BorgWarner (NYSE:BWA) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results

BorgWarner (NYSE:BWA) announced its earnings results on Thursday. The auto parts company reported $1.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.08, Zacks reports. BorgWarner had a net margin of 6.33% and a return on equity of 15.51%. BorgWarner updated its FY 2025 guidance to 4.050-4.400 EPS.

BorgWarner Price Performance

BorgWarner stock opened at $30.00 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $32.42 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $33.28. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.61, a PEG ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a quick ratio of 1.48 and a current ratio of 1.84. BorgWarner has a 52-week low of $29.33 and a 52-week high of $38.22.

BorgWarner Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd will be issued a $0.11 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $0.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.47%. BorgWarner’s payout ratio is currently 11.17%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Evercore ISI upgraded BorgWarner from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their target price for the company from $39.00 to $43.00 in a research report on Monday, October 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their target price on shares of BorgWarner from $35.00 to $31.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Barclays reduced their price target on shares of BorgWarner from $47.00 to $43.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on BorgWarner from $51.00 to $49.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 27th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price objective on BorgWarner from $38.00 to $39.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, November 4th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $40.47.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, VP Stefan Demmerle sold 21,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $34.79, for a total value of $747,985.00. Following the sale, the vice president now owns 227,513 shares in the company, valued at $7,915,177.27. This represents a 8.63 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, VP Isabelle Mckenzie sold 5,700 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.62, for a total value of $197,334.00. Following the sale, the vice president now owns 37,640 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,303,096.80. This trade represents a 13.15 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 222,010 shares of company stock worth $7,678,076. 0.63% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About BorgWarner

BorgWarner Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides solutions for combustion, hybrid, and electric vehicles worldwide. It offers turbochargers, eBoosters, eTurbos, timing systems, emissions systems, thermal systems, gasoline ignition technology, smart remote actuators, powertrain sensors, cabin heaters, battery modules and systems, battery heaters, and battery charging.