BorgWarner Inc. $BWA Shares Sold by Franklin Resources Inc.

Franklin Resources Inc. lessened its holdings in BorgWarner Inc. (NYSE:BWA - Free Report) by 40.5% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 80,145 shares of the auto parts company's stock after selling 54,662 shares during the quarter. Franklin Resources Inc.'s holdings in BorgWarner were worth $2,683,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

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Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of BorgWarner by 1,133.3% in the 2nd quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 777 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 714 shares during the period. Addison Advisors LLC boosted its stake in BorgWarner by 1,647.8% in the second quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 804 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 758 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. grew its holdings in shares of BorgWarner by 81.8% during the second quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 809 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 364 shares during the last quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont raised its position in shares of BorgWarner by 55,000.0% during the 2nd quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 1,102 shares of the auto parts company's stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 1,100 shares during the period. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its position in shares of BorgWarner by 111.9% during the 2nd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 1,108 shares of the auto parts company's stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 585 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 95.67% of the company's stock.

BorgWarner Stock Performance

BWA stock opened at $43.19 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $43.50 and a 200 day simple moving average of $39.58. The company has a market capitalization of $9.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 68.55, a PEG ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a quick ratio of 1.69, a current ratio of 2.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63. BorgWarner Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $24.40 and a fifty-two week high of $46.39.

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BorgWarner (NYSE:BWA - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The auto parts company reported $1.24 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.16 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $3.59 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.58 billion. BorgWarner had a net margin of 0.94% and a return on equity of 16.72%. BorgWarner's revenue was up 4.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.09 EPS. BorgWarner has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.600-4.750 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that BorgWarner Inc. will post 4.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

BorgWarner Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.17 per share. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 1st. BorgWarner's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 107.94%.

Insider Buying and Selling at BorgWarner

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In related news, VP Isabelle Mckenzie sold 3,200 shares of BorgWarner stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $44.23, for a total transaction of $141,536.00. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 43,555 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,926,437.65. The trade was a 6.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, VP Stefan Demmerle sold 15,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $45.52, for a total transaction of $682,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 209,040 shares of the company's stock, valued at $9,515,500.80. The trade was a 6.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 23,200 shares of company stock worth $1,054,336. 0.63% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently issued reports on BWA. Baird R W upgraded BorgWarner from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on shares of BorgWarner from $45.00 to $52.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, September 29th. Evercore ISI upped their price target on shares of BorgWarner from $50.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, November 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of BorgWarner from $45.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, October 20th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $54.00 target price on shares of BorgWarner in a research note on Friday, October 31st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, BorgWarner has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $46.08.

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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.

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