Fox Run Management L.L.C. Invests $571,000 in BorgWarner Inc. (NYSE:BWA)

Fox Run Management L.L.C. bought a new stake in BorgWarner Inc. (NYSE:BWA - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 17,971 shares of the auto parts company's stock, valued at approximately $571,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brooklyn Investment Group acquired a new position in shares of BorgWarner in the third quarter worth about $32,000. True Wealth Design LLC bought a new stake in shares of BorgWarner in the third quarter worth $38,000. Avior Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of BorgWarner by 31.3% in the fourth quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,435 shares of the auto parts company's stock worth $46,000 after buying an additional 342 shares during the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new stake in BorgWarner in the third quarter valued at $62,000. Finally, Generali Asset Management SPA SGR bought a new position in BorgWarner during the 4th quarter valued at $59,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.67% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on BWA shares. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of BorgWarner from $40.00 to $41.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price objective on BorgWarner from $35.00 to $31.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Cowen downgraded BorgWarner from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, March 6th. Barclays lowered their price target on BorgWarner from $43.00 to $42.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 11th. Finally, Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on BorgWarner from $45.00 to $40.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $39.06.

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BorgWarner Stock Up 2.7 %

BWA opened at $29.47 on Tuesday. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $30.31 and its 200 day moving average price is $32.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 1.79 and a quick ratio of 1.45. The stock has a market cap of $6.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.61, a P/E/G ratio of 0.77 and a beta of 1.21. BorgWarner Inc. has a 12 month low of $27.65 and a 12 month high of $38.23.

BorgWarner (NYSE:BWA - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The auto parts company reported $1.01 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.08. BorgWarner had a net margin of 2.40% and a return on equity of 15.93%. As a group, research analysts predict that BorgWarner Inc. will post 4.28 earnings per share for the current year.

BorgWarner Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a $0.11 dividend. This represents a $0.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.49%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd. BorgWarner's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 30.77%.

Insider Activity at BorgWarner

In other BorgWarner news, EVP Tania Wingfield sold 24,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $28.79, for a total transaction of $690,960.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 39,110 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,125,976.90. This trade represents a 38.03 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Tonit M. Calaway sold 8,300 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.07, for a total value of $249,581.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 242,257 shares in the company, valued at $7,284,667.99. This represents a 3.31 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 45,800 shares of company stock worth $1,347,701 over the last quarter. 0.45% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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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