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Why This 1 Growth Stock Should Be On Your Watchlist
For growth investors, a company’s financial strength, overall health, and future outlook take precedence, so they’ll want to zero in on the Growth Style Score. This Score examines things like projected and historical earnings, sales, and cash flow to find stocks that will generate sustainable growth over time.
Autoliv, Inc. (ALV)
Based in Stockholm, Autoliv is a holding company that operates through two principal subsidiaries — Autoliv AB and Autoliv ASP. Autoliv was born from the 1997 merger of Swedish firm Autoliv AB and U.S. firm Morton ASP. On Jun 29, 2018, Autoliv completed the spin-off of its Electronics business to Veoneer, Inc. Following the completion of the spin-off, the company has been focused on occupant safety products.
ALV is a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) stock, with a Growth Style Score of B and VGM Score of B. Earnings are expected to grow 19.1% year-over-year for the current fiscal year, with sales growth of 5.3%.
Four analysts revised their earnings estimate upwards in the last 60 days, and the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.08 to $9.75 per share for 2024. ALV boasts an average earnings surprise of 14.1%.
Looking at cash flow, Autoliv, Inc. is expected to report cash flow growth of 43.9% this year; ALV has generated cash flow growth of 1.6% over the past three to five years.
With solid fundamentals, a good Zacks Rank, and top-tier Growth and VGM Style Scores, ALV should be on investors’ short lists.
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