Wabash National (WNC) Competitors

Wabash National (NYSE:WNC) 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 community ranking, profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, WNC or BLBD?

Wabash National has higher revenue and earnings than Blue Bird. Wabash National 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
Wabash National	$2.54B	0.41	$231.25M	$4.16	5.61
Blue Bird	$1.13B	1.01	$23.81M	$1.90	18.63

Does the media refer more to WNC or BLBD?

In the previous week, Wabash National had 14 more articles in the media than Blue Bird. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Wabash National and 4 mentions for Blue Bird. Blue Bird's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Wabash National's score of 0.44 indicating that Blue Bird is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Wabash National	3 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Blue Bird	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer WNC or BLBD?

Wabash National currently has a consensus target price of $24.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.83%. Blue Bird has a consensus target price of $35.42, suggesting a potential upside of 0.05%. Given Wabash National's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Wabash National is more favorable than Blue Bird.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wabash National	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Blue Bird	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WNC or BLBD?

Wabash National received 52 more outperform votes than Blue Bird when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.91% of users gave Blue Bird an outperform vote while only 59.44% of users gave Wabash National an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Wabash National	Outperform Votes 359 59.44%	Underperform Votes 245 40.56%
Blue Bird	Outperform Votes 307 60.91%	Underperform Votes 197 39.09%

Is WNC or BLBD more profitable?

Wabash National has a net margin of 8.15% compared to Blue Bird's net margin of 5.04%. Blue Bird's return on equity of 223.85% beat Wabash National's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wabash National	8.15%	37.84%	14.37%
Blue Bird	5.04%	223.85%	17.44%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in WNC or BLBD?

97.1% of Wabash National shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of Blue Bird shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Wabash National 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, WNC or BLBD?

Wabash National has a beta of 1.62, suggesting that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blue Bird has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Wabash National and Blue Bird tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.