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American Axle & Manufacturing (AXL) Competitors

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$6.31 +0.03 (+0.48%)
(As of 11/15/2024 ET)

AXL vs. LCII, THRM, DAN, SMP, SRI, SUP, APTV, ALSN, BWA, and MOD

Should you be buying American Axle & Manufacturing stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of American Axle & Manufacturing include LCI Industries (LCII), Gentherm (THRM), Dana (DAN), Standard Motor Products (SMP), Stoneridge (SRI), Superior Industries International (SUP), Aptiv (APTV), Allison Transmission (ALSN), BorgWarner (BWA), and Modine Manufacturing (MOD). These companies are all part of the "auto parts & equipment" industry.

American Axle & Manufacturing vs.

LCI Industries (NYSE:LCII) and American Axle & Manufacturing (NYSE:AXL) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

LCI Industries has a net margin of 3.47% compared to American Axle & Manufacturing's net margin of 0.48%. American Axle & Manufacturing's return on equity of 9.63% beat LCI Industries' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
LCI Industries3.47% 9.48% 4.37%
American Axle & Manufacturing 0.48%9.63%1.10%

American Axle & Manufacturing received 142 more outperform votes than LCI Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.91% of users gave LCI Industries an outperform vote while only 57.12% of users gave American Axle & Manufacturing an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
LCI IndustriesOutperform Votes
307
62.91%
Underperform Votes
181
37.09%
American Axle & ManufacturingOutperform Votes
449
57.12%
Underperform Votes
337
42.88%

LCI Industries has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Axle & Manufacturing has a beta of 1.95, suggesting that its stock price is 95% more volatile than the S&P 500.

LCI Industries has higher earnings, but lower revenue than American Axle & Manufacturing. LCI Industries 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 Ratio
LCI Industries$3.78B0.77$64.19M$5.1422.31
American Axle & Manufacturing$6.21B0.12-$33.60M$0.2426.29

In the previous week, LCI Industries had 8 more articles in the media than American Axle & Manufacturing. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for LCI Industries and 9 mentions for American Axle & Manufacturing. American Axle & Manufacturing's average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat LCI Industries' score of 0.26 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
LCI Industries
5 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)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

99.7% of LCI Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.4% of American Axle & Manufacturing shares are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of LCI Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of American Axle & Manufacturing shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

LCI Industries presently has a consensus target price of $112.20, indicating a potential downside of 2.17%. American Axle & Manufacturing has a consensus target price of $7.38, indicating a potential upside of 16.88%. Given American Axle & Manufacturing's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe American Axle & Manufacturing is more favorable than LCI Industries.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
LCI Industries
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.17
American Axle & Manufacturing
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.80

Summary

LCI Industries beats American Axle & Manufacturing on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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AXL vs. The Competition

MetricAmerican Axle & ManufacturingMotor vehicle parts & accessories IndustryAuto SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$741.94M$2.98B$16.26B$19.76B
Dividend YieldN/A4.60%3.10%3.50%
P/E Ratio26.2911.7012.3037.06
Price / Sales0.123.7210.7017.77
Price / Cash1.607.7511.6721.54
Price / Book1.201.802.164.64
Net Income-$33.60M$197.94M$1.50B$982.94M
7 Day Performance-6.79%-3.00%-2.22%-2.12%
1 Month Performance0.32%-5.10%-5.08%-0.39%
1 Year Performance-11.31%-6.78%-7.94%23.34%

American Axle & Manufacturing Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AXL
American Axle & Manufacturing
2.2795 of 5 stars
$6.31
+0.5%
$7.38
+16.9%
-10.6%$741.94M$6.21B26.2919,000Earnings Report
Short Interest ↑
LCII
LCI Industries
3.1548 of 5 stars
$117.99
+1.7%
N/A+1.1%$3.00B$3.78B22.9611,700Dividend Increase
Analyst Revision
THRM
Gentherm
4.1099 of 5 stars
$44.06
+1.2%
N/A-9.4%$1.36B$1.47B20.5914,504Short Interest ↓
Gap Down
DAN
Dana
4.9496 of 5 stars
$8.51
+0.1%
N/A-35.9%$1.23B$10.44B-77.3641,800Short Interest ↓
SMP
Standard Motor Products
4.8058 of 5 stars
$35.22
+0.7%
N/A-5.3%$764.98M$1.36B21.745,200
SRI
Stoneridge
4.0867 of 5 stars
$7.62
+5.4%
N/A-59.4%$211.00M$975.82M-28.224,850Analyst Upgrade
SUP
Superior Industries International
1.2393 of 5 stars
$2.70
-0.4%
N/A-11.7%$78.00M$1.39B-0.686,600Analyst Downgrade
Short Interest ↓
News Coverage
APTV
Aptiv
4.9789 of 5 stars
$56.70
+0.8%
N/A-33.1%$13.33B$20.05B6.33154,000Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↓
News Coverage
ALSN
Allison Transmission
4.4669 of 5 stars
$121.10
+1.8%
N/A+118.1%$10.49B$3.04B14.753,700Positive News
BWA
BorgWarner
4.8098 of 5 stars
$34.68
+2.2%
N/A+2.0%$7.58B$14.20B8.8039,900Insider Selling
Short Interest ↑
MOD
Modine Manufacturing
3.5971 of 5 stars
$132.07
+3.1%
N/A+152.6%$6.93B$2.48B43.3011,400Positive News

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This page (NYSE:AXL) was last updated on 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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