American Axle & Manufacturing (AXL) Competitors

American Axle & Manufacturing (NYSE:AXL) and Gentherm (NASDAQ:THRM) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk.

Does the media favor AXL or THRM?

In the previous week, American Axle & Manufacturing and American Axle & Manufacturing both had 7 articles in the media. Gentherm's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat American Axle & Manufacturing's score of 0.57 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)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Gentherm	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AXL or THRM?

American Axle & Manufacturing received 63 more outperform votes than Gentherm when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.34% of users gave Gentherm an outperform vote while only 56.75% of users gave American Axle & Manufacturing an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
American Axle & Manufacturing	Outperform Votes 450 56.75%	Underperform Votes 343 43.25%
Gentherm	Outperform Votes 387 63.34%	Underperform Votes 224 36.66%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in 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, 1.9% of Gentherm shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings & 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
American Axle & Manufacturing	$6.12B	0.08	$33.80M	$0.28	14.80
Gentherm	$1.46B	0.58	$40.34M	$2.07	13.24

Which has more risk and volatility, AXL or THRM?

American Axle & Manufacturing has a beta of 1.85, meaning that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gentherm has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate AXL or THRM?

American Axle & Manufacturing presently has a consensus price target of $6.69, indicating a potential upside of 61.34%. Gentherm has a consensus price target of $51.67, indicating a potential upside of 88.50%. 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
American Axle & Manufacturing	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Gentherm	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

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 & Manufacturing	0.57%	10.44%	1.19%
Gentherm	4.46%	11.43%	5.82%

Summary

Gentherm beats American Axle & Manufacturing on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.