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Blue Bird (BLBD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$44.95 -0.54 (-1.19%)
Closing price 07/11/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$44.58 -0.37 (-0.82%)
As of 07/11/2025 07:34 PM Eastern
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About Blue Bird Stock (NASDAQ:BLBD)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$44.35
$45.34
50-Day Range
$37.24
$45.54
52-Week Range
$30.04
$55.60
Volume
268,774 shs
Average Volume
616,488 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.42 billion
P/E Ratio
13.92
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$56.79
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Blue Bird Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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94th Percentile Overall Score

BLBD MarketRank™: 

Blue Bird scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 9th out of 87 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 13.92, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.85.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Blue Bird is 13.92, 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 24.16.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Blue Bird has a PEG Ratio of 1.12. 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

    16.11% 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 11.7, which indicates bearish sentiment.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Blue Bird has recently decreased by 2.52%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • 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

    16.11% 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 11.7, which indicates bearish sentiment.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Blue Bird has recently decreased by 2.52%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    Blue Bird has a news sentiment score of 0.92. 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 0.80 average news sentiment score of Auto/Tires/Trucks companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Blue Bird this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    9 people have searched for BLBD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 125% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    4 people have added Blue Bird to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 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 $1,369,666.00 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 News Headlines

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BLBD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Blue Bird's stock was trading at $38.63 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, BLBD shares have increased by 16.4% and is now trading at $44.95.

Blue Bird Corporation (NASDAQ:BLBD) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May, 7th. The company reported $0.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.95 by $0.01. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 3.7% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
.

Blue Bird's top institutional investors include Insight Wealth Strategies LLC (0.25%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.12%), Perpetual Ltd (0.05%) and Three Seasons Wealth LLC (0.04%). Insiders that own company stock include Phil Horlock, Britton Smith, Razvan Radulescu, Ted Scartz, Gurminder S Bedi, Coliseum Capital Management, L and Asp Bb Holdings Llc.
View institutional ownership trends
.

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
7/13/2025
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
CIK
1589526
Fax
N/A
Employees
1,948
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$71.00
Low Price Target
$48.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+26.3%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.75
Research Coverage
8 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$3.23
Trailing P/E Ratio
13.92
Forward P/E Ratio
11.65
P/E Growth
1.12
Net Income
$105.55 million
Net Margins
7.97%
Pretax Margin
9.67%
Return on Equity
64.83%
Return on Assets
20.87%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.46
Current Ratio
1.45
Quick Ratio
0.73

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.35 billion
Price / Sales
1.05
Cash Flow
$3.85 per share
Price / Cash Flow
11.69
Book Value
$4.93 per share
Price / Book
9.12

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
31,570,000
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 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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