American Axle & Manufacturing (AXL) Competitors $3.32 +0.11 (+3.26%) Closing price 04/17/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.22 -0.11 (-3.31%) As of 04/17/2025 05:41 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. THRM, SMP, TEN, SRI, SUP, APTV, ALSN, BWA, GNTX, and LEAShould you be buying American Axle & Manufacturing stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of American Axle & Manufacturing include Gentherm (THRM), Standard Motor Products (SMP), Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN), Stoneridge (SRI), Superior Industries International (SUP), Aptiv (APTV), Allison Transmission (ALSN), BorgWarner (BWA), Gentex (GNTX), and Lear (LEA). These companies are all part of the "auto parts & equipment" industry. American Axle & Manufacturing vs. Gentherm Standard Motor Products Tsakos Energy Navigation Stoneridge Superior Industries International Aptiv Allison Transmission BorgWarner Gentex Lear Gentherm (NASDAQ:THRM) and American Axle & Manufacturing (NYSE:AXL) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and analyst recommendations. Does the media refer more to THRM or AXL? In the previous week, Gentherm had 1 more articles in the media than American Axle & Manufacturing. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Gentherm and 7 mentions for American Axle & Manufacturing. American Axle & Manufacturing's average media sentiment score of 0.24 beat Gentherm's score of 0.00 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 Gentherm 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral American Axle & Manufacturing 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has preferable valuation and earnings, THRM or AXL? Gentherm has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGentherm$1.46B0.52$40.34M$2.0711.78American Axle & Manufacturing$6.12B0.06$33.80M$0.2811.88 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in THRM or AXL? American Axle & Manufacturing received 63 more outperform votes than Gentherm when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.24% of users gave Gentherm an outperform vote while only 56.60% of users gave American Axle & Manufacturing an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGenthermOutperform Votes38763.24% Underperform Votes22536.76% American Axle & ManufacturingOutperform Votes45056.60% Underperform Votes34543.40% Is THRM or AXL 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 Gentherm4.46% 11.43% 5.82% American Axle & Manufacturing 0.57%10.44%1.19% Do analysts prefer THRM or AXL? Gentherm currently has a consensus target price of $47.67, suggesting a potential upside of 95.44%. American Axle & Manufacturing has a consensus target price of $6.25, suggesting a potential upside of 87.97%. Given Gentherm's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Gentherm is more favorable than American Axle & Manufacturing.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Gentherm 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33American Axle & Manufacturing 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has more risk & volatility, THRM or AXL? Gentherm has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Axle & Manufacturing has a beta of 1.7, meaning that its share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of THRM or AXL? 97.1% of Gentherm shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.4% of American Axle & Manufacturing shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Gentherm shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of American Axle & Manufacturing shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryGentherm beats American Axle & Manufacturing on 11 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 & ManufacturingMotor vehicle parts & accessories IndustryAuto SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$393.46M$2.38B$15.58B$18.43BDividend YieldN/A4.68%3.25%4.20%P/E Ratio11.8826.6115.8831.09Price / Sales0.063.089.8626.56Price / Cash1.247.0310.9417.54Price / Book0.692.011.664.30Net Income$33.80M$174.94M$1.42B$1.02B7 Day Performance7.09%0.89%0.44%1.42%1 Month Performance-27.16%-7.92%-11.10%-7.33%1 Year Performance-52.36%-22.06%-15.99%2.26% American Axle & Manufacturing Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AXLAmerican Axle & Manufacturing3.5486 of 5 stars$3.33+3.3%$6.25+88.0%-52.2%$393.46M$6.12B11.8819,000Analyst ForecastTHRMGentherm3.2776 of 5 stars$23.69+1.6%$51.67+118.1%-51.7%$729.39M$1.46B11.4414,600Analyst ForecastNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeSMPStandard Motor Products4.6715 of 5 stars$22.69+3.6%$42.00+85.1%-25.6%$496.05M$1.46B14.014,900Short Interest ↑Analyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeTENTsakos Energy Navigation4.6303 of 5 stars$15.76-1.3%$31.00+96.7%-18.8%$465.02M$836.04M2.8871,000SRIStoneridge3.7698 of 5 stars$3.87+1.8%$16.00+313.4%-74.8%$107.76M$908.30M-14.335,000Short Interest ↑News CoverageSUPSuperior Industries International1.2311 of 5 stars$2.30-5.3%N/A-37.6%$68.43M$1.27B-0.587,800News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeAPTVAptiv4.9402 of 5 stars$50.06+4.5%$84.78+69.4%-25.4%$11.49B$19.71B7.28160,000Analyst ForecastALSNAllison Transmission4.7153 of 5 stars$89.44+0.7%$101.13+13.1%+11.3%$7.62B$3.23B10.763,500Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoverageBWABorgWarner4.889 of 5 stars$26.42+0.9%$38.56+46.0%-17.1%$5.80B$14.09B18.4852,700Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGNTXGentex4.7384 of 5 stars$21.31+0.7%$29.81+39.9%-35.7%$4.82B$2.31B12.115,470Upcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑News CoverageLEALear4.9733 of 5 stars$78.55+1.5%$117.00+48.9%-39.1%$4.21B$23.31B8.79168,700Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies THRM Alternatives SMP Alternatives TEN Alternatives SRI Alternatives SUP Alternatives APTV Alternatives ALSN Alternatives BWA Alternatives GNTX Alternatives LEA 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 4/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe first casualty of the 2025 trade warThe headlines scream tariffs and export bans — but the real damage is happening in retirement portfolios. 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