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 $12.30 +0.19 (+1.57 %) (As of 08/14/2020 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$12.03Now: $12.30▼$12.7850-Day Range$12.53MA: $13.45▼$14.9952-Week Range$8.40Now: $12.30▼$23.99Volume179,487 shsAverage Volume138,125 shsMarket Capitalization$332.43 millionP/E Ratio13.09Dividend YieldN/ABeta1.34 ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsInsider 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 38.2% from its current price of $12.30.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 328 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentBlue Bird has received 53.33% “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 13.09, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 17.43.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Blue Bird is 13.09, 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 30.55. 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 Ratio13.09 Forward P/E Ratio13.98 P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.02 billion Price / Sales0.33 Cash Flow$1.77 per share Price / Cash Flow6.94 Book Value($2.56) per share Price / Book-4.80Profitability 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$332.43 million Next Earnings Date12/9/2020 (Estimated) OptionableNot Optionable $12.30 +0.19 (+1.57 %) (As of 08/14/2020 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 price been impacted by COVID-19? 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 stock has decreased by 17.2% and is now trading at $12.30. View which stocks have been most impacted by COVID-19. 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, December 9th 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 Wednesday, August, 12th. The company reported $0.16 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.12 by $0.04. Blue Bird had a net margin of 2.37% and a negative return on equity of 61.92%. View Blue Bird's earnings history. What price target have analysts set for BLBD? 2 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price objectives 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 year. This suggests a possible upside of 38.2% 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 somewhat negative this week, InfoTrie reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. 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 media sentiment score of -1.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage 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 immediate future. View the latest news about Blue Bird. Are investors shorting Blue Bird? Blue Bird saw a increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 458,500 shares, an increase of 22.2% from the June 15th total of 375,300 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 142,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.2 days. Currently, 3.6% of the shares of the stock are short sold. View Blue Bird's Short Interest. Who are some of Blue Bird's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Blue Bird include Schaeffler (SCFLF), Veoneer (VNE), Workhorse Group (WKHS), Standard Motor Products (SMP), Douglas Dynamics (PLOW), American Axle & Manufact. (AXL), The Shyft Group (SHYF), Wabash National (WNC), Spartan Motors (SPAR), Tower International (TOWR), U.S. Auto Parts Network (PRTS), XPEL (XPEL), Tenneco (TEN), China Yuchai International (CYD) and Garrett Motion (GTX). 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 NVIDIA (NVDA), Alibaba Group (BABA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Netflix (NFLX), AbbVie (ABBV), Canopy Growth (CGC), Activision Blizzard (ATVI), Gilead Sciences (GILD), Micron Technology (MU) and Roku (ROKU). 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 investors include William Blair Investment Management LLC (4.51%), Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ (3.40%), Blair William & Co. IL (0.99%), North Star Investment Management Corp. (0.98%), Epoch Investment Partners Inc. (0.73%) and Olstein Capital Management L.P. (0.50%). 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 Bank of New York Mellon Corp, William Blair Investment Management LLC, Mackay Shields LLC, North Star Investment Management Corp., Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ , UBS Group AG, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., and Bank of America Corp DE. 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 Epoch Investment Partners Inc., Blair William & Co. IL, Baird Financial Group Inc., PDT Partners LLC, LSV Asset Management, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC, and Trexquant Investment LP. 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 $12.30. How big of a company is Blue Bird? Blue Bird has a market capitalization of $332.43 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. 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