Zacks Research Has Negative Estimate for AXL Q3 Earnings

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AXL - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for American Axle & Manufacturing in a report released on Thursday, November 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the auto parts company will earn $0.12 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.13. The consensus estimate for American Axle & Manufacturing's current full-year earnings is $0.35 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for American Axle & Manufacturing's Q1 2026 earnings at $0.14 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.18 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.18 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.70 EPS.

AXL has been the subject of several other research reports. Wolfe Research upgraded shares of American Axle & Manufacturing to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 4th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a "hold" rating and issued a $6.00 target price on shares of American Axle & Manufacturing in a research report on Tuesday, September 10th. Finally, Bank of America increased their target price on American Axle & Manufacturing from $7.00 to $7.50 and gave the stock an "underperform" rating in a report on Monday, August 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $7.38.

American Axle & Manufacturing Trading Up 7.1 %

Shares of NYSE:AXL traded up $0.44 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $6.66. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,050,306 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,572,234. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $6.07 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $6.75. American Axle & Manufacturing has a fifty-two week low of $5.43 and a fifty-two week high of $8.99. The firm has a market capitalization of $783.09 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 668.00 and a beta of 1.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.42, a quick ratio of 1.30 and a current ratio of 1.68.

American Axle & Manufacturing (NYSE:AXL - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Friday, August 9th. The auto parts company reported $0.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.11 by $0.08. American Axle & Manufacturing had a net margin of 0.04% and a return on equity of 3.47%. The business had revenue of $1.63 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.59 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.12 earnings per share. American Axle & Manufacturing's revenue for the quarter was up 3.9% on a year-over-year basis.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On American Axle & Manufacturing

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of AXL. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its stake in shares of American Axle & Manufacturing by 45.3% during the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 385,067 shares of the auto parts company's stock worth $2,380,000 after purchasing an additional 119,991 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC raised its position in American Axle & Manufacturing by 5.4% in the third quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 524,226 shares of the auto parts company's stock worth $3,240,000 after acquiring an additional 26,666 shares during the period. KBC Group NV boosted its stake in American Axle & Manufacturing by 81.3% in the third quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 7,160 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $44,000 after acquiring an additional 3,211 shares during the last quarter. MQS Management LLC bought a new position in shares of American Axle & Manufacturing during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $207,000. Finally, Aigen Investment Management LP bought a new stake in shares of American Axle & Manufacturing in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $121,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.41% of the company's stock.

About American Axle & Manufacturing

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, designs, engineers, and manufactures driveline and metal forming technologies that supports electric, hybrid, and internal combustion vehicles. It operates through two segments, Driveline and Metal Forming segments. The Driveline segment offers front and rear axles, driveshafts, differential assemblies, clutch modules, balance shaft systems, disconnecting driveline technology, and electric and hybrid driveline products and systems for light trucks, sport utility vehicles, crossover vehicles, passenger cars, and commercial vehicles.