NASDAQ:BLBDBlue Bird Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Blue Bird Corp Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $13.25 +0.25 (+1.92 %) (As of 08/7/2020 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$12.91Now: $13.25▼$13.3050-Day Range$12.53MA: $13.55▼$14.9952-Week Range$8.40Now: $13.25▼$23.99Volume132,035 shsAverage Volume101,621 shsMarket Capitalization$358.15 millionP/E Ratio14.10Dividend YieldN/ABeta1.34 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media Blue Bird Corporation designs, engineers, manufactures, and sells school buses and related parts in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Bus and Parts. The company offers Type C, Type D, and specialty buses; and alternative fuel applications through its propane-powered, gasoline-powered, compressed natural gas-powered, and electric powered school buses. It sells its products through a network of dealers, as well as directly to fleet operators, the United States government, and state governments; and a parts distribution center. The company was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Macon, Georgia.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 3.3 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingBlue Bird has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $17.00, Blue Bird has a potential upside of 28.3% from its current price of $13.25.Amount of Analyst CoverageBlue Bird has received no research coverage in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.3 Community Rank Outperform VotesBlue Bird has received 287 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesBlue Bird has received 327 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentBlue Bird has received 53.26% “underperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Blue Bird and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe BLBD will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe BLBD will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 0.0 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldBlue Bird does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthBlue Bird does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Previous Next 1.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn 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 $146,600.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 2.70% of the stock of Blue Bird is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions92.88% of the stock of Blue Bird is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 2.5 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Blue Bird are expected to grow by 22.73% in the coming year, from $0.88 to $1.08 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Blue Bird is 14.10, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 16.58.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Blue Bird is 14.10, 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 15.27. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 3.3Community Rank: 2.3Dividend Strength: 0.0Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 2.5 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™1.81 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NASDAQ Industry Truck & bus bodies Sub-IndustryN/A SectorAuto/Tires/Trucks Current SymbolNASDAQ:BLBD Previous Symbol CUSIPN/A CIK1589526 Webwww.blue-bird.com Phone478-822-2801Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio1.14 Quick Ratio0.31Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio14.10 Forward P/E Ratio15.06 P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.02 billion Price / Sales0.35 Cash Flow$2.02 per share Price / Cash Flow6.57 Book Value($2.56) per share Price / Book-5.18Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.49 Net Income$24.30 million Net Margins2.37% Return on Equity-61.92% Return on Assets10.59%Miscellaneous Employees2,300 Outstanding Shares27,030,000Market Cap$358.15 million Next Earnings Date8/12/2020 (Confirmed) OptionableNot Optionable $13.25 +0.25 (+1.92 %) (As of 08/7/2020 04:00 PM ET) 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive BLBD News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for BLBD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD) Frequently Asked Questions How has Blue Bird's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? Blue Bird's stock was trading at $14.85 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, BLBD shares have decreased by 10.8% and is now trading at $13.25. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Blue Bird? 2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Blue Bird in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Blue Bird. When is Blue Bird's next earnings date? Blue Bird is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August 12th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Blue Bird. How can I listen to Blue Bird's earnings call? Blue Bird will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, August 12th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available. How were Blue Bird's earnings last quarter? Blue Bird Corp (NASDAQ:BLBD) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 14th. The company reported $0.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.24 by $0.14. The company earned $255.41 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $205 million. Blue Bird had a negative return on equity of 61.92% and a net margin of 2.37%. View Blue Bird's earnings history. What price target have analysts set for BLBD? 2 brokerages have issued 1-year target prices for Blue Bird's shares. Their forecasts range from $12.00 to $22.00. On average, they expect Blue Bird's share price to reach $17.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 28.3% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Blue Bird. Has Blue Bird been receiving favorable news coverage? News stories about BLBD stock have been trending extremely negative on Sunday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group rates the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Blue Bird earned a news impact score of -4.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news about Blue Bird. Are investors shorting Blue Bird? Blue Bird saw a decrease in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 383,300 shares, a decrease of 16.4% from the July 15th total of 458,500 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 143,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.7 days. Approximately 3.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Blue Bird's Short Interest. Who are some of Blue Bird's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Blue Bird include Gentherm (THRM), Schaeffler (SCFLF), Workhorse Group (WKHS), Veoneer (VNE), Standard Motor Products (SMP), Douglas Dynamics (PLOW), American Axle & Manufact. (AXL), Spartan Motors (SPAR), The Shyft Group (SHYF), Wabash National (WNC), Tower International (TOWR), XPEL (XPEL), China Yuchai International (CYD), U.S. Auto Parts Network (PRTS) and Tenneco (TEN). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Blue Bird own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Blue Bird investors own include Alibaba Group (BABA), NVIDIA (NVDA), Canopy Growth (CGC), Roku (ROKU), Netflix (NFLX), AbbVie (ABBV), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Activision Blizzard (ATVI), Baidu (BIDU) and Square (SQ). Who are Blue Bird's key executives? Blue Bird's management team includes the following people: Mr. Philip Horlock, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 63)Mr. Phil Tighe, CFO & Chief Accounting Officer (Age 65)Mr. Thomas Arthur Roberts, Chief Admin. Officer (Age 67)Mr. Mark R. Benfield, Director of Investor Relations & Gov. AffairsMr. Paul Yousif, Gen. Counsel & Corp. Treasurer (Age 44) What is Blue Bird's stock symbol? Blue Bird trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "BLBD." Who are Blue Bird's major shareholders? Blue Bird's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include North Star Investment Management Corp. (0.98%), Cadence Capital Management LLC (0.44%), Mackay Shields LLC (0.37%), LSV Asset Management (0.27%), Swiss National Bank (0.11%) and Hodges Capital Management Inc. (0.07%). Company insiders that own Blue Bird stock include Asp Bb Holdings Llc, Daniel J Hennessy, Paul Yousif and Phil Horlock. View institutional ownership trends for Blue Bird. Which major investors are selling Blue Bird stock? BLBD stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Mackay Shields LLC, North Star Investment Management Corp., and UBS Group AG. Company insiders that have sold Blue Bird company stock in the last year include Paul Yousif, and Phil Horlock. View insider buying and selling activity for Blue Bird. Which major investors are buying Blue Bird stock? BLBD stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including LSV Asset Management, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC, Trexquant Investment LP, SG Americas Securities LLC, Hodges Capital Management Inc., WINTON GROUP Ltd, and Cadence Capital Management LLC. View insider buying and selling activity for Blue Bird. How do I buy shares of Blue Bird? Shares of BLBD can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. What is Blue Bird's stock price today? One share of BLBD stock can currently be purchased for approximately $13.25. How big of a company is Blue Bird? Blue Bird has a market capitalization of $358.15 million and generates $1.02 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $24.30 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.49 on an earnings per share basis. Blue Bird employs 2,300 workers across the globe. What is Blue Bird's official website? The official website for Blue Bird is www.blue-bird.com. How can I contact Blue Bird? Blue Bird's mailing address is 3920 Arkwright Road 2nd Floor, Macon GA, 31210. The company can be reached via phone at 478-822-2801 or via email at [email protected] This page was last updated on 8/9/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for $1.00 Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio. Stock Ideas and Recommendations Get daily stock ideas top-performing Wall Street analysts. 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