American Axle & Manufacturing (AXL) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to BLBD or AXL?

In the previous week, Blue Bird and Blue Bird both had 14 articles in the media. American Axle & Manufacturing's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Blue Bird's score of 0.97 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
Blue Bird	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
American Axle & Manufacturing	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Blue Bird	$1.35B	1.37	$105.55M	$3.50	16.64
American Axle & Manufacturing	$6.12B	0.12	$33.80M	$0.34	17.95

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BLBD or AXL?

93.6% of Blue Bird shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.4% of American Axle & Manufacturing shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Blue Bird shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of American Axle & Manufacturing shares are held 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.

Do analysts rate BLBD or AXL?

Blue Bird currently has a consensus price target of $57.36, indicating a potential downside of 1.53%. American Axle & Manufacturing has a consensus price target of $6.64, indicating a potential upside of 8.83%. 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)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
American Axle & Manufacturing	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Is BLBD or AXL more profitable?

Blue Bird has a net margin of 8.16% compared to American Axle & Manufacturing's net margin of 0.73%. Blue Bird's return on equity of 61.66% beat American Axle & Manufacturing's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blue Bird	8.16%	61.66%	21.26%
American Axle & Manufacturing	0.73%	8.90%	1.05%

Which has more volatility and risk, BLBD or AXL?

Blue Bird has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Axle & Manufacturing has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Blue Bird beats American Axle & Manufacturing on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.