BorgWarner Inc (BWA): Today's Featured Automotive Laggard

BorgWarner (BWA) pushed the Automotive industry lower today making it today's featured Automotive laggard. The industry as a whole closed the day down 0.4%. By the end of trading, BorgWarner fell 69 cents (-1%) to $69.35 on light volume. Throughout the day, 1.3 million shares of BorgWarner exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.8 million shares. The stock ranged in price between $69.02-$70.46 after having opened the day at $69.42 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $70.04. Other companies within the Automotive industry that declined today were: Fuel Systems Solutions (FSYS), down 12.1%, Amerigon (THRM), down 4.7%, Tesla Motors (TSLA), down 3.8%, and Westport Innovations (WPRT), down 3.8%.

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BorgWarner Inc. manufactures and sells engineered automotive systems and components primarily for powertrain applications worldwide. The company's Engine segment offers turbochargers, emissions systems, thermal systems, diesel cold start and gasoline ignition technology, and cabin heaters. BorgWarner has a market cap of $7.76 billion and is part of the consumer goods sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 15.3, equal to the average automotive industry P/E ratio and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 6.4% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 10 analysts that rate BorgWarner a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and seven rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates BorgWarner as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth and largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income.

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