Blue Bird (BLBD) to Release Earnings on Wednesday

Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD - Get Free Report) is projected to issue its Q2 2025 quarterly earnings data after the market closes on Wednesday, May 7th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.96 per share and revenue of $348.23 million for the quarter. Blue Bird has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS.

Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.83 by $0.03. Blue Bird had a return on equity of 75.22% and a net margin of 8.05%. On average, analysts expect Blue Bird to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $5 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Blue Bird Stock Up 5.4 %

Blue Bird stock traded up $1.96 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $37.97. 584,477 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 666,612. The company has a market cap of $1.22 billion, a PE ratio of 11.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 1.42. Blue Bird has a fifty-two week low of $30.04 and a fifty-two week high of $59.40. The company's fifty day moving average price is $34.08 and its 200-day moving average price is $37.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 1.44 and a quick ratio of 0.73.

Insider Activity at Blue Bird

In other news, CFO Razvan Radulescu sold 2,848 shares of Blue Bird stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $38.12, for a total value of $108,565.76. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 88,664 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,379,871.68. This trade represents a 3.11 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 1.10% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

BLBD has been the subject of several analyst reports. Needham & Company LLC decreased their target price on shares of Blue Bird from $66.00 to $49.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. DA Davidson decreased their price objective on shares of Blue Bird from $67.00 to $61.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 21st. Finally, StockNews.com lowered Blue Bird from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Blue Bird presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $57.36.

Blue Bird Company Profile

Blue Bird Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs, engineers, manufactures, and sells school buses in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Bus and Parts. It offers Type C, Type D, and specialty buses; and alternative power options through its propane powered, gasoline powered, compressed natural gas powered, and electric powered school buses, as well as diesel engines.