Blue Bird (BLBD) Competitors

Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD) and Miller Industries (NYSE:MLR) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, community ranking, risk and valuation.

Which has better valuation & earnings, BLBD or MLR?

Miller Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Blue Bird. Miller Industries 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	$1.13B	1.12	$23.81M	$3.03	12.97
Miller Industries	$1.33B	0.57	$58.29M	$6.03	11.08

Which has more volatility & risk, BLBD or MLR?

Blue Bird has a beta of 1.62, meaning that its share price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Miller Industries has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor BLBD or MLR?

In the previous week, Miller Industries had 16 more articles in the media than Blue Bird. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Miller Industries and 2 mentions for Blue Bird. Blue Bird's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Miller Industries' score of 0.78 indicating that Blue Bird is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Blue Bird	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Miller Industries	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is BLBD or MLR more profitable?

Blue Bird has a net margin of 7.65% compared to Miller Industries' net margin of 5.23%. Blue Bird's return on equity of 116.23% beat Miller Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blue Bird	7.65%	116.23%	23.50%
Miller Industries	5.23%	18.76%	9.79%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BLBD or MLR?

Blue Bird received 155 more outperform votes than Miller Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.14% of users gave Miller Industries an outperform vote while only 61.52% of users gave Blue Bird an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Blue Bird	Outperform Votes 323 61.52%	Underperform Votes 202 38.48%
Miller Industries	Outperform Votes 168 69.14%	Underperform Votes 75 30.86%

Do analysts recommend BLBD or MLR?

Blue Bird currently has a consensus price target of $60.14, indicating a potential upside of 53.04%. Miller Industries has a consensus price target of $82.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.70%. Given Blue Bird's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Blue Bird is more favorable than Miller Industries.

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
Miller Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BLBD or MLR?

93.6% of Blue Bird shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.2% of Miller Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Blue Bird shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of Miller Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Blue Bird beats Miller Industries on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.