Bank of America lifts target for BorgWarner stock to USD 85.00

Published on 10/15/2026 at 19:03 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Q2 adjusted margin was 11.30 percent on August 5, 2026. BorgWarner stock costs EUR 51.95 on October 15, 2026 at 6:59 p.m. CEST.

Analyst coverage and earnings date

Bank of America moved its BorgWarner target to USD 85.00 on October 15, 2026.
Adjusted operating margin reached 11.30 percent in the second quarter of 2026.
BorgWarner stock costs EUR 51.95 at Lang & Schwarz on October 15, 2026 at 6:59 p.m. CEST.
The next earnings release is scheduled for October 29, 2026.

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Bank of America upgraded BorgWarner Inc. (ISIN US0997241064) from Neutral to Buy on October 15, 2026, and set an USD 85.00 price target, according to MarketBeat. Against the USD 58.23 NYSE quote at 1:01 p.m. ET on October 15, 2026, the target is 45.97 percent above the price. BorgWarner was trading at EUR 51.95 at Lang & Schwarz on October 15, 2026 at 6:59 p.m. CEST.

Adjusted margin reached 11.30 percent

The second-quarter operating picture gives the valuation discussion a concrete anchor. BorgWarner reported an adjusted operating margin of 11.30 percent for the second quarter of 2026, up 100 basis points from the second quarter of 2025, while sales exceeded USD 3.6 billion, according to the Yahoo Finance transcript dated August 5, 2026.

The same transcript said adjusted earnings per share increased 17 percent year over year in the quarter. Management also described seven new business awards and continued investment in industrial products, but those announcements are background here rather than the stock report's main subject.

Price sits below the yearly high

The USD 58.23 NYSE quote stood 26.12 percent below the 52-week high of USD 78.82 and 42.97 percent above the 52-week low of USD 40.73. Trading volume was 1,290,993 shares against an average of 2,305,264 shares on October 15, 2026. The euro quotation was in after-hours trading in Berlin.

Valuation and October 29 earnings

BorgWarner had a market capitalization of USD 11.9 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.68 as of October 15, 2026. Zacks lists October 29, 2026 as the confirmed next earnings-release date, before the market opens, and gives a consensus adjusted earnings-per-share estimate of USD 1.25 for the September 2026 quarter.

Comparison with peers

BorgWarner Inc.: P/E 28.68, market capitalization USD 11.9 billion.

Aptiv PLC (NYSE, USD): P/E 42.81, market capitalization USD 9.3 billion.

Lear Corporation (NYSE, USD): P/E 11.25, market capitalization USD 6.0 billion.

Price and the next reporting date

The current quote places BorgWarner below its yearly high while the next dated catalyst is the October 29 earnings release. The analyst target and the upcoming report give investors two separate reference points for the stock's valuation.

The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of BorgWarner stock.