2.00% volatility in Autoliv Inc. (ALV) last month: This is a red flag warning

On May 23, 2023, Autoliv Inc. (NYSE: ALV) opened at $85.96, lower -2.11% from the last session. During the day, the shares moved up to $86.86 and dropped to $84.49 before settling in for the closing price of $86.35. Price fluctuations for ALV have ranged from $65.74 to $97.45 over the past 52 weeks.

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Annual sales at Consumer Cyclical sector company grew by 1.70% over the past five years. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted -2.40% at the time writing. With a float of $85.72 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $86.10 million.

Let’s look at the performance matrix of the company that is accounted for 71300 employees. In terms of profitability, gross margin is +15.40, operating margin of +6.40, and the pretax margin is +6.82.

Autoliv Inc. (ALV) Insider Updates

A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Auto Parts industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Autoliv Inc. is 0.22%, while institutional ownership is 63.60%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on May 12, was worth 232,594. In this transaction Director of this company sold 2,614 shares at a rate of $88.98, taking the stock ownership to the 77,493 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Mar 06, when Company’s insider sold 1,505 for $97.45, making the entire transaction worth $146,662. This insider now owns 4,142 shares in total.

Autoliv Inc. (ALV) Performance Highlights and Predictions

This company achieved a net margin of +4.78 while generating a return on equity of 16.13. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 21.51 per share during the current fiscal year.

According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around -2.40% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 34.01% during the next five years compared to -8.20% drop over the previous five years of trading.

Autoliv Inc. (NYSE: ALV) Trading Performance Indicators

Check out the current performance indicators for Autoliv Inc. (ALV). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 0.90. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 0.79.

For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 4.76, a number that is poised to hit 1.47 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 9.40 in one year’s time.

Technical Analysis of Autoliv Inc. (ALV)

Autoliv Inc. (NYSE: ALV) saw its 5-day average volume 0.73 million, a negative change from its year-to-date volume of 1.13 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 30.57%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 1.95.

During the past 100 days, Autoliv Inc.’s (ALV) raw stochastic average was set at 41.49%, which indicates a significant increase from 32.83% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 28.22% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 28.99% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.

At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $88.28, while its 200-day Moving Average is $83.28. Nevertheless, the first resistance level for the watch stands at $86.10 in the near term. At $87.66, the stock is likely to face the second major resistance level. The third major resistance level sits at $88.47. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $83.73, it is likely to go to the next support level at $82.92. Assuming the price breaks the second support level, the third support level stands at $81.36.

Autoliv Inc. (NYSE: ALV) Key Stats

There are currently 85,830K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 7.28 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 8,842 M according to its annual income of 423,000 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 2,493 M and its income totaled 74,000 K.