Blue Bird (BLBD) Competitors

Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD) and Icahn Enterprises (NASDAQ:IEP) are both automobiles and trucks companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts prefer BLBD or IEP?

Blue Bird presently has a consensus price target of $57.36, suggesting a potential upside of 1.54%. Given Blue Bird's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Blue Bird is more favorable than Icahn Enterprises.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Blue Bird	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Icahn Enterprises	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has better valuation & earnings, BLBD or IEP?

Blue Bird has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Icahn Enterprises. Icahn Enterprises is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Blue Bird, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Blue Bird	$1.35B	1.33	$105.55M	$3.50	16.14
Icahn Enterprises	$10.02B	0.53	-$445M	-$1.23	-7.48

Does the media refer more to BLBD or IEP?

In the previous week, Blue Bird had 31 more articles in the media than Icahn Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Blue Bird and 7 mentions for Icahn Enterprises. Blue Bird's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Icahn Enterprises' score of 0.19 indicating that Blue Bird is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Blue Bird	11 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Icahn Enterprises	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of BLBD or IEP?

93.6% of Blue Bird shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.1% of Icahn Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Blue Bird shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 90.1% of Icahn Enterprises shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, BLBD or IEP?

Blue Bird has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Icahn Enterprises has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BLBD or IEP more profitable?

Blue Bird has a net margin of 8.16% compared to Icahn Enterprises' net margin of -6.78%. Blue Bird's return on equity of 61.66% beat Icahn Enterprises' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blue Bird	8.16%	61.66%	21.26%
Icahn Enterprises	-6.78%	-15.65%	-4.06%

Summary

Blue Bird beats Icahn Enterprises on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.