American Axle & Manufacturing (AXL) Competitors $4.30 -0.09 (-1.94%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:45 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.34 +0.04 (+1.05%) As of 07/3/2025 04:05 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. THRM, SMP, TEN, SRI, SUP, APTV, ALSN, BWA, MOD, 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), Modine Manufacturing (MOD), and Lear (LEA). These companies are all part of the "auto parts & equipment" industry. American Axle & Manufacturing vs. Its Competitors Gentherm Standard Motor Products Tsakos Energy Navigation Stoneridge Superior Industries International Aptiv Allison Transmission BorgWarner Modine Manufacturing Lear Gentherm (NASDAQ:THRM) and American Axle & Manufacturing (NYSE:AXL) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, dividends and media sentiment. Do analysts rate THRM or AXL? Gentherm currently has a consensus target price of $48.00, suggesting a potential upside of 56.15%. American Axle & Manufacturing has a consensus target price of $5.93, suggesting a potential upside of 38.03%. 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) 7 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of THRM or AXL? 97.1% of Gentherm shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.4% of American Axle & Manufacturing shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Gentherm shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of American Axle & Manufacturing shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher earnings and valuation, THRM or AXL? Gentherm has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGentherm$1.45B0.65$64.95M$1.6019.21American Axle & Manufacturing$5.93B0.09$33.80M$0.1725.26 Is THRM or AXL more profitable? Gentherm has a net margin of 3.44% compared to American Axle & Manufacturing's net margin of 0.36%. Gentherm's return on equity of 10.81% beat American Axle & Manufacturing's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Gentherm3.44% 10.81% 5.41% American Axle & Manufacturing 0.36%8.70%0.99% Does the media prefer THRM or AXL? In the previous week, Gentherm had 2 more articles in the media than American Axle & Manufacturing. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Gentherm and 1 mentions for American Axle & Manufacturing. American Axle & Manufacturing's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Gentherm's score of 0.57 indicating that American Axle & Manufacturing is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Gentherm 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive American Axle & Manufacturing 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, THRM or AXL? Gentherm has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Axle & Manufacturing has a beta of 1.54, suggesting that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryGentherm beats American Axle & Manufacturing on 10 of the 15 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$509.65M$5.85B$16.84B$20.64BDividend YieldN/A2.52%2.93%3.74%P/E Ratio25.2646.6123.8128.10Price / Sales0.0913.0735.0754.30Price / Cash0.9726.1617.1122.31Price / Book0.902.792.574.59Net Income$33.80M$173.36M$764.20M$986.06M7 Day Performance3.12%4.82%2.92%2.79%1 Month Performance-0.12%11.88%4.60%5.41%1 Year Performance-38.56%30.69%5.69%14.62% American Axle & Manufacturing Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AXLAmerican Axle & Manufacturing2.642 of 5 stars$4.30-1.9%$5.93+38.0%-38.6%$509.65M$5.93B25.2619,000THRMGentherm4.0679 of 5 stars$27.96+1.3%$48.00+71.7%-37.9%$851.73M$1.46B12.4914,600SMPStandard Motor Products2.7469 of 5 stars$30.69+1.4%N/A+23.9%$665.15M$1.46B8.555,600TENTsakos Energy Navigation4.7855 of 5 stars$20.35-1.8%$30.50+49.9%-30.5%$624.24M$804.06M4.5371,000High Trading VolumeSRIStoneridge3.7605 of 5 stars$5.98-2.2%$16.00+167.7%-47.7%$170.14M$908.29M-9.344,450SUPSuperior Industries International1.0542 of 5 stars$0.30-6.1%N/A-89.8%$9.57M$1.27B-0.086,500High Trading VolumeAPTVAptiv4.8318 of 5 stars$66.57-0.7%$81.56+22.5%+3.8%$14.60B$19.71B9.79141,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastALSNAllison Transmission4.3553 of 5 stars$92.94+2.4%$98.38+5.8%+28.8%$7.65B$3.23B10.514,000Positive NewsBWABorgWarner4.2318 of 5 stars$32.76-0.1%$37.47+14.4%+10.7%$7.21B$14.09B26.2138,300Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastMODModine Manufacturing4.0213 of 5 stars$97.23+0.5%$135.25+39.1%-3.2%$5.07B$2.58B28.4311,300Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastLEALear4.8869 of 5 stars$91.050.0%$107.09+17.6%-9.9%$4.87B$23.31B10.67173,700Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies THRM Alternatives SMP Alternatives TEN Alternatives SRI Alternatives SUP Alternatives APTV Alternatives ALSN Alternatives BWA Alternatives MOD 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 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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