Oshkosh (OSK) Competitors

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

Is OSK or BLBD more profitable?

Blue Bird has a net margin of 7.97% compared to Oshkosh's net margin of 5.84%. Blue Bird's return on equity of 64.83% beat Oshkosh's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oshkosh	5.84%	17.22%	7.29%
Blue Bird	7.97%	64.83%	20.87%

Does the media favor OSK or BLBD?

In the previous week, Oshkosh had 14 more articles in the media than Blue Bird. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Oshkosh and 4 mentions for Blue Bird. Blue Bird's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Oshkosh'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
Oshkosh	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Blue Bird	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer OSK or BLBD?

Oshkosh presently has a consensus price target of $129.69, indicating a potential upside of 1.39%. Blue Bird has a consensus price target of $56.79, indicating a potential upside of 25.22%. Given Blue Bird's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Blue Bird is more favorable than Oshkosh.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oshkosh	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64
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, OSK or BLBD?

Oshkosh has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blue Bird has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, OSK or BLBD?

Oshkosh has higher revenue and earnings than Blue Bird. Oshkosh 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
Oshkosh	$10.76B	0.77	$681.40M	$9.36	13.67
Blue Bird	$1.35B	1.06	$105.55M	$3.23	14.04

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

92.4% of Oshkosh shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of Blue Bird shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Oshkosh shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Blue Bird shares are held by company 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.

Summary

Blue Bird beats Oshkosh on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.