American Axle & Manufacturing (AXL) Competitors $4.55 -0.22 (-4.61%) Closing price 07/18/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.69 +0.14 (+3.16%) As of 07/18/2025 07:49 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, BWA, DAN, F, 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), BorgWarner (BWA), Dana (DAN), Ford Motor (F), 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 BorgWarner Dana Ford Motor 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 superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and risk. 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 insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of American Axle & Manufacturing shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, 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. Do analysts recommend BLBD or AXL? Blue Bird currently has a consensus target price of $56.79, indicating a potential upside of 32.83%. American Axle & Manufacturing has a consensus target price of $6.43, indicating a potential upside of 41.29%. Given American Axle & Manufacturing's higher probable 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 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 7 mentions for Blue Bird and 6 mentions for American Axle & Manufacturing. Blue Bird's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat American Axle & Manufacturing's score of 0.49 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 5 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 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral 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$1.36B0.99$105.55M$3.2313.24American Axle & Manufacturing$6.12B0.09$33.80M$0.1726.76 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% 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$566.02M$5.96B$18.15B$20.85BDividend YieldN/A2.52%2.97%3.65%P/E Ratio26.7647.7324.4727.56Price / Sales0.0916.4034.8059.11Price / Cash1.0625.4616.8322.29Price / Book0.953.153.034.66Net Income$33.80M$173.36M$812.57M$994.58M7 Day Performance3.06%4.67%3.21%-0.29%1 Month Performance6.43%16.99%12.65%4.90%1 Year Performance-34.91%27.16%3.76%11.14% American Axle & Manufacturing Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AXLAmerican Axle & Manufacturing2.366 of 5 stars$4.55-4.6%$6.43+41.3%-38.1%$566.02M$6.12B26.7619,000BLBDBlue Bird4.6206 of 5 stars$44.98-1.4%$56.79+26.2%-14.9%$1.44B$1.35B14.121,948Positive NewsVCVisteon3.8462 of 5 stars$101.61-1.8%$98.69-2.9%-3.6%$2.82B$3.87B8.8810,000News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastADNTAdient3.8189 of 5 stars$22.00-1.7%$17.31-21.3%-14.6%$1.88B$14.69B11.4270,000News CoverageAnalyst ForecastBWABorgWarner4.3426 of 5 stars$34.84-1.4%$37.53+7.7%+3.4%$7.76B$14.09B27.8738,300Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastDANDana4.5143 of 5 stars$17.49-1.9%$20.43+16.8%+31.1%$2.60B$10.28B-72.8839,600FFord Motor4.2918 of 5 stars$11.60-1.8%$10.03-13.5%-23.2%$46.96B$184.99B9.28171,000Analyst ForecastGMGeneral Motors4.0247 of 5 stars$51.80-2.1%$53.35+3.0%+7.2%$50.85B$187.44B7.46162,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastLEALear4.6241 of 5 stars$102.78-0.8%$108.55+5.6%-15.5%$5.54B$23.31B12.05173,700Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastMGAMagna International4.273 of 5 stars$40.93-1.7%$41.44+1.2%-8.6%$11.73B$42.84B10.23170,000Analyst ForecastTHRMGentherm4.4721 of 5 stars$29.79-3.2%$48.00+61.1%-41.6%$949.25M$1.46B18.6214,600News CoverageUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BLBD Alternatives VC Alternatives ADNT Alternatives BWA Alternatives DAN Alternatives F 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 7/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket 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 | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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