Executive VP & CFO of American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings I (AXL) Michael K Simonte buys 2,500 shares of AXL on 05/09/2012 at an average price of $9.4 a share.
Amer Axle & Mfg has a market cap of $808 million; its shares were traded at around $9.52 with a P/E ratio of 5.3 and P/S ratio of 0.3.
CFO Recent Trades:
Executive VP & CFO Michael K Simonte bought 5,000 shares of AXL stock on 05/04/2012 at the average price of 9.72. Michael K Simonte owns at least 49,451 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 2.06% since.
Director Steven Brian Hantler bought 5,000 shares of AXL stock on 02/07/2012 at the average price of 12.57. Steven Brian Hantler owns at least 5,000 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 24.26% since.
Director Forest J Sr Farmer bought 3,218 shares of AXL stock on 11/21/2011 at the average price of 7.69. Forest J Sr Farmer owns at least 26,068 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 23.8% since.
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