Lecap Asset Management Ltd. Acquires Shares of 19,453 BorgWarner Inc. $BWA

Lecap Asset Management Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of BorgWarner Inc. (NYSE:BWA) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 19,453 shares of the auto parts company’s stock, valued at approximately $877,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in BWA. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in BorgWarner by 2.5% during the 3rd 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 in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of BorgWarner by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 11,782,629 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $517,960,000 after purchasing an additional 155,871 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 380,942 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in BorgWarner by 119.7% in 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 purchasing an additional 4,095,902 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LSV Asset Management grew its stake in BorgWarner by 4.7% in the third quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 6,043,654 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $265,679,000 after purchasing an additional 272,387 shares in the last quarter. 95.67% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have issued reports on the company. Barclays upped their price objective on BorgWarner from $55.00 to $70.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Robert W. Baird set a $76.00 price target on BorgWarner in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $75.00 price target on shares of BorgWarner in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of BorgWarner in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of BorgWarner from $56.00 to $76.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $63.31.

BorgWarner Price Performance

Shares of BWA opened at $55.65 on Monday. BorgWarner Inc. has a 12 month low of $25.98 and a 12 month high of $70.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 2.07 and a quick ratio of 1.70. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $55.42 and a 200 day moving average price of $48.71. The company has a market cap of $11.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.52, a PEG ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.04.

BorgWarner (NYSE:BWA) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The auto parts company reported $1.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.16 by $0.19. BorgWarner had a return on equity of 17.89% and a net margin of 1.93%.The company had revenue of $3.57 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.49 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.01 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 3.9% compared to the same quarter last year. BorgWarner has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.000-5.200 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that BorgWarner Inc. will post 4.28 earnings per share for the current year.

BorgWarner Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 16th. Investors of record on Monday, March 2nd were given a $0.17 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 2nd. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. BorgWarner’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 54.40%.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Stefan Demmerle sold 2,500 shares of BorgWarner stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $53.03, for a total transaction of $132,575.00. Following the sale, the vice president owned 233,746 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,395,550.38. The trade was a 1.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, VP Isabelle Mckenzie sold 3,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.26, for a total value of $221,410.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 68,809 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,352,857.34. This trade represents a 4.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 78,083 shares of company stock worth $4,638,585 over the last three months. Insiders own 0.76% of the company’s stock.

About BorgWarner

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.