Analyzing American Axle & Manufacturing (DCH) & Its Competitors

American Axle & Manufacturing (NYSE:DCH) is one of 71 publicly-traded companies in the “AUTO/TRUCK – ORIG” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare American Axle & Manufacturing to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Risk and Volatility

American Axle & Manufacturing has a beta of 1.61, suggesting that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Axle & Manufacturing’s competitors have a beta of 4.63, suggesting that their average share price is 363% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares American Axle & Manufacturing and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Axle & Manufacturing	-0.34%	10.00%	1.17%
American Axle & Manufacturing Competitors	-2,041.24%	-29.40%	-6.51%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares American Axle & Manufacturing and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
American Axle & Manufacturing	$5.84 billion	-$19.70 million	-30.94
American Axle & Manufacturing Competitors	$6.36 billion	$181.04 million	32.84

American Axle & Manufacturing’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than American Axle & Manufacturing. American Axle & Manufacturing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

91.4% of American Axle & Manufacturing shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.0% of shares of all “AUTO/TRUCK – ORIG” companies are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of American Axle & Manufacturing shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of shares of all “AUTO/TRUCK – ORIG” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for American Axle & Manufacturing and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Axle & Manufacturing	2	3	6	0	2.36
American Axle & Manufacturing Competitors	803	3649	4830	264	2.48

American Axle & Manufacturing presently has a consensus target price of $10.12, suggesting a potential upside of 81.71%. As a group, “AUTO/TRUCK – ORIG” companies have a potential upside of 24.50%. Given American Axle & Manufacturing’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe American Axle & Manufacturing is more favorable than its competitors.

Summary

American Axle & Manufacturing competitors beat American Axle & Manufacturing on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

About American Axle & Manufacturing

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. engages in the manufacture, engineering, design, and validation of driveline systems and related components. It operates through the Driveline and Metal Forming segments. The Driveline segment consists of axles, drive shafts, power transfer units, rear drive modules, and electric and hybrid driveline products and systems for light trucks, service utility vehicles, crossover vehicles, passenger cars, and commercial vehicles. The Metal Forming segment manufactures axle shafts, ring and pinion gears, differential gears, transmission gears, and shafts and suspension components for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and Tier 1 automotive suppliers. The company was founded by Richard E. Dauch on March 1, 1994, and is headquartered in Detroit, MI.