Analyzing Autoliv Inc (ALV)’s Gross, Operating, Pretax, and Net Margins

A share price of Autoliv Inc [ALV] is currently trading at $95.23, up 1.90%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The ALV shares have gain 2.08% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -4.01%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Autoliv Inc [NYSE: ALV] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 07, 2025, when Daiwa Securities upgraded its rating to a Outperform but kept the price target unchanged to $109 for it. Wolfe Research upgraded its rating to a Outperform but stick to its price target of $133 on July 08, 2024. UBS upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on May 28, 2024, and upped its price target to $141. In a note dated January 12, 2024, Berenberg upgraded an Buy rating on this stock but restated the target price of $120.

Autoliv Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $89.51 and $129.38. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $118.8 within the next 12 months. Autoliv Inc [NYSE: ALV] shares were valued at $95.23 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 24.75% based on the average ALV price forecast.

Analyzing the ALV fundamentals

Trailing Twelve Months sales for Autoliv Inc [NYSE:ALV] were 10.53B which represents -1.58% decline. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.18% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.09%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.07%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.06%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.08, Equity is 0.26 and Total Capital is 0.23. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.04.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 93.36 points at the first support level, and at 91.48 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 96.24, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 97.25.

Ratios To Look Out For

To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Autoliv Inc [NYSE:ALV] is 0.96. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.71, while the Cash Ratio is 0.1. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.71, the price to book ratio is 3.28 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 12.41.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Fox Kevin, President, Autoliv Americas, that happened on Oct 22 ’24 when 200.0 shares were sold. Director, Carlson Jan completed a deal on May 31 ’24 to sell 1900.0 shares. Meanwhile, President and CEO Bratt Mikael sold 4226.0 shares on Feb 21 ’24.

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