What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for Autoliv Q3 Earnings?

Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE:ALV) – Research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q3 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Autoliv in a report released on Wednesday, February 26th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the auto parts company will earn $2.81 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $2.75. The consensus estimate for Autoliv’s current full-year earnings is $9.51 per share.

ALV has been the subject of several other reports. Pareto Securities downgraded shares of Autoliv to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. StockNews.com downgraded Autoliv from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. Mizuho dropped their target price on Autoliv from $115.00 to $112.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Hsbc Global Res cut Autoliv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. Finally, Daiwa Capital Markets upgraded Autoliv from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $109.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $117.23.

Autoliv Trading Down 2.1 %

Shares of ALV opened at $95.29 on Monday. Autoliv has a fifty-two week low of $89.51 and a fifty-two week high of $129.38. The firm has a market cap of $7.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.81, a PEG ratio of 0.73 and a beta of 1.58. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $96.25 and a 200-day moving average price of $96.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a current ratio of 0.96.

Autoliv (NYSE:ALV) last issued its earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The auto parts company reported $3.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.84 by $0.21. Autoliv had a return on equity of 28.62% and a net margin of 6.21%.

Autoliv Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 24th. Investors of record on Friday, March 7th will be issued a $0.70 dividend. This represents a $2.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.94%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 7th. Autoliv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 34.70%.

Insider Activity at Autoliv

In other Autoliv news, CEO Mikael Bratt sold 5,760 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.90, for a total value of $569,664.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 23,307 shares in the company, valued at $2,305,062.30. This trade represents a 19.82 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Per Jonas Jademyr sold 401 shares of Autoliv stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.85, for a total value of $39,638.85. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 685 shares in the company, valued at approximately $67,712.25. The trade was a 36.92 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 9,253 shares of company stock worth $915,534 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. UMB Bank n.a. grew its stake in Autoliv by 139.5% in the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 273 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 159 shares during the period. AlphaQuest LLC grew its position in shares of Autoliv by 74.4% in the 4th quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 314 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 134 shares during the period. Fred Alger Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Autoliv in the 3rd quarter worth about $45,000. Twin Tree Management LP bought a new position in shares of Autoliv in the 4th quarter worth about $50,000. Finally, Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Autoliv during the 4th quarter valued at about $57,000. 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.