American Axle & Manufacturing (AXL) Competitors $5.88 -0.18 (-2.89%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.95 +0.08 (+1.34%) As of 09/12/2025 06:43 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, APTV, BWA, DAN, GM, LEA, MGA, and LCIIShould 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), Aptiv (APTV), BorgWarner (BWA), Dana (DAN), General Motors (GM), Lear (LEA), Magna International (MGA), and LCI Industries (LCII). These companies are all part of the "auto/tires/trucks" sector. American Axle & Manufacturing vs. Its Competitors Blue Bird Visteon Adient Aptiv BorgWarner Dana General Motors Lear Magna International LCI Industries American Axle & Manufacturing (NYSE:AXL) and Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk and media sentiment. Do analysts prefer AXL or BLBD? American Axle & Manufacturing currently has a consensus price target of $6.75, suggesting a potential upside of 14.89%. Blue Bird has a consensus price target of $57.36, suggesting a potential downside of 1.04%. Given American Axle & Manufacturing's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe American Axle & Manufacturing is more favorable than Blue Bird.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score American Axle & Manufacturing 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43Blue Bird 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.89 Does the media favor AXL or BLBD? In the previous week, Blue Bird had 13 more articles in the media than American Axle & Manufacturing. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Blue Bird and 3 mentions for American Axle & Manufacturing. Blue Bird's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat American Axle & Manufacturing's score of 0.82 indicating that Blue Bird is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment American Axle & Manufacturing 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Blue Bird 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AXL or BLBD? 91.4% of American Axle & Manufacturing shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of Blue Bird shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of American Axle & Manufacturing shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Blue Bird shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher valuation & earnings, AXL or BLBD? Blue Bird has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioAmerican Axle & Manufacturing$6.12B0.11$33.80M$0.3417.28Blue Bird$1.35B1.36$105.55M$3.5016.56 Which has more volatility & risk, AXL or BLBD? American Axle & Manufacturing has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blue Bird has a beta of 1.62, indicating that its share price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is AXL or BLBD 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 American Axle & Manufacturing0.73% 8.90% 1.05% Blue Bird 8.16%61.66%21.26% SummaryBlue Bird beats American Axle & Manufacturing on 13 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. 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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$717.92M$6.45B$20.63B$21.56BDividend YieldN/A2.32%2.61%3.49%P/E Ratio17.2823.6117.8029.75Price / Sales0.1113.7015.8085.89Price / Cash1.3433.6520.9225.00Price / Book1.232.912.844.58Net Income$33.80M$180.08M$825.47M$999.94M7 Day Performance-1.01%0.51%12.16%0.68%1 Month Performance0.95%0.01%0.22%4.02%1 Year Performance0.77%36.09%12.45%16.39% American Axle & Manufacturing Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AXLAmerican Axle & Manufacturing3.012 of 5 stars$5.88-2.9%$6.75+14.9%+0.7%$717.92M$6.12B17.2819,000BLBDBlue Bird4.0787 of 5 stars$58.25-1.0%$57.36-1.5%+15.4%$1.87B$1.35B16.641,948News CoveragePositive NewsVCVisteon4.2227 of 5 stars$128.76+2.9%$117.58-8.7%+37.6%$3.41B$3.87B12.2710,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastADNTAdient3.4876 of 5 stars$24.55-0.1%$21.72-11.5%+16.9%$2.00B$14.69B-9.2670,000Analyst ForecastAPTVAptiv4.5135 of 5 stars$82.25+2.2%$82.33+0.1%+20.2%$17.52B$19.71B18.82141,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastBWABorgWarner4.0556 of 5 stars$44.42+0.9%$40.57-8.7%+35.6%$9.53B$14.04B47.2538,300News CoverageAnalyst ForecastDANDana4.0656 of 5 stars$20.75+0.7%$21.29+2.6%+113.7%$2.70B$10.28B-129.6939,600News CoverageAnalyst ForecastGMGeneral Motors3.9637 of 5 stars$58.18-0.2%$58.05-0.2%+26.3%$55.48B$187.44B9.24162,000Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeLEALear4.682 of 5 stars$112.61+1.4%$113.00+0.4%+0.9%$5.91B$23.31B13.14173,700Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑MGAMagna International3.7614 of 5 stars$46.01+0.3%$43.50-5.4%+15.4%$12.93B$42.84B10.80170,000News CoverageLCIILCI Industries3.7977 of 5 stars$105.25-0.7%$103.25-1.9%-14.8%$2.57B$3.74B17.5711,500Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BLBD Alternatives VC Alternatives ADNT Alternatives APTV Alternatives BWA Alternatives DAN Alternatives GM Alternatives LEA Alternatives MGA Alternatives LCII 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 9/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNvidia Times 1,000,000Nvidia’s latest AI chip is a $25,000 powerhouse — with 80 billion transistors and the ability to perform 60 tr...Paradigm Press | SponsoredElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredForget NVDA. 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