American Axle & Manufacturing (DCH) vs. Its Competitors Critical Review

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

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares American Axle & Manufacturing and its peers revenue, earnings per share 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 peers have higher revenue and earnings than American Axle & Manufacturing. American Axle & Manufacturing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

91.4% of American Axle & Manufacturing shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.0% of shares of all “AUTO/TRUCK – ORIG” companies are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of American Axle & Manufacturing shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of shares of all “AUTO/TRUCK – ORIG” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for American Axle & Manufacturing and its peers, as reported 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, indicating 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 probable upside, analysts plainly believe American Axle & Manufacturing is more favorable than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares American Axle & Manufacturing and its peers’ 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%

Summary

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

American Axle & Manufacturing Company Profile

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.