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Blue Bird (BLBD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$39.37 -1.36 (-3.34%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET)

About Blue Bird Stock (NASDAQ:BLBD)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$39.19
$40.52
50-Day Range
$36.37
$45.68
52-Week Range
$24.08
$59.40
Volume
929,749 shs
Average Volume
630,488 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.27 billion
P/E Ratio
12.38
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$60.64
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Blue Bird Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs, engineers, manufactures, and sells school buses in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Bus and Parts. It offers Type C, Type D, and specialty buses; and alternative power options through its propane powered, gasoline powered, compressed natural gas powered, and electric powered school buses, as well as diesel engines. The company also sells replacement bus parts; and provides financing services and extended warranties related to its products. Blue Bird Corporation sells its products through drop ship and a network of dealers, as well as directly to fleet operators, the United States government, and state governments; independent service centers; and maintains a parts distribution center. Blue Bird Corporation was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Macon, Georgia.

Blue Bird Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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86th Percentile Overall Score

BLBD MarketRank™: 

Blue Bird scored higher than 86% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 17th out of 90 stocks in the auto/tires/trucks sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Blue Bird has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Blue Bird has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Blue Bird's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Blue Bird is 12.38, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 112.72.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Blue Bird is 12.38, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Auto/Tires/Trucks sector average P/E ratio of about 11.32.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Blue Bird has a PEG Ratio of 1.05. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Blue Bird has a P/B Ratio of 7.99. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    17.08% of the outstanding shares of Blue Bird have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Blue Bird has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Blue Bird has recently increased by 6.37%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Blue Bird does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Blue Bird does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    17.08% of the outstanding shares of Blue Bird have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Blue Bird has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Blue Bird has recently increased by 6.37%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Blue Bird has a news sentiment score of 0.66. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.49 average news sentiment score of Auto/Tires/Trucks companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Blue Bird this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    30 people have searched for BLBD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 58% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 6 people have added Blue Bird to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -25% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Blue Bird insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $822,244.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 2.10% of the stock of Blue Bird is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    93.59% of the stock of Blue Bird is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Blue Bird's insider trading history.
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BLBD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Blue Bird's stock was trading at $26.96 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, BLBD shares have increased by 46.0% and is now trading at $39.37.
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Blue Bird Co. (NASDAQ:BLBD) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August, 7th. The company reported $0.85 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.43 by $0.42. The company had revenue of $333.37 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $330 million. Blue Bird had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 91.12% and a net margin of 7.83%.

Blue Bird's top institutional investors include FMR LLC (5.69%), Wellington Management Group LLP (3.63%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.32%) and State Street Corp (2.24%). Insiders that own company stock include Phil Horlock, Razvan Radulescu, Britton Smith, Ted Scartz, Gurminder S Bedi, Coliseum Capital Management, L, Asp Bb Holdings Llc and Paul Yousif.
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Shares of BLBD stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Blue Bird investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), The RMR Group (RMR), AUO (AUOTY) and DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/07/2024
Today
12/23/2024
Fiscal Year End
9/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Truck & bus bodies
Sub-Industry
Automobiles And Trucks
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:BLBD
Fax
N/A
Employees
1,948
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$60.64
High Stock Price Target
$71.00
Low Stock Price Target
$48.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+54.0%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.75
Research Coverage
8 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$105.55 million
Pretax Margin
9.42%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.35 billion
Cash Flow
$3.66 per share
Book Value
$4.93 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
31,590,000
Market Cap
$1.27 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.59

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This page (NASDAQ:BLBD) was last updated on 12/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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