Alfa Laval Corporate AB (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) Short Interest Update

Alfa Laval Corporate AB (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 2,500 shares, an increase of 733.3% from the January 15th total of 300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 30,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Alfa Laval Corporate Price Performance

ALFVY opened at $43.27 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $42.97 and a 200 day simple moving average of $43.87. The firm has a market cap of $17.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.60, a PEG ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 1.42. Alfa Laval Corporate has a twelve month low of $35.42 and a twelve month high of $48.46. The company has a current ratio of 1.38, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25.

Alfa Laval Corporate (OTCMKTS:ALFVY) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The company reported $0.46 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.52 by ($0.06). Alfa Laval Corporate had a return on equity of 18.64% and a net margin of 11.07%. Equities research analysts expect that Alfa Laval Corporate will post 1.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Royal Bank of Canada raised shares of Alfa Laval Corporate from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 18th.

About Alfa Laval Corporate

Alfa Laval Corporate AB provides heat transfer, separation, and fluid handling products and solutions worldwide. It operates in three divisions: Energy, Food & Water, and Marine. The company offers oil/gas-fired steam and composite steam boilers, exhaust gas economizer, and ballast water treatment systems, and exhaust gas cleaning products.