Q3 Earnings Estimate for Blue Bird Issued By DA Davidson

Blue Bird Co. (NASDAQ:BLBD - Free Report) - Research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Blue Bird in a research report issued on Friday, May 9th. DA Davidson analyst M. Shlisky forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.88 for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a "Buy" rating and a $61.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Blue Bird's current full-year earnings is $3.86 per share.

A number of other equities analysts also recently weighed in on BLBD. Needham & Company LLC lowered their target price on shares of Blue Bird from $66.00 to $49.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Barclays lowered their target price on shares of Blue Bird from $54.00 to $50.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 8th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded shares of Blue Bird from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $56.79.

Blue Bird Stock Down 1.8%

NASDAQ BLBD traded down $0.72 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $39.87. 647,833 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 656,123. The business's 50-day moving average is $34.74 and its 200-day moving average is $37.69. Blue Bird has a twelve month low of $30.04 and a twelve month high of $59.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a current ratio of 1.44. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.34, a P/E/G ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 1.43.

Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $0.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.95 by $0.01. Blue Bird had a net margin of 8.05% and a return on equity of 75.22%. The firm had revenue of $358.85 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $348.23 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.89 EPS. The company's revenue was up 3.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Blue Bird

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Dunhill Financial LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Blue Bird by 100.0% during the fourth quarter. Dunhill Financial LLC now owns 1,000 shares of the company's stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP grew its position in shares of Blue Bird by 55.0% during the 4th quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,262 shares of the company's stock worth $49,000 after purchasing an additional 448 shares in the last quarter. KBC Group NV grew its position in shares of Blue Bird by 75.3% during the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 1,420 shares of the company's stock worth $55,000 after purchasing an additional 610 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE grew its position in shares of Blue Bird by 440.1% during the 1st quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 1,442 shares of the company's stock worth $47,000 after purchasing an additional 1,175 shares in the last quarter. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Blue Bird by 44.1% during the 4th quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 2,204 shares of the company's stock worth $85,000 after purchasing an additional 674 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.59% of the company's stock.

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.