BorgWarner Inc. $BWA Shares Sold by Savant Capital LLC

Savant Capital LLC lowered its stake in shares of BorgWarner Inc. (NYSE:BWA) by 75.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 18,124 shares of the auto parts company’s stock after selling 54,303 shares during the quarter. Savant Capital LLC’s holdings in BorgWarner were worth $817,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in BorgWarner by 2.5% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 27,578,374 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $1,212,345,000 after acquiring an additional 667,788 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in BorgWarner by 1.3% during the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 11,782,629 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $517,960,000 after acquiring an additional 155,871 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its holdings in BorgWarner by 5.3% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,633,760 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $255,578,000 after acquiring an additional 380,942 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in BorgWarner by 119.7% during the third quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 7,518,776 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $330,525,000 after acquiring an additional 4,095,902 shares during the period. Finally, LSV Asset Management grew its holdings in BorgWarner by 6.7% during the fourth quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 6,446,541 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $290,481,000 after acquiring an additional 402,887 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.67% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at BorgWarner

In other news, VP Stefan Demmerle sold 5,000 shares of BorgWarner stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $65.00, for a total value of $325,000.00. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 203,746 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,243,490. The trade was a 2.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Paul Arthur Farrell sold 12,012 shares of BorgWarner stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $52.31, for a total value of $628,347.72. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 38,238 shares in the company, valued at $2,000,229.78. This represents a 23.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders sold 96,033 shares of company stock valued at $5,792,558. Insiders own 0.76% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

BWA has been the topic of several analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on BorgWarner from $73.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 14th. Barclays raised their target price on BorgWarner from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Wolfe Research raised BorgWarner from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $68.00 target price on the stock in a report on Wednesday, March 25th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $81.00 target price on BorgWarner in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Finally, New Street Research set a $66.00 target price on BorgWarner in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $69.21.

BorgWarner Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:BWA opened at $74.18 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 2.13 and a quick ratio of 1.75. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $58.53 and its 200-day moving average price is $52.47. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.22 billion, a PE ratio of 43.89, a P/E/G ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 1.07. BorgWarner Inc. has a 1 year low of $31.83 and a 1 year high of $75.79.

BorgWarner (NYSE:BWA) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The auto parts company reported $1.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.16 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $3.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.50 billion. BorgWarner had a return on equity of 18.36% and a net margin of 2.53%.The business’s revenue was up .5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.11 earnings per share. BorgWarner has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.000-5.200 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that BorgWarner Inc. will post 5.18 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

BorgWarner Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 1st will be paid a $0.17 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 1st. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. BorgWarner’s payout ratio is currently 40.24%.

BorgWarner Company Profile

BorgWarner Inc is a global automotive supplier specializing in propulsion and drivetrain solutions for combustion, hybrid and electric vehicles. The company’s product portfolio includes turbochargers, thermal management systems, transmission components, e-Propulsion modules and advanced fuel-efficiency technologies. BorgWarner serves original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) across passenger cars, light trucks and commercial vehicles, supporting both legacy internal-combustion engines and emerging electrification trends.

Founded in 1928 through the merger of several driveline companies, BorgWarner has grown through strategic acquisitions and continuous investment in research and development.