The Shyft Group (SHYF) Competitors

Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD) and The Shyft Group (NASDAQ:SHYF) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Is BLBD or SHYF more profitable?

Blue Bird has a net margin of 8.05% compared to The Shyft Group's net margin of -0.36%. Blue Bird's return on equity of 75.22% beat The Shyft Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blue Bird	8.05%	75.22%	22.07%
The Shyft Group	-0.36%	2.75%	1.31%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BLBD or SHYF?

Blue Bird has higher revenue and earnings than The Shyft Group. The Shyft Group 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	$1.34B	0.81	$105.55M	$3.23	10.43
The Shyft Group	$786.18M	0.33	$6.50M	-$0.09	-83.67

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

93.6% of Blue Bird shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.8% of The Shyft Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Blue Bird shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of The Shyft Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BLBD or SHYF?

Blue Bird received 299 more outperform votes than The Shyft Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.94% of users gave Blue Bird an outperform vote while only 54.10% of users gave The Shyft Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Blue Bird	Outperform Votes 332 61.94%	Underperform Votes 204 38.06%
The Shyft Group	Outperform Votes 33 54.10%	Underperform Votes 28 45.90%

Which has more risk & volatility, BLBD or SHYF?

Blue Bird has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Shyft Group has a beta of 1.83, meaning that its share price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer BLBD or SHYF?

Blue Bird currently has a consensus target price of $58.21, suggesting a potential upside of 72.74%. The Shyft Group has a consensus target price of $15.50, suggesting a potential upside of 105.84%. Given The Shyft Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe The Shyft Group is more favorable than Blue Bird.

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
The Shyft Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to BLBD or SHYF?

In the previous week, Blue Bird had 11 more articles in the media than The Shyft Group. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Blue Bird and 3 mentions for The Shyft Group. Blue Bird's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat The Shyft Group's score of 1.07 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	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
The Shyft Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Blue Bird beats The Shyft Group on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.