BWA vs. TSLA, ADNT, ALSN, ALV, APTV, DAN, GM, LEA, MGA, and MOD
Should you be buying BorgWarner stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BorgWarner include Tesla (TSLA), Adient (ADNT), Allison Transmission (ALSN), Autoliv (ALV), Aptiv (APTV), Dana (DAN), General Motors (GM), Lear (LEA), Magna International (MGA), and Modine Manufacturing (MOD). These companies are all part of the "auto/tires/trucks" sector.
BorgWarner vs. Its Competitors
BorgWarner (NYSE:BWA) and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, Tesla had 450 more articles in the media than BorgWarner. MarketBeat recorded 465 mentions for Tesla and 15 mentions for BorgWarner. BorgWarner's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Tesla's score of 0.32 indicating that BorgWarner is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Tesla has higher revenue and earnings than BorgWarner. BorgWarner is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tesla, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
BorgWarner presently has a consensus target price of $37.53, indicating a potential upside of 6.01%. Tesla has a consensus target price of $301.13, indicating a potential upside of 1.15%. Given BorgWarner's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe BorgWarner is more favorable than Tesla.
BorgWarner has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tesla has a beta of 2.39, suggesting that its stock price is 139% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Tesla has a net margin of 6.66% compared to BorgWarner's net margin of 2.06%. BorgWarner's return on equity of 16.13% beat Tesla's return on equity.
95.7% of BorgWarner shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.2% of Tesla shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of BorgWarner shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.7% of Tesla shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Tesla beats BorgWarner on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BWA and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NYSE:BWA) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
