Blue Bird (BLBD) Competitors

Icahn Enterprises (NASDAQ:IEP) and Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD) are both multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, IEP or BLBD?

Blue Bird has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Icahn Enterprises	$9.64B	0.47	-$684M	-$1.65	-5.02
Blue Bird	$1.36B	0.96	$105.55M	$3.23	12.74

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in IEP or BLBD?

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

Does the media favor IEP or BLBD?

In the previous week, Blue Bird had 6 more articles in the media than Icahn Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Blue Bird and 2 mentions for Icahn Enterprises. Icahn Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Blue Bird's score of 0.51 indicating that Icahn Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in IEP or BLBD?

Blue Bird received 72 more outperform votes than Icahn Enterprises when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.77% of users gave Icahn Enterprises an outperform vote while only 61.92% of users gave Blue Bird an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Icahn Enterprises	Outperform Votes 263 62.77%	Underperform Votes 156 37.23%
Blue Bird	Outperform Votes 335 61.92%	Underperform Votes 206 38.08%

Do analysts rate IEP or BLBD?

Blue Bird has a consensus price target of $56.79, indicating a potential upside of 38.00%. Given Blue Bird's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Blue Bird is more favorable than Icahn Enterprises.

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

Is IEP or BLBD more profitable?

Blue Bird has a net margin of 8.05% compared to Icahn Enterprises' net margin of -4.79%. Blue Bird's return on equity of 75.22% beat Icahn Enterprises' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Icahn Enterprises	-4.79%	-8.82%	-2.53%
Blue Bird	8.05%	75.22%	22.07%

Which has more volatility & risk, IEP or BLBD?

Icahn Enterprises has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blue Bird has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Blue Bird beats Icahn Enterprises on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.