Blue Bird (BLBD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Blue Bird Corporation designs and manufactures school buses for public and private school districts, pupil transportation operators and other organizations. Its product portfolio includes conventional Type C buses, transit-style Type D buses and smaller buses, with powertrain options that include electric, propane and gasoline.

The company also provides replacement parts and support services for its buses through a network of dealers and service locations. Blue Bird emphasizes alternative-fuel and zero-emission transportation solutions, including battery-electric school buses, alongside conventional products.

Founded in 1927, Blue Bird is headquartered in Macon, Georgia. Its buses are sold primarily in the United States and Canada, with the company serving school transportation markets through a network of dealers and partners.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $57.97 to $59.60
• 50-Day Range: $58.15 to $81.50
• 52-Week Range: $46.14 to $83.39
• Volume: 145,190 shs
• Average Volume: 470,567 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.85 billion
• P/E Ratio: 7.08
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $85.33
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Blue Bird Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Blue Bird scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 176th out of 655 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Blue Bird has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 7 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Blue Bird has a consensus price target of $85.33, representing about 46.0% upside from its current price of $58.44.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Blue Bird has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -0.85%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Blue Bird are expected to decrease by -0.85% in the coming year, from $4.68 to $4.64 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Blue Bird is 7.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.05.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Blue Bird is 7.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.65.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Blue Bird has a PEG Ratio of 0.76. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Blue Bird has a P/B Ratio of 7.25. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

12.66% of the float of Blue Bird has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Blue Bird has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.39.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Blue Bird has recently increased by 3.17%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Blue Bird does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Blue Bird does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.55

News Sentiment

Blue Bird has a news sentiment score of 0.55. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Blue Bird this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

11 people have added Blue Bird to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 450% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Blue Bird insiders have sold 1,007.86% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $22,530.00 in company stock and sold $249,600.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.10% of the stock of Blue Bird is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

93.59% of the stock of Blue Bird is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Today: 9/23/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/23/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Machinery
• Sub-Industry: Construction Machinery & Heavy Transportation Equipment
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:BLBD
• CIK: 1589526
• Web: www.blue-bird.com
• Phone: (478) 822-2801
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,012
• Year Founded: 1927

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Blue Bird: $85.33
• High Price Target: $95.00
• Low Price Target: $62.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +45.9%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $8.22
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 7.12
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.50
• P/E Growth: 0.76
• Net Income: $127.72 million
• Net Margins: 17.48%
• Pretax Margin: 20.01%
• Return on Equity: 39.97%
• Return on Assets: 18.93%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.17
• Current Ratio: 1.64
• Quick Ratio: 0.67

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.48 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.25
• Cash Flow: $4.69 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.47
• Book Value: $8.06 per share
• Price / Book: 7.26

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 31,680,000
• Free Float: 31,328,000
• Market Cap: $1.85 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.36