BorgWarner Inc. (NYSE:BWA) Stock Has Consensus Target Price of $78.86 According to Analysts

BorgWarner Inc. (NYSE:BWA) has been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the fifteen analysts that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $78.86.

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the company. Wall Street Zen downgraded BorgWarner from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, September 12th. Sanford C. Bernstein raised shares of BorgWarner to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 10th. Robert W. Baird set a $79.00 target price on shares of BorgWarner in a report on Thursday, August 6th. TD Cowen lifted their price objective on BorgWarner from $67.00 to $68.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on BorgWarner from $75.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, August 10th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other BorgWarner news, Director Rajesh Kalathur bought 7,407 shares of BorgWarner stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 19th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $67.59 per share, with a total value of $500,639.13. Following the purchase, the director directly owned 7,407 shares in the company, valued at $500,639.13. This represents a ∞ increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CAO Amy B. Kulikowski sold 2,900 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.60, for a total transaction of $198,940.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 9,725 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $667,135. The trade was a 22.97% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders own 0.76% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of BWA. Cullen Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in BorgWarner in the second quarter valued at $4,937,000. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System purchased a new position in BorgWarner during the first quarter worth about $3,256,000. Tribune Investment Group LP acquired a new stake in shares of BorgWarner during the second quarter valued at about $3,432,000. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al purchased a new stake in shares of BorgWarner in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $5,664,000. Finally, Bessemer Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of BorgWarner by 19.8% in the 1st quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 241,173 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $13,086,000 after acquiring an additional 39,787 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.67% of the company’s stock.

BorgWarner Stock Up 5.1%

NYSE:BWA opened at $63.36 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 2.13, a quick ratio of 1.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67. BorgWarner has a twelve month low of $40.50 and a twelve month high of $78.82. The company has a market cap of $12.90 billion, a PE ratio of 31.68, a P/E/G ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 1.16. The company’s 50 day moving average is $64.54 and its two-hundred day moving average is $63.35.

BorgWarner (NYSE:BWA) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The auto parts company reported $1.42 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.28 by $0.14. BorgWarner had a net margin of 2.89% and a return on equity of 19.10%. The business had revenue of $3.65 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.58 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.21 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up .3% compared to the same quarter last year. BorgWarner has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.050-5.300 EPS. Analysts anticipate that BorgWarner will post 5.2 EPS for the current year.

BorgWarner declared that its board has authorized a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, August 5th that permits the company to repurchase $1.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the auto parts company to buy up to 7.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are usually a sign that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

BorgWarner Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 1st were paid a $0.17 dividend. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 1st. BorgWarner’s payout ratio is currently 34.00%.

About BorgWarner

BorgWarner Inc is a global automotive supplier that develops and manufactures propulsion, drivetrain, thermal-management and emissions technologies. The company serves automakers and commercial-vehicle manufacturers, supplying components and systems for internal-combustion, hybrid and electric vehicles.

Its product portfolio includes turbochargers, transmission systems, all-wheel-drive and four-wheel-drive technologies, clutches, timing systems, battery systems, power electronics, electric motors, thermal-management products and charging-related technologies.