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

BorgWarner (NYSE:BWA) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The auto parts company reported $1.01 earnings per share 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 3.2 %

NYSE:BWA traded down $1.00 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $30.18. The company had a trading volume of 5,331,473 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,463,580. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $32.59 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $33.32. BorgWarner has a twelve month low of $29.51 and a twelve month high of $38.22. The firm has a market cap of $6.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.66, a P/E/G ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a quick ratio of 1.48, a current ratio of 1.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Frederic Lissalde sold 154,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $34.61, for a total value of $5,329,940.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 259,957 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,997,111.77. The trade was a 37.20 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Paul Arthur Farrell sold 20,266 shares of BorgWarner stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.47, for a total transaction of $698,569.02. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 32,366 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,115,656.02. This represents a 38.51 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 222,010 shares of company stock worth $7,678,076. Corporate insiders own 0.63% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently weighed in on BWA. Barclays reduced their price objective 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 lowered their price objective on shares of BorgWarner from $42.00 to $40.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, December 16th. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price objective on BorgWarner from $35.00 to $31.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on BorgWarner from $51.00 to $49.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 27th. Finally, Evercore ISI upgraded shares of BorgWarner from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $39.00 to $43.00 in a research note on Monday, October 14th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, BorgWarner presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $40.40.

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.