437 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $85,008,000 after purchasing an additional 159,067 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Autoliv by 94.2% in the 3rd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 210,989 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $19,700,000 after purchasing an additional 102,362 shares in the last quarter. 69.57% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Autoliv Price Performance

Shares of ALV opened at $100.60 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $7.82 billion, a PE ratio of 12.47, a P/E/G ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 1.58. The company has a current ratio of 0.96, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $95.71 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $96.46. Autoliv, Inc. has a 1-year low of $89.51 and a 1-year high of $129.38.

Autoliv (NYSE:ALV) last announced its earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The auto parts company reported $3.05 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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%. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Autoliv, Inc. will post 9.7 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ALV has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. StockNews.com raised Autoliv from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Daiwa Capital Markets raised 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. Daiwa America raised Autoliv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. HSBC cut Autoliv from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $109.00 to $100.00 in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. Finally, Mizuho lowered their price objective on Autoliv from $115.00 to $112.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $117.23.

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.