Autoliv Inc. (NYSE:ALV) announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday. The company reported $2.10 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.91 by $0.19, AnalystRatings.NET reports.

Shares of Autoliv (NYSE:ALV) opened at 113.44 on Friday. Autoliv has a 1-year low of $95.52 and a 1-year high of $132.19. The company’s 50-day moving average is $117.87 and its 200 day moving average is $113.18. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.99 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.03.

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Thursday, February 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.56 per share. This represents a $2.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.97%. This is a boost from Autoliv’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.50. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 16th.

ALV has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. RBC Capital boosted their price objective 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 set a $104.00 price objective (up previously from $99.00) on shares of Autoliv in a research report on Monday, October 5th. Zacks Investment Research downgraded shares of Autoliv from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 8th. Susquehanna boosted their price objective on shares of Autoliv from $119.00 to $120.00 in a research report on Tuesday, October 20th. Finally, Credit Suisse boosted their price objective on shares of Autoliv from $125.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, October 26th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. The stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $114.59.

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in Autoliv stock. Russell Frank Co raised its position in Autoliv Inc. (NYSE:ALV) by 100.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 29,768 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 14,882 shares during the period. Russell Frank Co’s holdings in Autoliv were worth $3,757,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

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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