American Axle & Manufacturing (AXL) Competitors $4.90 -0.03 (-0.61%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.89 -0.01 (-0.10%) As of 06:42 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AXL vs. BLBD, VC, ADNT, APTV, BWA, DAN, GM, LEA, MGA, and THRMShould you be buying American Axle & Manufacturing stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of American Axle & Manufacturing include Blue Bird (BLBD), Visteon (VC), Adient (ADNT), Aptiv (APTV), BorgWarner (BWA), Dana (DAN), General Motors (GM), Lear (LEA), Magna International (MGA), and Gentherm (THRM). These companies are all part of the "auto/tires/trucks" sector. American Axle & Manufacturing vs. Its Competitors Blue Bird Visteon Adient Aptiv BorgWarner Dana General Motors Lear Magna International Gentherm Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD) and American Axle & Manufacturing (NYSE:AXL) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BLBD or AXL? 93.6% of Blue Bird shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.4% of American Axle & Manufacturing shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Blue Bird shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of American Axle & Manufacturing shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, BLBD or AXL? Blue Bird has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Axle & Manufacturing has a beta of 1.54, suggesting that its share price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to BLBD or AXL? In the previous week, Blue Bird had 1 more articles in the media than American Axle & Manufacturing. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Blue Bird and 5 mentions for American Axle & Manufacturing. Blue Bird's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat American Axle & Manufacturing's score of 0.70 indicating that Blue Bird is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Blue Bird 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive American Axle & Manufacturing 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is BLBD or AXL more profitable? Blue Bird has a net margin of 7.97% compared to American Axle & Manufacturing's net margin of 0.36%. Blue Bird's return on equity of 64.83% beat American Axle & Manufacturing's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Blue Bird7.97% 64.83% 20.87% American Axle & Manufacturing 0.36%8.70%0.99% Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BLBD or AXL? Blue Bird has higher earnings, but lower revenue than American Axle & Manufacturing. Blue Bird 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlue Bird$1.36B1.07$105.55M$3.2314.28American Axle & Manufacturing$6.12B0.09$33.80M$0.1728.82 Do analysts prefer BLBD or AXL? Blue Bird presently has a consensus price target of $56.79, suggesting a potential upside of 23.13%. American Axle & Manufacturing has a consensus price target of $6.43, suggesting a potential upside of 31.20%. Given American Axle & Manufacturing's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe American Axle & Manufacturing is more favorable than Blue Bird.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Blue Bird 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75American Axle & Manufacturing 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.11 SummaryBlue Bird beats American Axle & Manufacturing on 11 of the 16 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 AXL 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 & ManufacturingAUTO/TRUCK IndustryAuto SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$581.43M$6.22B$19.49B$20.96BDividend YieldN/A2.44%2.84%3.59%P/E Ratio28.8247.5724.6228.33Price / Sales0.0919.2037.2756.93Price / Cash1.0927.2417.8418.21Price / Book1.023.553.164.70Net Income$33.80M$177.23M$818.76M$992.76M7 Day Performance8.05%25.57%13.01%1.89%1 Month Performance17.65%32.66%19.20%4.54%1 Year Performance-32.04%23.29%4.59%9.64% American Axle & Manufacturing Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AXLAmerican Axle & Manufacturing1.7638 of 5 stars$4.90-0.6%$6.43+31.2%-31.7%$581.43M$6.12B28.8219,000BLBDBlue Bird4.0893 of 5 stars$42.89+0.3%$56.79+32.4%-11.2%$1.35B$1.35B13.281,948VCVisteon3.8095 of 5 stars$109.15-0.3%$106.58-2.4%+1.6%$2.98B$3.87B9.4010,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastADNTAdient4.1258 of 5 stars$22.11+1.7%$20.06-9.3%-9.4%$1.83B$14.69B11.1070,000Positive NewsAPTVAptiv4.9203 of 5 stars$69.00+1.2%$81.63+18.3%+3.2%$14.85B$19.71B11.42141,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsBWABorgWarner3.6288 of 5 stars$35.37+1.1%$39.07+10.5%+9.7%$7.69B$14.09B28.2938,300Upcoming EarningsDANDana4.8611 of 5 stars$16.27-0.3%$21.00+29.1%+36.5%$2.38B$10.28B-67.7739,600Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementGMGeneral Motors3.9853 of 5 stars$53.25+0.0%$55.56+4.3%+21.0%$51.17B$187.44B4.96162,000Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementLEALear4.8718 of 5 stars$105.50+1.4%$113.64+7.7%-18.2%$5.56B$23.31B8.29173,700Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeMGAMagna International4.0771 of 5 stars$41.59+0.4%$42.71+2.7%-2.2%$11.67B$42.84B8.12170,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsTHRMGentherm3.685 of 5 stars$30.89+1.2%$50.33+62.9%-32.6%$941.53M$1.46B13.8114,600Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BLBD Alternatives VC Alternatives ADNT Alternatives APTV Alternatives BWA Alternatives DAN Alternatives GM Alternatives LEA Alternatives MGA Alternatives THRM 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 7/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersOne stock to replace NvidiaInvesting Legend Hints the End May be Near for These 3 Iconic Stocks One company to replace Amazon… another...InvestorPlace | SponsoredTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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