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 compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Does the media favor HLLY or BLBD?

In the previous week, Blue Bird had 3 more articles in the media than Holley. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Blue Bird and 4 mentions for Holley. Holley's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Blue Bird's score of 0.84 indicating that Holley is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Holley	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Blue Bird	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate HLLY or BLBD?

Holley presently has a consensus target price of $6.95, suggesting a potential upside of 157.88%. Blue Bird has a consensus target price of $58.21, suggesting a potential upside of 66.11%. Given Holley's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation and 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	$617.88M	0.52	$19.18M	$0.13	20.73
Blue Bird	$1.35B	0.84	$105.55M	$3.23	10.85

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HLLY or BLBD?

Blue Bird received 272 more outperform votes than Holley when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.60% of users gave Holley an outperform vote while only 61.91% of users gave Blue Bird an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Holley	Outperform Votes 58 71.60%	Underperform Votes 23 28.40%
Blue Bird	Outperform Votes 330 61.91%	Underperform Votes 203 38.09%

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%

Which has more volatility & risk, HLLY or BLBD?

Holley has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blue Bird has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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