Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for DCH in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
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Gekko Brief
AI summaryOct 12 closeThis week brings a leadership change alongside a run of analyst commentary. Dauch announced a financial leadership succession plan, with Nathan Iles joining as Senior Vice President of Finance ahead of a planned move to CFO, while current CFO Christopher May shifts to Chief Administrative Officer. Separately, Barclays and J.P. Morgan both maintained Hold ratings with $8.00 price targets, while UBS maintained a Buy rating but trimmed its target from $9 to $8, all referencing a quarter in which revenue rose sharply to $2.96 billion but net profit declined.
DCH closed at $5.39, down 4.9%, and sits below both its 50-day average of $6.15 and 200-day average of $6.30, with the 50-day below the 200-day. The stock's one-month return is -16.8% and its six-month return is -11.6%, though the three-month return stands at 4.3%. The GekkoIndex reads 63.3, placing DCH in the Accumulation zone, and the current price sits 46.9% below the Gekko Fair Value of $10.16.
Over the next 20 trading days, the main marker is the next earnings date of 6 November 2026, 25 days away, which falls inside that window. The prior report on 7 August showed adjusted EPS of $0.32 against a $0.16 estimate, with a 17.1% reaction. No insider, Congress or unusual options activity appears in the recent windows. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged a 9.6% return over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
Dauch price vs fair value
Close $5.39200-day averageGekko Fair Value $10.16
Dauch quick facts
- Market cap
- $1.28B
- P/E ratio
- —
- Forward P/E
- 5.9
- EPS, TTM
- −$1.01
- Revenue, TTM
- $8.22B
- Profit margin
- -2%
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 1.69
- Volume
- 3.25M avg 4.45M
- 1-year return
- −5.3%
- Typical daily move
- ±5.5%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±9.1%
- 50-day average
- $6.15
- 200-day average
- $6.30
- Next earnings
- Nov 6
- Shares outstanding
- 237.6M
Dauch swing-trade checklist
Dauch scores 3 supportive, 0 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
3 supportive0 mixed2 headwinds
- Trendheadwind
Below 50 and 200-day
Close $5.39 is below the 50-day ($6.15) and 200-day ($6.30) averages, and the 50-day is below the 200-day.
See the chart - GekkoIndexsupportive
63.3, Accumulation
Reading 63.3 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuesupportive
46.9% below
Price is 46.9% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
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No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings riskheadwind
Reports in 25 days
Reports on Nov 6, 2026, 25 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitysupportive
+9.6% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +9.6% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
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Dauch stock chart and price history
Dauch closed at $5.39 on Oct 12, 2026, −5.3% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $4.92 to $9.25.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −16.8%
- 3 months
- +4.3%
- 6 months
- −11.6%
- 1 year
- −5.3%
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About Dauch
Dauch Corporation builds driveline and metal forming components for vehicles that run on electric, hybrid, and internal combustion power. Its work covers parts such as axles, driveshafts, differential assemblies, clutch modules, and related systems, serving makers of light trucks, SUVs, crossovers, passenger cars, and commercial vehicles.
The company's work is split into two areas. One focuses on driveline parts and systems, including technology built for electric and hybrid vehicles. The other produces metal-formed components used in engines, transmissions, driveline systems, and safety-related parts, covering both traditional combustion vehicles and electric vehicle platforms, along with products for industrial use. Dauch carries out this work across North America, Asia, Europe, and South America, serving vehicle and industrial manufacturers in those regions.
Dauch is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, and traces its history to 1994, having operated for years under the name American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings before adopting its current name in January 2026. Its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker DCH.
- Listed
- NYSE
- Sector
- Producer manufacturing
- Industry
- Auto parts: OEM
- Website
- dauch.com
Dauch GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Dauch’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 63.3, in the Accumulation zone, unchanged over five sessions.
63.3Accumulation
Unchanged over five sessions.
Reading for Oct 12, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 96 | +1.0% | +1.4% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 184 | +0.9% | +2.6% | ||
| Neutral | 341 | −0.7% | −1.9% | ||
| Distribution | 55 | +0.7% | +1.4% | ||
| Selling | 6 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average DCH share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →
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Is Dauch stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Dauch trades 46.9% below Gekko Fair Value of $10.16, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Dauch shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$10.16
Gekko Fair Value, Oct 9, 2026
46.9% Undervalued
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Dauch insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Dauch, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in DCH were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
Congress disclosures for DCH, plotted on the chart in Gekko.Open DCH in Gekko
Buybacks
Dauch has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
- $2.00M
- As a share of market cap
- 0.16%
From company filings.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30
5of the funds Gekko tracks hold DCH.
3added1opened1trimmed0sold out
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Dauch earnings: next date and track record
Dauch reports on Nov 6, 2026 (25 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Nov 6, 2026
25 days away
- EPS estimate
- $0.18
- Revenue estimate
- $2.78B
7 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±13.7%average move across the report
6 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Aug 7, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- DCH reported Q2 2026 sales of approximately $3 billion with adjusted EPS of $0.32 and adjusted free cash flow of $148 million. Adjusted EBITDA was $390 million or 13.2% of sales, driven by mix, business performance, and synergies from the Dowlais acquisition. The company has realized $70 million in run rate savings after 5 months as a combined entity, targeting $100 million by year-end. DCH has over $2 billion in active business quotes and won the Ford Supplier of the Year Award for quality.
- Guidance
- DCH targets more than $100 million in run rate synergy savings by year-end 2026, scaling to $180 million by end of year 2 and $300 million by end of year 3. North American and global production were flat year-over-year in Q2, with Europe down approximately 1%.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2026 | $0.32 est $0.16 | $2.96B est $2.81B | +17.1% |
| May 8, 2026 | $0.34 est −$0.03 | $2.38B est $2.18B | +15.7% |
| Feb 13, 2026 | $0.07 est −$0.07 | $1.38B est $1.40B | −13.6% |
| Nov 7, 2025 | $0.16 est $0.12 | $1.51B est $1.40B | 0.0% |
| Aug 8, 2025 | $0.21 est $0.13 | $1.54B est $1.53B | +21.0% |
| May 2, 2025 | $0.09 est $0.02 | $1.41B est $1.55B | +12.9% |
| Feb 14, 2025 | −$0.06 est −$0.06 | $1.38B est $1.39B | +21.7% |
| Nov 8, 2024 | $0.20 est $0.03 | $1.50B est $1.41B | +7.9% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Dauch stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Dauch is $9.22, +71.1% from the last close, from 9 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$9.22consensus 12-month target, +71.1% from the last close
Now $5.39Avg $9.22
Low $7High $17
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 9 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9 | Barclays | $8 | +48.4% |
| Oct 7 | UBS | $8 | +48.4% |
| Oct 5 | BWS Financial | $17 | +215.4% |
| Oct 2 | J.P. Morgan | $8 | +48.4% |
| Sep 22 | Jefferies | $7.10 | +31.7% |
+2.6%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
+9.6%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±5.5%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Dauch seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, Dauch averaged +9.6% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +3.1% | 5 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +7.5% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +6.2% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +9.6% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +10.9% | 3 of 5 |
For scale, DCH’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 9.1%.
Dauch market cap and key statistics
Dauch’s market cap is $1.28B and revenue of $8.22B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $1.28B
- Forward P/E
- 5.9
- EPS, TTM
- −$1.01
- Gekko Fair Value
- $10.16
Trading
- Volume
- 3.25M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 4.45M
- 52-week high
- $9.25
- 52-week low
- $4.92
- Shares outstanding
- 237.6M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $8.22B
- Profit margin
- -2%
- Return on equity
- -15%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- −98.8%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 1.69
- Typical daily move
- ±5.5%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±9.1%
Dauch stock news this week
Coverage of Dauch this week reads neutral: 1 positive, 3 neutral and 1 negative headlines.
- Dauch Corporation Announces Financial Leadership Succession Plan and Executive RealignmentPRNewsWire, Oct 12
- Barclays Sticks to Their Hold Rating for Dauch Corporation (DCH)The Globe and Mail, Oct 10
- Dauch Corporation (DCH) Receives a Buy from UBSThe Globe and Mail, Oct 8
- American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DCH) Stock Has Consensus Target Price of $9.64Defense World, Oct 8
- Dauch Corporation stock gets a lower UBS price targetAD HOC NEWS, Oct 8
- Dauch Corporation (DCH) Options ChainYahoo! Finance Canada, Oct 7
Dauch peers
Dauch’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| ITWIllinois Tool Works | Accumulation | 6.7% above |
| CMICummins | Accumulation | 0.9% above |
| ITTITT | Neutral | 8.1% above |
| MGAMagna International | Accumulation | 10.1% above |
| DCIDonaldson | Accumulation | 2.5% above |
| ALSNAllison Transmission | Accumulation | 1.2% below |
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Dauch stock FAQ
What is Dauch’s market cap?
Dauch’s market cap is $1.28B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $5.39, with 237.6M shares outstanding.
What is the Dauch stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Dauch is $9.22, +71.1% from the last close. Of the 9 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 5 rate it a buy, 4 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Dauch stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Dauch is undervalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $5.39 is 46.9% below Gekko Fair Value of $10.16. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Dauch report earnings next?
Dauch is expected to report on Nov 6, 2026 (25 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.18 per share on revenue of $2.78B. Dauch beat the earnings estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports, moving 13.7% on average across the report.
What is Dauch’s 52-week high and low?
Dauch’s 52-week high is $9.25 and its 52-week low is $4.92; it closed at $5.39 on Oct 12, 2026, −5.3% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $11.96 on Aug 16, 2022.
Is Dauch stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value and seasonality) and 2 as headwinds (trend and earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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