BorgWarner (NYSE:BWA) Announces Earnings Results

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

BorgWarner Price Performance

Shares of BWA traded down $1.08 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $30.09. 3,302,523 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,423,665. The company has a market cap of $6.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.18. BorgWarner has a 12-month low of $29.51 and a 12-month high of $38.22. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $32.59 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $33.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a quick ratio of 1.48 and a current ratio of 1.84.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on BWA. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their target price on shares of BorgWarner from $35.00 to $31.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of BorgWarner from $51.00 to $49.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 27th. Guggenheim reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $41.00 target price on shares of BorgWarner in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Evercore ISI upgraded shares of BorgWarner from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $39.00 to $43.00 in a research report on Monday, October 14th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on BorgWarner from $42.00 to $40.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $40.40.

Insider Transactions at BorgWarner

In other news, VP Stefan Demmerle sold 20,544 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $34.28, for a total transaction of $704,248.32. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 206,969 shares in the company, valued at $7,094,897.32. This trade represents a 9.03 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, VP Isabelle Mckenzie sold 5,700 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $34.62, for a total value of $197,334.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now owns 37,640 shares in the company, valued at $1,303,096.80. This represents a 13.15 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 222,010 shares of company stock worth $7,678,076 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.63% of the company’s stock.

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.