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After finishing at $4.29 in the prior trading day, American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc (NYSE: AXL) closed at $4.26, down -0.70%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.70 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.1 million shares were traded. AXL stock price reached its highest trading level at $4.42 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $4.25.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of AXL by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 0.92 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 2.38. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.35 and its Current Ratio is at 1.72. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 4.58 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 4.52.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, TD Cowen on March 07, 2025, initiated with a Hold rating and assigned the stock a target price of $5.
UBS Upgraded its Sell to Neutral on February 28, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $7.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, AXL now has a Market Capitalization of 509061504 and an Enterprise Value of 2699607808. As of this moment, American’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 24.26, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.90. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.28. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.09 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.85. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.455 whereas that against EBITDA is 3.763.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AXL is 1.58, which has changed by -0.41643834 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11730647 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AXL has reached a high of $7.71, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $3.00. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 7.28%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -20.42%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.75M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2561780 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 118.30M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 106.81M. Insiders hold about 9.99% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 109.66% stake in the company. Shares short for AXL as of 1747267200 were 17151150 with a Short Ratio of 6.24, compared to 1744675200 on 13999218. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 17151150 and a Short% of Float of 21.38.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 5.48.
Earnings Estimates
The firm’s stock currently is rated by 8.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.07, with high estimates of $0.15 and low estimates of $0.0.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.52 and $0.21 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.35. EPS for the following year is $0.51, with 7.0 analysts recommending between $0.69 and $0.17.
Revenue Estimates
6 analysts predict $1.54B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.59B to a low estimate of $1.48B. As of the current estimate, American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.63BFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.46B. There is a high estimate of $1.61B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.38B.
A total of 8 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AXL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $5.99B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $5.66B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $5.77B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $6.12BBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $5.76B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $6B and the low estimate is $5.41B.
