Key Stats for Autoliv Stock
- Price change for Autoliv stock: 7%
- $ALV Share Price as of Apr. 17: $119
- 52-Week High: $130
- $ALV Stock Price Target: $130
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What Happened?
Autoliv (ALV) stock jumped 7% on Friday after the automotive safety company posted a better-than-expected Q1.
- EPS of $2.05 beat Wall Street estimates by $0.22 — a meaningful beat that’s driving the early move higher.
- Total sales rose 6.8% year-over-year to nearly $2.8 billion — the highest first quarter sales figure in the company’s history.
- The biggest bright spots were in Asia.
- In China, Autoliv outperformed the light-vehicle production growth rate by 40 percentage points, driven primarily by strong demand from Chinese automakers.
- In India, organic sales grew 38% as more vehicles in the market now include safety features like airbags.
CEO Mikael Bratt highlighted the momentum: India now represents nearly 6% of Autoliv’s global sales — almost triple what it was just three years ago.
Adjusted operating income dipped about 4% year-over-year, partly due to lower R&D reimbursements and one-time costs.
Free cash flow was negative $159 million for the quarter, though management expects this to improve as the year progresses.
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What the Market Is Telling Us About Autoliv Stock
Autoliv stock has faced pressure from a tough automotive market. Global light vehicle production fell 3.4% in Q1.
Despite that, Autoliv outperformed the market by over 4 percentage points — a sign the company is winning share rather than just riding industry tailwinds.
The company kept its full year guidance intact,
- expecting flat organic sales,
- an adjusted operating margin of 10.5% to 11%, and
- operating cash flow of around $1.2 billion.
- That’s reassuring given the uncertainty around Persian Gulf tensions and raw material costs, which the company now expects to be a $90 million headwind — up from a $30 million estimate at the start of the year.
Management acknowledged the geopolitical situation remains fluid but said mitigation strategies are in place, including customer price compensations and internal cost savings.
Autoliv stock remains committed to returning capital to shareholders through dividends and buybacks, with a $2.5 billion repurchase authorization running through 2029.
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