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Blue Bird (BLBD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$44.98 -0.62 (-1.36%)
As of 07/7/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

About Blue Bird Stock (NASDAQ:BLBD)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$44.02
$45.83
50-Day Range
$34.87
$45.54
52-Week Range
$30.04
$55.60
Volume
510,551 shs
Average Volume
616,003 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.42 billion
P/E Ratio
13.93
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$56.79
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Blue Bird Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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91st Percentile Overall Score

BLBD MarketRank™: 

Blue Bird scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 18th out of 88 stocks in the auto/tires/trucks sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Blue Bird has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Blue Bird has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Blue Bird's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Blue Bird are expected to grow by 28.24% in the coming year, from $3.86 to $4.95 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Blue Bird is 13.93, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.68.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Blue Bird is 13.93, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Auto/Tires/Trucks sector average P/E ratio of about 23.44.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Blue Bird has a PEG Ratio of 1.14. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Blue Bird has a P/B Ratio of 9.12. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Blue Bird's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    16.53% 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 12, which indicates bearish sentiment.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Blue Bird has recently increased by 3.20%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    Blue Bird does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    16.53% 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 12, which indicates bearish sentiment.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Blue Bird has recently increased by 3.20%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    Blue Bird has a news sentiment score of 1.21. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Auto/Tires/Trucks companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Blue Bird this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    10 people have searched for BLBD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    3 people have added Blue Bird to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Blue Bird insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $917,766.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 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.

  • Read more about Blue Bird's insider trading history.
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BLBD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Blue Bird's stock was trading at $38.63 at the start of the year. Since then, BLBD shares have increased by 16.4% and is now trading at $44.98.

Blue Bird Corporation (NASDAQ:BLBD) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May, 7th. The company reported $0.96 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.95 by $0.01. The company's quarterly revenue was up 3.7% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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Blue Bird's top institutional investors include Insight Wealth Strategies LLC (0.25%) and Somerset Trust Co (0.03%). Insiders that own company stock include Phil Horlock, Razvan Radulescu, Britton Smith, Ted Scartz, Gurminder S Bedi, Coliseum Capital Management, L and Asp Bb Holdings Llc.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of BLBD stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Blue Bird investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), The RMR Group (RMR), AU Optronics (AUOTY) and DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/07/2025
Today
7/07/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/06/2025
Fiscal Year End
9/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
AUTO - DOMESTIC
Sub-Industry
Automobiles And Trucks
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:BLBD
Fax
N/A
Employees
1,948
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$56.79
High Stock Price Target
$71.00
Low Stock Price Target
$48.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+26.2%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.75
Research Coverage
8 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
13.93
Forward P/E Ratio
11.65
P/E Growth
1.14
Net Income
$105.55 million
Pretax Margin
9.67%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.35 billion
Cash Flow
$3.79 per share
Price / Cash Flow
11.86
Book Value
$4.93 per share
Price / Book
9.12

Miscellaneous

Free Float
31,218,000
Market Cap
$1.42 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.41

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This page (NASDAQ:BLBD) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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