American Axle & Manufacturing (AXL) Competitors $4.38 -0.19 (-4.05%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.46 +0.07 (+1.60%) As of 07:13 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 GNTXShould 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 Gentex (GNTX). 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 Modine Manufacturing Gentex American Axle & Manufacturing (NYSE:AXL) and Gentherm (NASDAQ:THRM) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends and valuation. 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 & Manufacturing0.57% 10.44% 1.19% Gentherm 4.46%11.43%5.82% Which has more risk & volatility, AXL or THRM? American Axle & Manufacturing has a beta of 1.71, suggesting that its stock price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gentherm has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AXL or THRM? 91.4% of American Axle & Manufacturing shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.1% of Gentherm shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of American Axle & Manufacturing shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Gentherm shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend AXL or THRM? American Axle & Manufacturing presently has a consensus target price of $5.93, suggesting a potential upside of 33.38%. Gentherm has a consensus target price of $48.00, suggesting a potential upside of 77.21%. 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) 2.00Gentherm 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Which has better earnings and valuation, 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmerican Axle & Manufacturing$5.93B0.09$33.80M$0.1726.15Gentherm$1.45B0.57$40.34M$1.6016.93 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAmerican Axle & ManufacturingOutperform Votes45256.64% Underperform Votes34643.36% GenthermOutperform Votes38763.13% Underperform Votes22636.87% Does the media favor AXL or THRM? In the previous week, Gentherm had 1 more articles in the media than American Axle & Manufacturing. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Gentherm and 4 mentions for American Axle & Manufacturing. Gentherm's average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat American Axle & Manufacturing's score of 0.89 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 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Gentherm 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive 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$527.45M$2.78B$18.96B$19.57BDividend YieldN/A4.12%2.95%3.84%P/E Ratio15.8833.6619.6134.73Price / Sales0.093.838.7335.66Price / Cash1.247.0310.9417.51Price / Book0.932.371.934.75Net Income$33.80M$174.94M$1.41B$1.02B7 Day Performance-6.03%-1.92%-1.61%-0.01%1 Month Performance33.08%19.74%14.15%11.33%1 Year Performance-41.78%-8.60%-7.17%4.69% American Axle & Manufacturing Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AXLAmerican Axle & Manufacturing3.5776 of 5 stars$4.39-4.0%$5.93+35.2%-42.3%$520.33M$5.93B15.6619,000Analyst ForecastGap DownTHRMGentherm4.2943 of 5 stars$27.94+4.6%$48.00+71.8%-44.6%$862.23M$1.45B13.5014,600Positive NewsSMPStandard Motor Products4.7447 of 5 stars$30.14+4.8%$42.00+39.4%-6.2%$662.46M$1.55B18.604,900Gap UpTENTsakos Energy Navigation4.7864 of 5 stars$17.70+0.9%$31.00+75.1%-9.3%$533.27M$804.06M3.2371,000News CoveragePositive NewsSRIStoneridge4.0071 of 5 stars$5.02+10.8%$16.00+218.7%-70.4%$139.78M$887.03M-18.595,000Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeSUPSuperior Industries International0.7666 of 5 stars$0.79-72.5%N/A-86.0%$23.51M$1.27B-0.207,800Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeAPTVAptiv4.9455 of 5 stars$66.99+8.1%$82.06+22.5%-17.7%$14.58B$19.64B9.74160,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastALSNAllison Transmission4.1426 of 5 stars$103.35+4.7%$98.63-4.6%+40.2%$8.71B$3.20B12.443,500Positive NewsBWABorgWarner4.7114 of 5 stars$32.60+3.1%$37.47+14.9%-9.7%$7.16B$14.01B22.8052,700Analyst ForecastInsider TradeGap UpMODModine Manufacturing4.3618 of 5 stars$101.53+7.2%$146.67+44.5%+2.6%$5.34B$2.54B34.0711,100Trending NewsEarnings ReportGNTXGentex4.9289 of 5 stars$23.37+5.2%$28.31+21.1%-34.4%$5.25B$2.30B13.285,470Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies THRM Alternatives SMP Alternatives TEN Alternatives SRI Alternatives SUP Alternatives APTV Alternatives ALSN Alternatives BWA Alternatives MOD Alternatives GNTX 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 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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