What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for AXL Q3 Earnings?

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AXL) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for American Axle & Manufacturing in a research report issued on Thursday, November 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the auto parts company will earn $0.12 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.13. The consensus estimate for American Axle & Manufacturing’s current full-year earnings is $0.35 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for American Axle & Manufacturing’s Q1 2026 earnings at $0.14 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.18 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.18 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.70 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on AXL. Bank of America increased their price target on American Axle & Manufacturing from $7.00 to $7.50 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a report on Monday, August 12th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “hold” rating and issued a $6.00 target price on shares of American Axle & Manufacturing in a research report on Tuesday, September 10th. Finally, Wolfe Research raised shares of American Axle & Manufacturing to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $7.38.

American Axle & Manufacturing Stock Up 8.8 %

Shares of American Axle & Manufacturing stock opened at $6.77 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.30, a current ratio of 1.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.42. American Axle & Manufacturing has a twelve month low of $5.43 and a twelve month high of $8.99. The company has a market cap of $796.02 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 677.68 and a beta of 1.95. The company’s 50 day moving average is $6.07 and its 200 day moving average is $6.74.

American Axle & Manufacturing (NYSE:AXL) last posted its earnings results on Friday, November 8th. The auto parts company reported $0.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.01 by $0.19. American Axle & Manufacturing had a net margin of 0.04% and a return on equity of 3.47%. The business had revenue of $1.50 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.51 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned ($0.11) EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of American Axle & Manufacturing

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of AXL. Sona Asset Management US LLC purchased a new position in shares of American Axle & Manufacturing during the 1st quarter valued at about $7,102,000. Algert Global LLC raised its stake in American Axle & Manufacturing by 263.9% during the 2nd quarter. Algert Global LLC now owns 698,364 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $4,882,000 after acquiring an additional 506,476 shares during the period. Whitebox Advisors LLC raised its stake in American Axle & Manufacturing by 74.7% during the 1st quarter. Whitebox Advisors LLC now owns 1,095,642 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $8,064,000 after acquiring an additional 468,573 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its holdings in American Axle & Manufacturing by 16.1% during the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,889,357 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $20,197,000 after purchasing an additional 399,616 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of American Axle & Manufacturing by 2.9% in the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 8,268,651 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $57,797,000 after purchasing an additional 236,423 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 91.41% of the company’s stock.

About American Axle & Manufacturing

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, designs, engineers, and manufactures driveline and metal forming technologies that supports electric, hybrid, and internal combustion vehicles. It operates through two segments, Driveline and Metal Forming segments. The Driveline segment offers front and rear axles, driveshafts, differential assemblies, clutch modules, balance shaft systems, disconnecting driveline technology, and electric and hybrid driveline products and systems for light trucks, sport utility vehicles, crossover vehicles, passenger cars, and commercial vehicles.