Hyliion (HYLN) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HYLN or BLBD?

Blue Bird received 305 more outperform votes than Hyliion when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.80% of users gave Blue Bird an outperform vote while only 46.30% of users gave Hyliion an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hyliion	Outperform Votes 25 46.30%	Underperform Votes 29 53.70%
Blue Bird	Outperform Votes 330 61.80%	Underperform Votes 204 38.20%

Is HYLN or BLBD more profitable?

Blue Bird has a net margin of 8.05% compared to Hyliion's net margin of 0.00%. Blue Bird's return on equity of 75.22% beat Hyliion's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hyliion	N/A	-19.83%	-18.78%
Blue Bird	8.05%	75.22%	22.07%

Which has more risk & volatility, HYLN or BLBD?

Hyliion has a beta of 2.24, indicating that its stock price is 124% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blue Bird has a beta of 1.58, indicating that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in HYLN or BLBD?

22.8% of Hyliion shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of Blue Bird shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.4% of Hyliion shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Blue Bird shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor HYLN or BLBD?

In the previous week, Blue Bird had 8 more articles in the media than Hyliion. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Blue Bird and 0 mentions for Hyliion. Blue Bird's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Hyliion's score of 0.00 indicating that Blue Bird is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Hyliion	Neutral
Blue Bird	Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, HYLN or BLBD?

Blue Bird has higher revenue and earnings than Hyliion. Hyliion 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
Hyliion	$1.51M	191.16	-$123.51M	-$0.29	-5.69
Blue Bird	$1.34B	0.84	$105.55M	$3.23	10.92

Do analysts prefer HYLN or BLBD?

Hyliion currently has a consensus price target of $2.00, suggesting a potential upside of 21.21%. Blue Bird has a consensus price target of $58.21, suggesting a potential upside of 65.01%. Given Blue Bird's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Blue Bird is more favorable than Hyliion.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hyliion	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Blue Bird	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Summary

Blue Bird beats Hyliion on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.