American Axle & Manufacturing (NYSE:AXL) & Carbon Streaming (OTCMKTS:OFSTF) Head-To-Head Contrast

Carbon Streaming (OTCMKTS:OFSTF) and American Axle & Manufacturing (NYSE:AXL) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability and valuation.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

91.4% of American Axle & Manufacturing shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Carbon Streaming shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of American Axle & Manufacturing shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Carbon Streaming has a beta of -78.99, suggesting that its share price is 7,999% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Axle & Manufacturing has a beta of 1.6, suggesting that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Carbon Streaming and American Axle & Manufacturing, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Carbon Streaming	0	0	0	0	0.00
American Axle & Manufacturing	0	5	3	0	2.38

American Axle & Manufacturing has a consensus price target of $7.17, suggesting a potential upside of 10.00%. Given American Axle & Manufacturing’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe American Axle & Manufacturing is more favorable than Carbon Streaming.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Carbon Streaming and American Axle & Manufacturing”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Carbon Streaming	$640,000.00	42.98	-$67.37 million	($0.35)	-1.62
American Axle & Manufacturing	$5.83 billion	0.13	$33.80 million	$0.33	19.74

American Axle & Manufacturing has higher revenue and earnings than Carbon Streaming. Carbon Streaming 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.

Profitability

This table compares Carbon Streaming and American Axle & Manufacturing’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Carbon Streaming	-24,943.55%	-3.74%	-3.57%
American Axle & Manufacturing	0.73%	8.90%	1.05%

Summary

American Axle & Manufacturing beats Carbon Streaming on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Carbon Streaming

Carbon Streaming Corporation a carbon credit streaming and royalty company focused on creating shareholder value primarily through the acquisition and sale of carbon credits. It provides capital to carbon projects globally, primarily by entering into or acquiring streaming, royalty or royalty-like arrangements for the purchase of carbon credits. The company was formerly known as Mexivada Mining Corp. and changed its name to Carbon Streaming Corporation in June 2020. Carbon Streaming Corporation was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Burlington, Canada.

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.