Blue Bird (BLBD) Competitors $34.87 -0.48 (-1.36%) As of 04/30/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock BLBD vs. ATMU, DOOO, PSNY, VC, GTX, PHIN, REVG, ADNT, LOT, and ADSEShould you be buying Blue Bird stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Blue Bird include Atmus Filtration Technologies (ATMU), BRP (DOOO), Polestar Automotive Holding UK (PSNY), Visteon (VC), Garrett Motion (GTX), PHINIA (PHIN), REV Group (REVG), Adient (ADNT), Lotus Technology (LOT), and ADS-TEC Energy (ADSE). These companies are all part of the "automobiles and trucks" industry. Blue Bird vs. Atmus Filtration Technologies BRP Polestar Automotive Holding UK Visteon Garrett Motion PHINIA REV Group Adient Lotus Technology ADS-TEC Energy Atmus Filtration Technologies (NYSE:ATMU) and Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends. Do analysts prefer ATMU or BLBD? Atmus Filtration Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $43.00, indicating a potential upside of 24.06%. Blue Bird has a consensus price target of $57.36, indicating a potential upside of 64.49%. Given Blue Bird's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Blue Bird is more favorable than Atmus Filtration Technologies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Atmus Filtration Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75Blue Bird 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Does the media prefer ATMU or BLBD? In the previous week, Blue Bird had 1 more articles in the media than Atmus Filtration Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Blue Bird and 9 mentions for Atmus Filtration Technologies. Atmus Filtration Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Blue Bird's score of 0.99 indicating that Atmus Filtration Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Atmus Filtration Technologies 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Blue Bird 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger earnings and valuation, ATMU or BLBD? Atmus Filtration Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Blue Bird. Blue Bird is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Atmus Filtration Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAtmus Filtration Technologies$1.67B1.72$185.60M$2.2115.68Blue Bird$1.34B0.83$105.55M$3.2310.80 Is ATMU or BLBD more profitable? Atmus Filtration Technologies has a net margin of 11.12% compared to Blue Bird's net margin of 8.05%. Atmus Filtration Technologies' return on equity of 120.81% beat Blue Bird's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Atmus Filtration Technologies11.12% 120.81% 17.99% Blue Bird 8.05%75.22%22.07% Do institutionals and insiders believe in ATMU or BLBD? 32.7% of Atmus Filtration Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of Blue Bird shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Atmus Filtration Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Blue Bird shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, ATMU or BLBD? Atmus Filtration Technologies has a beta of 1.78, indicating that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blue Bird has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ATMU or BLBD? Blue Bird received 305 more outperform votes than Atmus Filtration Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 82.35% of users gave Atmus Filtration Technologies an outperform vote while only 62.01% of users gave Blue Bird an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAtmus Filtration TechnologiesOutperform Votes2882.35% Underperform Votes617.65%Blue BirdOutperform Votes33362.01% Underperform Votes20437.99% SummaryAtmus Filtration Technologies beats Blue Bird on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Blue Bird News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BLBD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BLBD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBlue BirdTruck & bus bodies IndustryAuto SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.12B$314.09M$16.94B$7.82BDividend YieldN/A1.95%3.09%4.22%P/E Ratio10.808.8017.0318.48Price / Sales0.8379.759.92103.91Price / Cash9.129.4310.9434.62Price / Book7.073.771.754.25Net Income$105.55M-$6.47M$1.42B$248.23M7 Day Performance1.07%0.16%1.48%3.29%1 Month Performance5.89%-9.13%-4.23%2.42%1 Year Performance5.81%-33.23%-12.07%5.54% Blue Bird Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BLBDBlue Bird4.775 of 5 stars$34.87-1.4%$57.36+64.5%+5.8%$1.12B$1.34B10.801,380Upcoming EarningsATMUAtmus Filtration Technologies3.3838 of 5 stars$32.22-3.5%$43.00+33.5%+14.4%$2.66B$1.67B14.584,500Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓Positive NewsDOOOBRP3.8735 of 5 stars$32.85+1.3%$61.25+86.5%-49.6%$2.40B$7.83B17.4720,000PSNYPolestar Automotive Holding UK1.5633 of 5 stars$0.96-5.1%$1.53+59.9%-25.2%$2.05B$2.06B-1.681,300News CoverageVCVisteon4.8231 of 5 stars$71.87+0.1%$100.64+40.0%-28.4%$1.95B$3.87B7.3310,000Earnings ReportGap DownGTXGarrett Motion3.68 of 5 stars$8.89-1.4%$12.00+35.0%-3.6%$1.81B$3.48B7.009,300Positive NewsPHINPHINIA3.559 of 5 stars$40.76-1.1%$52.60+29.0%+2.6%$1.62B$3.40B23.2912,700Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsREVGREV Group1.4372 of 5 stars$29.17-2.2%$34.63+18.7%+49.6%$1.51B$2.32B6.506,870Positive NewsADNTAdient4.659 of 5 stars$11.50+0.6%$19.00+65.2%-57.6%$965.23M$14.52B575.0075,000Upcoming EarningsGap DownLOTLotus Technology0.5251 of 5 stars$1.26-3.8%$7.00+455.6%-72.0%$853.31M$1.01B-0.813,180ADSEADS-TEC Energy1.8207 of 5 stars$12.47-1.8%$14.00+12.3%+26.4%$663.48M$148.37M0.00110Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Atmus Filtration Technologies Competitors BRP Competitors Polestar Automotive Holding UK Competitors Visteon Competitors Garrett Motion Competitors PHINIA Competitors REV Group Competitors Adient Competitors Lotus Technology Competitors ADS-TEC Energy Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:BLBD) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? 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