American Axle & Manufacturing (AXL) Competitors $3.82 -0.02 (-0.52%) As of 04/30/2025 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AXL vs. THRM, SMP, TEN, SRI, SUP, APTV, ALSN, BWA, GNTX, and LEAShould you be buying American Axle & Manufacturing stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of American Axle & Manufacturing include Gentherm (THRM), Standard Motor Products (SMP), Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN), Stoneridge (SRI), Superior Industries International (SUP), Aptiv (APTV), Allison Transmission (ALSN), BorgWarner (BWA), Gentex (GNTX), and Lear (LEA). These companies are all part of the "auto parts & equipment" industry. American Axle & Manufacturing vs. Gentherm Standard Motor Products Tsakos Energy Navigation Stoneridge Superior Industries International Aptiv Allison Transmission BorgWarner Gentex Lear Gentherm (NASDAQ:THRM) and American Axle & Manufacturing (NYSE:AXL) 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 community ranking, valuation, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and risk. Do insiders & institutionals believe in THRM or AXL? 97.1% of Gentherm shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.4% of American Axle & Manufacturing shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Gentherm shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of American Axle & Manufacturing shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is THRM or AXL 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 Gentherm4.46% 11.43% 5.82% American Axle & Manufacturing 0.57%10.44%1.19% Does the MarketBeat Community favor THRM or AXL? American Axle & Manufacturing received 63 more outperform votes than Gentherm when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.13% of users gave Gentherm an outperform vote while only 56.60% of users gave American Axle & Manufacturing an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGenthermOutperform Votes38763.13% Underperform Votes22636.87% American Axle & ManufacturingOutperform Votes45056.60% Underperform Votes34543.40% Which has more volatility & risk, THRM or AXL? Gentherm has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Axle & Manufacturing has a beta of 1.7, indicating that its share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer THRM or AXL? In the previous week, Gentherm had 16 more articles in the media than American Axle & Manufacturing. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Gentherm and 10 mentions for American Axle & Manufacturing. Gentherm's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat American Axle & Manufacturing's score of 0.44 indicating that Gentherm is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Gentherm 5 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive American Axle & Manufacturing 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has preferable valuation and earnings, THRM or AXL? Gentherm has higher earnings, but lower revenue than American Axle & Manufacturing. American Axle & Manufacturing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gentherm, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGentherm$1.45B0.55$40.34M$1.6016.26American Axle & Manufacturing$6.12B0.07$33.80M$0.2813.64 Do analysts recommend THRM or AXL? Gentherm presently has a consensus target price of $48.00, indicating a potential upside of 84.54%. American Axle & Manufacturing has a consensus target price of $6.25, indicating a potential upside of 63.61%. Given Gentherm's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Gentherm is more favorable than American Axle & Manufacturing.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Gentherm 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33American Axle & Manufacturing 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 SummaryGentherm beats American Axle & Manufacturing on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get American Axle & Manufacturing News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AXL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart AXL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAmerican Axle & ManufacturingMotor vehicle parts & accessories IndustryAuto SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$452.03M$2.52B$16.95B$18.97BDividend YieldN/A4.50%3.09%4.03%P/E Ratio13.6428.9017.0332.71Price / Sales0.073.289.9227.85Price / Cash1.247.0310.9417.53Price / Book0.802.111.754.47Net Income$33.80M$174.94M$1.42B$1.02B7 Day Performance12.68%2.53%1.47%2.26%1 Month Performance-7.84%-2.99%-4.24%-2.86%1 Year Performance-47.99%-20.32%-12.08%5.48% American Axle & Manufacturing Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AXLAmerican Axle & Manufacturing3.664 of 5 stars$3.82-0.5%$6.25+63.6%-48.0%$452.03M$6.12B13.6419,000Upcoming EarningsTHRMGentherm3.9407 of 5 stars$24.45+0.2%$47.67+95.0%-48.6%$752.79M$1.46B11.8114,600Earnings ReportHigh Trading VolumeSMPStandard Motor Products4.6929 of 5 stars$23.65-0.7%$42.00+77.6%-15.6%$517.04M$1.46B14.604,900Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseNews CoverageTENTsakos Energy Navigation4.797 of 5 stars$15.63-3.6%$31.00+98.3%-16.4%$470.90M$804.06M2.8571,000SRIStoneridge4.2089 of 5 stars$3.65-3.4%$16.00+338.4%-74.2%$101.63M$908.30M-13.525,000Earnings ReportShort Interest ↓SUPSuperior Industries International0.5858 of 5 stars$2.27-2.6%N/A-34.4%$67.54M$1.27B-0.577,800Short Interest ↑News CoverageGap DownAPTVAptiv4.9639 of 5 stars$51.10-1.2%$82.44+61.3%-19.8%$11.72B$19.71B7.43160,000Analyst ForecastGap DownALSNAllison Transmission4.2239 of 5 stars$85.92-3.2%$97.88+13.9%+25.3%$7.32B$3.23B10.343,500Short Interest ↑Positive NewsBWABorgWarner4.8606 of 5 stars$26.31-0.5%$37.50+42.5%-13.5%$5.78B$14.09B18.4052,700Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsGap DownGNTXGentex4.7841 of 5 stars$21.29-1.3%$29.06+36.5%-36.5%$4.82B$2.31B12.105,470Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionLEALear4.9873 of 5 stars$78.72-0.9%$114.27+45.2%-31.8%$4.21B$23.31B8.81168,700Upcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies THRM Alternatives SMP Alternatives TEN Alternatives SRI Alternatives SUP Alternatives APTV Alternatives ALSN Alternatives BWA Alternatives GNTX Alternatives LEA Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:AXL) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? 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