Autoliv Inc. (NYSE:ALV) had its target price reduced by investment analysts at Barclays from $90.00 to $85.00 in a research note issued on Monday, AnalystRatings.Net reports. The brokerage presently has an “underweight” rating on the stock. Barclays’ price objective would indicate a potential downside of 26.26% from the stock’s previous close.

A number of large investors recently added to or reduced their stakes in ALV. KBC Group boosted its stake in Autoliv by 1.4% in the third quarter. KBC Group now owns 10,158 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,108,000 after buying an additional 136 shares in the last quarter. Janus Capital Management boosted its stake in Autoliv by 1,951.1% in the third quarter. Janus Capital Management now owns 153,832 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,770,000 after buying an additional 146,332 shares in the last quarter. F&V Capital Management boosted its stake in Autoliv by 8.6% in the fourth quarter. F&V Capital Management now owns 4,308 shares of the company’s stock worth $537,000 after buying an additional 340 shares in the last quarter. Gillespie Robinson & Grimm bought a new stake in Autoliv during the fourth quarter worth about $207,000. Finally, Natixis Asset Management boosted its stake in Autoliv by 0.9% in the third quarter. Natixis Asset Management now owns 35,100 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,760,000 after buying an additional 300 shares in the last quarter.

Several other research firms have also commented on ALV. RBC Capital increased their price target on shares of Autoliv from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Monday, October 5th. Deutsche Bank reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a $104.00 price objective (up from $99.00) on shares of Autoliv in a research report on Monday, October 5th. BNP Paribas decreased their price objective on shares of Autoliv to $90.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 19th. Bank of America lowered shares of Autoliv from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $110.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Thursday, December 10th. Finally, Zacks Investment Research raised shares of Autoliv from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $140.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Monday, January 4th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $114.59.

Autoliv (NYSE:ALV) opened at 115.27 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $10.15 billion and a P/E ratio of 24.42. Autoliv has a one year low of $95.52 and a one year high of $132.19. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $118.62 and its 200 day moving average is $113.16.

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.56 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 16th. This is a boost from Autoliv’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.50. This represents a $2.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.94%.

Autoliv, Inc. is a developer, manufacturer and supplier of automotive safety systems to the automotive industry. The Company’s range of product offerings includes passive safety systems and active safety systems. Passive safety systems are primarily meant to improve vehicle safety, and include modules and components for passenger and driver-side airbags, side-impact airbag protection systems, seatbelts, steering wheels, passive safety electronics, whiplash protection systems and child seats, and components for such systems. Active safety systems are designed to make driving easier and more comfortable and to intervene before a collision in order to make accidents avoidable or reduce the impact. Active safety products include automotive radars, night driving assist, camera-based vision systems, brake controls and other active safety systems. It has approximately 80 production facilities located in around 27 countries, consisting of both component factories and assembly factories.

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