Holley (HLLY) Competitors

Holley (NYSE:HLLY) and Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD) 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 dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, community ranking, risk and media sentiment.

Which has better earnings & valuation, HLLY or BLBD?

Blue Bird has higher revenue and earnings than Holley. Holley 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
Holley	$602.22M	0.51	$19.18M	-$0.20	-12.88
Blue Bird	$1.34B	0.84	$105.55M	$3.23	10.92

Does the media prefer HLLY or BLBD?

In the previous week, Blue Bird had 6 more articles in the media than Holley. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Blue Bird and 2 mentions for Holley. Blue Bird's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Holley's score of 0.85 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Blue Bird	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer HLLY or BLBD?

Holley currently has a consensus price target of $6.80, indicating a potential upside of 164.08%. Blue Bird has a consensus price target of $58.21, indicating a potential upside of 65.01%. 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)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Blue Bird	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Do insiders & institutionals believe in HLLY or BLBD?

39.7% of Holley shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of Blue Bird shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Holley shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Blue Bird shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is HLLY or BLBD more profitable?

Blue Bird has a net margin of 8.05% compared to Holley's net margin of 2.55%. Blue Bird's return on equity of 75.22% beat Holley's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Holley	2.55%	2.59%	0.98%
Blue Bird	8.05%	75.22%	22.07%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HLLY or BLBD?

Blue Bird received 269 more outperform votes than Holley when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.62% of users gave Holley an outperform vote while only 61.80% of users gave Blue Bird an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Holley	Outperform Votes 61 72.62%	Underperform Votes 23 27.38%
Blue Bird	Outperform Votes 330 61.80%	Underperform Votes 204 38.20%

Which has more volatility & risk, HLLY or BLBD?

Holley has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blue Bird has a beta of 1.58, indicating that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Blue Bird beats Holley on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.