Holley (HLLY) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in HLLY or BLBD?

39.7% of Holley shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of Blue Bird shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Holley shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Blue Bird shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer HLLY or BLBD?

In the previous week, Holley had 4 more articles in the media than Blue Bird. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Holley and 2 mentions for Blue Bird. Blue Bird's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Holley's score of 0.04 indicating that Blue Bird is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Holley	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HLLY or BLBD?

Blue Bird received 266 more outperform votes than Holley when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.25% of users gave Holley an outperform vote while only 61.52% of users gave Blue Bird an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Holley	Outperform Votes 57 71.25%	Underperform Votes 23 28.75%
Blue Bird	Outperform Votes 323 61.52%	Underperform Votes 202 38.48%

Do analysts prefer HLLY or BLBD?

Holley presently has a consensus price target of $6.63, indicating a potential upside of 144.46%. Blue Bird has a consensus price target of $60.14, indicating a potential upside of 51.76%. Given Holley's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Holley is more favorable than Blue Bird.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Holley	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Blue Bird	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Which has more risk & volatility, HLLY or BLBD?

Holley has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blue Bird has a beta of 1.62, indicating that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, HLLY or BLBD?

Blue Bird has higher revenue and earnings than Holley. Blue Bird is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Holley, 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
Holley	$659.70M	0.49	$19.18M	$0.13	20.85
Blue Bird	$1.13B	1.13	$23.81M	$3.03	13.08

Is HLLY or BLBD more profitable?

Blue Bird has a net margin of 7.65% compared to Holley's net margin of 2.55%. Blue Bird's return on equity of 116.23% beat Holley's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Holley	2.55%	2.59%	0.98%
Blue Bird	7.65%	116.23%	23.50%

Summary

Blue Bird beats Holley on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.