Blue Bird (BLBD) Competitors

Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD) and Icahn Enterprises (NASDAQ:IEP) are both automobiles and trucks companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation and profitability.

Is BLBD or IEP more profitable?

Blue Bird has a net margin of 7.97% compared to Icahn Enterprises' net margin of -8.55%. Blue Bird's return on equity of 64.83% beat Icahn Enterprises' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blue Bird	7.97%	64.83%	20.87%
Icahn Enterprises	-8.55%	-17.64%	-4.88%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BLBD or IEP?

Blue Bird has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Icahn Enterprises. Icahn Enterprises is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Blue Bird, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Blue Bird	$1.35B	1.05	$105.55M	$3.23	13.93
Icahn Enterprises	$10.02B	0.46	-$445M	-$1.65	-5.13

Which has more volatility and risk, BLBD or IEP?

Blue Bird has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Icahn Enterprises has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend BLBD or IEP?

Blue Bird currently has a consensus target price of $56.79, suggesting a potential upside of 26.25%. Given Blue Bird's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Blue Bird is more favorable than Icahn Enterprises.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Blue Bird	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Icahn Enterprises	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BLBD or IEP?

93.6% of Blue Bird shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.1% of Icahn Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Blue Bird shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 90.1% of Icahn Enterprises shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor BLBD or IEP?

In the previous week, Blue Bird had 3 more articles in the media than Icahn Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Blue Bird and 1 mentions for Icahn Enterprises. Icahn Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Blue Bird's score of 1.21 indicating that Icahn Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Blue Bird	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Icahn Enterprises	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Summary

Blue Bird beats Icahn Enterprises on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.