American Axle & Manufacturing (AXL) Competitors

American Axle & Manufacturing (NYSE:AXL) and Gentherm (NASDAQ:THRM) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in AXL or THRM?

91.4% of American Axle & Manufacturing shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.1% of Gentherm shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of American Axle & Manufacturing shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Gentherm shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, AXL or THRM?

Gentherm has lower revenue, but higher earnings than American Axle & Manufacturing. Gentherm is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Axle & Manufacturing, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
American Axle & Manufacturing	$5.93B	0.09	$33.80M	$0.17	26.56
Gentherm	$1.45B	0.60	$40.34M	$1.60	17.59

Does the media prefer AXL or THRM?

In the previous week, American Axle & Manufacturing had 2 more articles in the media than Gentherm. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for American Axle & Manufacturing and 3 mentions for Gentherm. Gentherm's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat American Axle & Manufacturing's score of 0.19 indicating that Gentherm is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
American Axle & Manufacturing	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Gentherm	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AXL or THRM?

American Axle & Manufacturing received 65 more outperform votes than Gentherm when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.13% of users gave Gentherm an outperform vote while only 56.64% of users gave American Axle & Manufacturing an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
American Axle & Manufacturing	Outperform Votes 452 56.64%	Underperform Votes 346 43.36%
Gentherm	Outperform Votes 387 63.13%	Underperform Votes 226 36.87%

Is AXL or THRM more profitable?

Gentherm has a net margin of 4.46% compared to American Axle & Manufacturing's net margin of 0.57%. Gentherm's return on equity of 11.43% beat American Axle & Manufacturing's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Axle & Manufacturing	0.57%	10.44%	1.19%
Gentherm	4.46%	11.43%	5.82%

Do analysts prefer AXL or THRM?

American Axle & Manufacturing currently has a consensus price target of $5.93, indicating a potential upside of 31.31%. Gentherm has a consensus price target of $48.00, indicating a potential upside of 70.58%. Given Gentherm's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Gentherm is more favorable than American Axle & Manufacturing.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Axle & Manufacturing	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Gentherm	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has more volatility and risk, AXL or THRM?

American Axle & Manufacturing has a beta of 1.58, meaning that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gentherm has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Gentherm beats American Axle & Manufacturing on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.