NASDAQ:BLBD Blue Bird - BLBD Stock Forecast, Price & News Adding Choose a watchlist: 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 Co. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. $20.51 +0.17 (+0.84%) (As of 03/29/2023 12:00 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$20.16▼$20.7650-Day Range$13.46▼$22.5252-Week Range$7.14▼$23.13Volume114,046 shsAverage Volume195,602 shsMarket Capitalization$656.94 millionP/E RatioN/ADividend YieldN/APrice Target$20.00 ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainability Blue Bird MarketRank™ ForecastAnalyst RatingBuy3.00 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside2.5% Downside$20.00 Price TargetShort InterestHealthy1.98% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthN/ASustainability-3.24Upright™ Environmental ScoreNews Sentiment0.53Based on 5 Articles This WeekInsider TradingSelling Shares$330,000 Sold Last QuarterProj. Earnings Growth260.00%From $0.40 to $1.44 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.1.97 out of 5 starsAuto/Tires/Trucks Sector66th out of 97 stocksTruck & Bus Bodies Industry2nd out of 3 stocks 1.5 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingBlue Bird has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $20.00, Blue Bird has a forecasted downside of 2.5% from its current price of $20.51.Amount of Analyst CoverageBlue Bird has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 3.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted1.98% of the float of Blue Bird has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverBlue Bird has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Blue Bird has recently increased by 10.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. 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 2.6 Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreBlue Bird has received a 15.62% net impact score from Upright. The largest positive contribution comes from its "Societal infrastructure" impact, which is mostly driven by its "Natural gas school busses", "Gasoline school busses", and "Electric school busses" products. See details.Environmental SustainabilityThe Environmental Impact score for Blue Bird is -3.24. Previous Next 2.5 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentBlue Bird has a news sentiment score of 0.53. 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 Auto/Tires/Trucks companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Blue Bird this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.Search InterestOnly 9 people have searched for BLBD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -53% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows9 people have added Blue Bird to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 3.3 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 $330,000.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders17.10% of the stock of Blue Bird is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.Percentage Held by Institutions91.43% 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 1.9 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Blue Bird are expected to grow by 260.00% in the coming year, from $0.40 to $1.44 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Blue Bird is -12.43, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Blue Bird is -12.43, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Book Value per Share RatioBlue Bird has a P/B Ratio of 512.75. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here About Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD) StockBlue Bird Corp. engages in the design and manufacture of school buses. It operates through the Bus and Parts business segments. The Bus segment includes the manufacturing and assembly of school buses to be sold to a variety of customers across the United States, Canada, and in international markets. The Parts segment provides routine maintenance, replacement of parts that are damaged in service, and replacement of parts that suffer from wear and tear. The company was founded by Albert Laurence Luce in 1927 and is headquartered in Macon, GA.Read More Receive BLBD Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Blue Bird and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address BLBD Stock News HeadlinesMarch 29, 2023 | marketwatch.comGlancy Prongay & Murray LLP Announces Investigation of Blue Bird Corporation (BLBD) (f/k/a Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp.)March 28, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comHere's What Could Help Blue Bird (BLBD) Maintain Its Recent Price StrengthMarch 30, 2023 | Behind the Markets (Ad)Buy THIS stock before Taiwan is attacked... 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Email Address BLBD Company Calendar Last Earnings2/08/2023Today3/29/2023Next Earnings (Estimated)5/11/2023Fiscal Year End9/30/2023Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ Industry Truck & bus bodies Sub-IndustryN/A SectorAuto/Tires/Trucks Current SymbolNASDAQ:BLBD CUSIPN/A CIK1589526 Webwww.blue-bird.com Phone(478) 822-2801FaxN/AEmployees1,596Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Forecast$20.00 High Stock Price Forecast$23.00 Low Stock Price Forecast$17.00 Forecasted Upside/Downside-2.5%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage2 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)($1.65) Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E Ratio51.28 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$-45,760,000.00 Net Margins-5.84% Pretax Margin-6.88% Return on Equity-442.21% Return on Assets-11.69% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio109.96 Current Ratio0.86 Quick Ratio0.16 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$800.64 million Price / Sales0.82 Cash FlowN/A Price / Cash FlowN/A Book Value$0.04 per share Price / Book512.75Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares32,030,000Free Float26,555,000Market Cap$656.94 million OptionableNot Optionable Beta1.36 Key ExecutivesMatthew J. StevensonPresident, Chief Executive Officer & DirectorRazvan RadulescuChief Financial OfficerJeff SanfreySenior Vice President-EngineeringTed ScartzSecretary, Senior Vice President & General CounselBritton SmithChief Strategy Officer & Senior VP-ElectrificationKey CompetitorsHyliionNYSE:HYLNMiller IndustriesNYSE:MLRDouglas DynamicsNYSE:PLOWSolid PowerNASDAQ:SLDPInnoviz TechnologiesNASDAQ:INVZView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsMetLife Investment Management LLCBought 9,202 shares on 3/23/2023Ownership: 0.029%Phil HorlockSold 14,749 sharesTotal: $324,478.00 ($22.00/share)Phil HorlockSold 251 sharesTotal: $5,522.00 ($22.00/share)Alliancebernstein L.P.Bought 9,996 shares on 2/16/2023Ownership: 5.281%State of Wisconsin Investment BoardBought 15,831 shares on 2/15/2023Ownership: 0.125%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions BLBD Stock - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell Blue Bird stock right now? 2 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Blue Bird in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" BLBD shares. View BLBD analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is Blue Bird's stock price forecast for 2023? 2 brokerages have issued 12 month target prices for Blue Bird's shares. Their BLBD share price forecasts range from $17.00 to $23.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $20.00 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 1.3%. View analysts price targets for BLBD or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have BLBD shares performed in 2023? Blue Bird's stock was trading at $10.71 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, BLBD stock has increased by 89.3% and is now trading at $20.27. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here. Are investors shorting Blue Bird? Blue Bird saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 404,800 shares, an increase of 10.7% from the February 28th total of 365,700 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 201,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.0 days. Approximately 2.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold. View Blue Bird's Short Interest. When is Blue Bird's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 11th 2023. View our BLBD earnings forecast. How were Blue Bird's earnings last quarter? Blue Bird Co. (NASDAQ:BLBD) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February, 8th. The company reported ($0.32) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.26) by $0.06. The company had revenue of $235.73 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $200 million. Blue Bird had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 442.21% and a negative net margin of 5.84%. What ETFs hold Blue Bird's stock? ETFs with the largest weight of Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD) stock in their portfolio include First Trust RBA American Industrial RenaissanceTM ETF (AIRR), Fidelity Electric Vehicles and Future Transportation ETF (FDRV) and IQ Chaikin U.S. Small Cap ETF (CSML). What guidance has Blue Bird issued on next quarter's earnings? Blue Bird updated its FY 2023 earnings guidance on Wednesday, February, 8th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.00B-, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $959.80 million. What is Phil Horlock's approval rating as Blue Bird's CEO? 25 employees have rated Blue Bird Chief Executive Officer Phil Horlock on Glassdoor.com. Phil Horlock has an approval rating of 49% among the company's employees. This puts Phil Horlock in the bottom 25% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies. 56.0% of employees surveyed would recommend working at Blue Bird to a friend. 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 NVIDIA (NVDA), Alibaba Group (BABA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), AbbVie (ABBV), Tesla (TSLA), Gilead Sciences (GILD), Marvell Technology (MRVL), Netflix (NFLX) and Roku (ROKU). 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 many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Alliancebernstein L.P. (5.28%), T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. (5.27%), Clean Energy Transition LLP (3.34%), Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ (2.64%), Blair William & Co. IL (1.39%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.00%). Insiders that own company stock include Asp Bb Holdings Llc, Paul Yousif and Phil Horlock. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Blue Bird? Shares of BLBD stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What is Blue Bird's stock price today? One share of BLBD stock can currently be purchased for approximately $20.27. How much money does Blue Bird make? Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD) has a market capitalization of $649.25 million and generates $800.64 million in revenue each year. The company earns $-45,760,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($1.65) on an earnings per share basis. How many employees does Blue Bird have? The company employs 1,596 workers across the globe. How can I contact Blue Bird? Blue Bird's mailing address is 3920 Arkwright Road 2nd Floor, Macon GA, 31210. The official website for the company is www.blue-bird.com. The company can be reached via phone at (478) 822-2801 or via email at investors@blue-bird.com. This page (NASDAQ:BLBD) was last updated on 3/30/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access Free 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 from top-performing Wall Street analysts. Get short term trading ideas from the MarketBeat Idea Engine. View which stocks are hot on social media with MarketBeat's trending stocks report. 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