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 $14.01 +0.39 (+2.86 %) (As of 06/2/2020 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$13.70Now: $14.01▼$14.1850-Day Range$9.65MA: $11.95▼$14.5452-Week Range$8.40Now: $14.01▼$23.99Volume174,849 shsAverage Volume138,643 shsMarket Capitalization$378.65 millionP/E Ratio14.90Dividend YieldN/ABeta1.43 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesSEC FilingsSocial 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™ 2.3 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 21.3% from its current price of $14.01.Amount of Analyst CoverageBlue Bird has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.4 Community Rank Outperform VotesBlue Bird has received 286 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesBlue Bird has received 320 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentBlue Bird has received 52.81% “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 $385,496.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 2.70% of the stock of Blue Bird is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions89.39% 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 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 14.90, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 15.75.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Blue Bird is 14.90, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Auto/Tires/Trucks sector average P/E ratio of about 14.36. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 2.3Community Rank: 2.4Dividend Strength: 0.0Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 1.9 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™1.51 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 Ratio14.90 Forward P/E Ratio15.92 P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.02 billion Price / Sales0.37 Cash Flow$1.97 per share Price / Cash Flow7.11 Book Value($2.56) per share Price / Book-5.47Profitability 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 Shares27,027,000Market Cap$378.65 million Next Earnings Date8/5/2020 (Estimated) OptionableNot Optionable NASDAQ:BLBD Rates by TradingView 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 Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, BLBD stock has decreased by 5.7% and is now trading at $14.01. 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 5th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Blue Bird. 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 consensus estimate of $0.24 by $0.14. The company earned $255.41 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Blue Bird's stock. 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 21.3% 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 trended very negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies positive and negative news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Blue Bird earned a news impact score of -3.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future. View the latest news aboutBlue Bird. Are investors shorting Blue Bird? Blue Bird saw a decrease in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 311,000 shares, a decrease of 10.1% from the April 30th total of 346,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 141,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.2 days. Approximately 2.5% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Blue Bird's Current Options Chain. Who are some of Blue Bird's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Blue Bird include Meritor (MTOR), Gentherm (THRM), Cooper Tire & Rubber (CTB), Veoneer (VNE), Standard Motor Products (SMP), Douglas Dynamics (PLOW), American Axle & Manufact. (AXL), Niu Technologies (NIU), EHang (EH), Tower International (TOWR), HALFORDS GRP PL/ADR (HLFDY), Spartan Motors (SPAR), China Yuchai International (CYD), Wabash National (WNC) and XT Energy Group (XTNY). 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 many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (5.61%), William Blair Investment Management LLC (4.88%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.14%), North Star Investment Management Corp. (1.09%), State Street Corp (1.06%) and Engine Capital Management LP (1.02%). Company insiders that own Blue Bird stock include Asp Bb Holdings Llc, Daniel J Hennessy 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 Deutsche Bank AG, Two Sigma Investments LP, RK Capital Management LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, WINTON GROUP Ltd, UBS Group AG, Squarepoint Ops LLC, and North Star Investment Management Corp.. View insider buying and selling activity for Blue Bird. Which major investors are buying Blue Bird stock? BLBD stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including William Blair Investment Management LLC, Mackay Shields LLC, BlackRock Inc., Engine Capital Management LP, Blair William & Co. IL, First Trust Advisors LP, Ballentine Partners LLC, and Morgan Stanley. 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 $14.01. How big of a company is Blue Bird? Blue Bird has a market capitalization of $378.65 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 6/2/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff
