BorgWarner (NYSE:BWA) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.08 EPS

BorgWarner (NYSE:BWA) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The auto parts company reported $1.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 Stock Down 0.8 %

BWA stock opened at $30.00 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 1.84 and a quick ratio of 1.48. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.61, a P/E/G ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.18. BorgWarner has a fifty-two week low of $29.33 and a fifty-two week high of $38.22. The business has a 50-day moving average of $32.42 and a 200-day moving average of $33.28.

BorgWarner Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on BWA. 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 report on Monday, October 14th. Barclays reduced their price target on shares of BorgWarner from $47.00 to $43.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of BorgWarner from $40.00 to $41.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their target price on BorgWarner from $35.00 to $31.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded BorgWarner from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, BorgWarner presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $40.47.

Insider Activity at BorgWarner

In related news, VP Stefan Demmerle sold 20,544 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the vice president now directly owns 206,969 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,094,897.32. The trade was a 9.03 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through 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 sale, 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 position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 222,010 shares of company stock valued at $7,678,076. 0.63% of the stock is owned by insiders.

BorgWarner Company Profile

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.