Autoliv Inc. (ALV): Today's Featured Automotive Winner

Autoliv was a winner within the automotive industry, rising $0.86 (1.1%) to $80.02 on light volume
By TheStreet Wire ,

Autoliv

(

ALV

) pushed the Automotive industry higher today making it today's featured automotive winner. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.2%. By the end of trading, Autoliv rose $0.86 (1.1%) to $80.02 on light volume. Throughout the day, 381,487 shares of Autoliv exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 624,100 shares. The stock ranged in a price between $79.19-$80.02 after having opened the day at $79.24 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $79.16. Other companies within the Automotive industry that increased today were:

China Automotive Systems

(

CAAS

), up 8.8%,

Shiloh Industries

(

SHLO

), up 2.4%,

Meritor

(

MTOR

), up 2.3% and

Supreme Industries

(

STS

), up 2.3%.

Autoliv, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the development, manufacture, and supply of automotive safety systems to the automotive industry. Autoliv has a market cap of $7.5 billion and is part of the consumer goods sector. Shares are up 16.9% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there is 1 analyst that rates Autoliv a buy, 2 analysts rate it a sell, and 8 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Autoliv

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its solid stock price performance, increase in net income, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, good cash flow from operations and growth in earnings per share. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows low profit margins.

On the negative front,

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide

(

QTWW

), down 3.4%,

Arctic Cat

(

ACAT

), down 2.9%,

American Axle & Mfg Holdings

(

AXL

), down 1.9% and

Winnebago Industries

(

WGO

), down 1.6% , were all laggards within the automotive industry with

LKQ Corporation

(

LKQ

) being today's automotive industry laggard.

For investors not wanting singular stock exposure, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the automotive industry could consider

Consumer Discretionary Sel Sec SPDR

(

XLY

) while those bearish on the automotive industry could consider

ProShares Ultra Sht Consumer Goods

(

SZK

).

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