Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE:ALV) Stock Holdings Lifted by American Century Companies Inc.

American Century Companies Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Autoliv, Inc. ( NYSE:ALV – Free Report ) by 11.

4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 149,080 shares of the auto parts company’s stock after acquiring an additional 15,289 shares during the quarter. American Century Companies Inc.



owned 0.19% of Autoliv worth $13,982,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of ALV.

Beddow Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Autoliv by 12.5% in the 4th quarter.

Beddow Capital Management Inc. now owns 90,980 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $8,533,000 after purchasing an additional 10,083 shares during the period. Northwest & Ethical Investments L.

P. lifted its stake in Autoliv by 41.8% during the fourth quarter.

Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. now owns 19,004 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $1,782,000 after buying an additional 5,604 shares in the last quarter.

Twin Tree Management LP acquired a new position in shares of Autoliv in the fourth quarter worth about $50,000. Mondrian Investment Partners LTD raised its holdings in shares of Autoliv by 4.5% during the fourth quarter.

Mondrian Investment Partners LTD now owns 1,378,636 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $133,259,000 after acquiring an additional 59,592 shares during the period. Finally, Erste Asset Management GmbH purchased a new stake in shares of Autoliv in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,095,000. 69.

57% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds. Analysts Set New Price Targets ALV has been the topic of several research analyst reports. HSBC cut shares of Autoliv from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from $109.

00 to $100.00 in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. Daiwa America raised Autoliv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th.

Cowen initiated coverage on Autoliv in a research report on Thursday, March 6th. They set a “buy” rating for the company. Daiwa Capital Markets upgraded Autoliv from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $109.

00 target price on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Autoliv from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, March 14th.

Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Autoliv currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $117.14.

Autoliv Stock Performance Shares of NYSE ALV opened at $89.45 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $95.

10 and its 200-day simple moving average is $95.52. 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, Inc. has a 52 week low of $87.55 and a 52 week high of $129.

38. The firm has a market cap of $6.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.

08, a P/E/G ratio of 0.73 and a beta of 1.59.

Autoliv ( NYSE:ALV – Get Free Report ) last announced its earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The auto parts company reported $3.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.

84 by $0.21. Autoliv had a return on equity of 28.

62% and a net margin of 6.21%. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Autoliv, Inc.

will post 9.51 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. Autoliv Announces Dividend The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 24th.

Investors of record on Friday, March 7th were issued a $0.70 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 7th.

This represents a $2.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.13%.

Autoliv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 34.70%. Insiders Place Their Bets In related news, insider Magnus Jarlegren sold 1,289 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 25th.

The shares were sold at an average price of $98.83, for a total transaction of $127,391.87.

Following the transaction, the insider now owns 6,142 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $607,013.86. The trade was a 17.

35 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink . Also, CFO Fredrik Westin sold 1,803 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 25th.

The shares were sold at an average price of $99.19, for a total transaction of $178,839.57.

Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 7,261 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $720,218.59. This trade represents a 19.

89 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here . Insiders sold a total of 9,253 shares of company stock valued at $915,534 in the last quarter.

Insiders own 0.20% of the company’s stock. Autoliv Profile ( Free Report ) 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. Further Reading Receive News & Ratings for Autoliv Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Autoliv and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .

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