Blue Bird (BLBD) Competitors

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BLBD vs. GTX, IEP, ATMU, DOO, and DOOO

Should you buy Blue Bird stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Blue Bird with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Blue Bird include Garrett Motion (GTX), Icahn Enterprises (IEP), Atmus Filtration Technologies (ATMU), BRP (DOO), and BRP (DOOO). These companies are all part of the "automobiles and trucks" industry.

How does Blue Bird compare to Garrett Motion?

Garrett Motion (NASDAQ:GTX) and Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD) are both mid-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, dividends and earnings.

Garrett Motion has a net margin of 9.29% compared to Blue Bird's net margin of 8.91%. Blue Bird's return on equity of 53.68% beat Garrett Motion's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Garrett Motion	9.29%	-42.77%	14.32%
Blue Bird	8.91%	53.68%	22.19%

Garrett Motion has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Blue Bird has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Blue Bird had 2 more articles in the media than Garrett Motion. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Blue Bird and 12 mentions for Garrett Motion. Garrett Motion's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Blue Bird's score of 0.44 indicating that Garrett Motion is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Garrett Motion	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Blue Bird	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Garrett Motion has higher revenue and earnings than Blue Bird. Blue Bird is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Garrett Motion, 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
Garrett Motion	$3.69B	1.62	$310M	$1.71	18.64
Blue Bird	$1.49B	1.54	$127.72M	$4.07	17.80

Garrett Motion currently has a consensus target price of $27.80, indicating a potential downside of 12.77%. Blue Bird has a consensus target price of $75.80, indicating a potential upside of 4.62%. Given Blue Bird's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Blue Bird is more favorable than Garrett Motion.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Garrett Motion	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Blue Bird	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

86.3% of Garrett Motion shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of Blue Bird shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Garrett Motion shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Blue Bird shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Blue Bird beats Garrett Motion on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Blue Bird compare to Icahn Enterprises?

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

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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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	$9.66B	0.56	-$299M	-$0.52	N/A
Blue Bird	$1.49B	1.54	$127.72M	$4.07	17.80

In the previous week, Blue Bird had 5 more articles in the media than Icahn Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Blue Bird and 9 mentions for Icahn Enterprises. Icahn Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Blue Bird's score of 0.44 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)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Blue Bird	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Icahn Enterprises has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Blue Bird has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the broader market.

Blue Bird has a consensus target price of $75.80, indicating a potential upside of 4.62%. 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	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50
Blue Bird	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Blue Bird has a net margin of 8.91% compared to Icahn Enterprises' net margin of -3.24%. Blue Bird's return on equity of 53.68% beat Icahn Enterprises' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Icahn Enterprises	-3.24%	-10.27%	-2.28%
Blue Bird	8.91%	53.68%	22.19%

Summary

Blue Bird beats Icahn Enterprises on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Blue Bird compare to Atmus Filtration Technologies?

Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD) and Atmus Filtration Technologies (NYSE:ATMU) are both mid-cap automobiles and trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

93.6% of Blue Bird shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.7% of Atmus Filtration Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Blue Bird shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Atmus Filtration Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Blue Bird	$1.49B	1.54	$127.72M	$4.07	17.80
Atmus Filtration Technologies	$1.83B	2.42	$207.40M	$2.55	21.18

In the previous week, Blue Bird had 4 more articles in the media than Atmus Filtration Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Blue Bird and 10 mentions for Atmus Filtration Technologies. Atmus Filtration Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Blue Bird's score of 0.44 indicating that Atmus Filtration Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Blue Bird	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Atmus Filtration Technologies	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Blue Bird has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Atmus Filtration Technologies has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its share price is 47% more volatile than the broader market.

Blue Bird presently has a consensus price target of $75.80, indicating a potential upside of 4.62%. Atmus Filtration Technologies has a consensus price target of $56.75, indicating a potential upside of 5.09%. Given Atmus Filtration Technologies' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Atmus Filtration Technologies is more favorable than Blue Bird.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Blue Bird	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Atmus Filtration Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Atmus Filtration Technologies has a net margin of 11.56% compared to Blue Bird's net margin of 8.91%. Atmus Filtration Technologies' return on equity of 64.29% beat Blue Bird's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blue Bird	8.91%	53.68%	22.19%
Atmus Filtration Technologies	11.56%	64.29%	15.78%

Summary

Atmus Filtration Technologies beats Blue Bird on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Blue Bird compare to BRP?

Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD) and BRP (NASDAQ:DOO) are both mid-cap automobiles and trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Blue Bird has a net margin of 8.91% compared to BRP's net margin of 3.54%. BRP's return on equity of 73.67% beat Blue Bird's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blue Bird	8.91%	53.68%	22.19%
BRP	3.54%	73.67%	6.22%

Blue Bird presently has a consensus price target of $75.80, indicating a potential upside of 4.62%. BRP has a consensus price target of $85.67, indicating a potential upside of 52.32%. Given BRP's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe BRP is more favorable than Blue Bird.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Blue Bird	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
BRP	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.18

BRP has higher revenue and earnings than Blue Bird. Blue Bird is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BRP, 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	$1.49B	1.54	$127.72M	$4.07	17.80
BRP	$6.06B	0.68	$209.49M	$2.91	19.33

In the previous week, Blue Bird had 13 more articles in the media than BRP. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Blue Bird and 1 mentions for BRP. BRP's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Blue Bird's score of 0.44 indicating that BRP is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Blue Bird	Neutral
BRP	Positive

93.6% of Blue Bird shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Blue Bird shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Blue Bird has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BRP has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Blue Bird beats BRP on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Blue Bird compare to BRP?

BRP (NASDAQ:DOOO) and Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD) are both mid-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment.

Blue Bird has a net margin of 8.91% compared to BRP's net margin of 0.45%. BRP's return on equity of 67.30% beat Blue Bird's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BRP	0.45%	67.30%	4.72%
Blue Bird	8.91%	53.68%	22.19%

BRP presently has a consensus target price of $94.75, indicating a potential upside of 72.68%. Blue Bird has a consensus target price of $75.80, indicating a potential upside of 4.62%. Given BRP's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe BRP is more favorable than Blue Bird.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BRP	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Blue Bird	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Blue Bird has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BRP. Blue Bird is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BRP, 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
BRP	$8.03B	0.50	-$154.60M	$0.37	148.30
Blue Bird	$1.49B	1.54	$127.72M	$4.07	17.80

In the previous week, Blue Bird had 14 more articles in the media than BRP. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Blue Bird and 0 mentions for BRP. Blue Bird's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat BRP's score of 0.00 indicating that Blue Bird is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
BRP	Neutral
Blue Bird	Neutral

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

BRP has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Blue Bird has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Blue Bird beats BRP on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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BLBD vs. The Competition

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Metric	Blue Bird	AUTO Industry	Auto Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$2.29B	$75.68B	$23.13B	$12.46B
Dividend Yield	N/A	2.85%	2.74%	5.30%
P/E Ratio	17.80	54.93	23.39	25.58
Price / Sales	1.54	35.11	19.13	63.56
Price / Cash	14.75	24.07	11.68	55.34
Price / Book	7.70	3.37	2.74	6.70
Net Income	$127.72M	-$494.35M	$388.47M	$333.77M
7 Day Performance	2.27%	2.51%	2.44%	0.45%
1 Month Performance	11.62%	0.78%	1.95%	4.06%
1 Year Performance	81.72%	-16.56%	3.30%	36.21%

Blue Bird Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
BLBD Blue Bird	3.2207 of 5 stars	$72.45 +2.0%	$75.80 +4.6%	+74.9%	$2.29B	$1.49B	17.80	2,012	Analyst Downgrade
GTX Garrett Motion	4.7557 of 5 stars	$29.14 +0.5%	$22.80 -21.8%	+162.3%	$5.43B	$3.58B	17.04	6,700	News Coverage Analyst Forecast
IEP Icahn Enterprises	0.6078 of 5 stars	$8.10 +1.0%	N/A	-12.8%	$5.39B	$9.66B	N/A	13,547
ATMU Atmus Filtration Technologies	4.4935 of 5 stars	$56.58 +1.8%	$56.75 +0.3%	+39.4%	$4.54B	$1.76B	22.19	4,500	Dividend Announcement Insider Trade
DOO BRP	4.9667 of 5 stars	$56.95 -0.2%	$85.67 +50.4%	N/A	$4.17B	$8.44B	19.57	17,000

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Blue Bird (BLBD) Competitors

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Blue Bird (BLBD) Competitors

BLBD vs. GTX, IEP, ATMU, DOO, and DOOO

How does Blue Bird compare to Garrett Motion?

Is GTX or BLBD more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, GTX or BLBD?

Does the media refer more to GTX or BLBD?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, GTX or BLBD?

Do analysts prefer GTX or BLBD?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in GTX or BLBD?

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How does Blue Bird compare to Icahn Enterprises?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in IEP or BLBD?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, IEP or BLBD?

Does the media refer more to IEP or BLBD?

Which has more risk & volatility, IEP or BLBD?

Do analysts prefer IEP or BLBD?

Is IEP or BLBD more profitable?

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How does Blue Bird compare to Atmus Filtration Technologies?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BLBD or ATMU?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, BLBD or ATMU?

Does the media prefer BLBD or ATMU?

Which has more volatility & risk, BLBD or ATMU?

Do analysts recommend BLBD or ATMU?

Is BLBD or ATMU more profitable?

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How does Blue Bird compare to BRP?

Is BLBD or DOO more profitable?

Do analysts recommend BLBD or DOO?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, BLBD or DOO?

Does the media prefer BLBD or DOO?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BLBD or DOO?

Which has more volatility & risk, BLBD or DOO?

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How does Blue Bird compare to BRP?

Is DOOO or BLBD more profitable?

Do analysts recommend DOOO or BLBD?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, DOOO or BLBD?

Does the media favor DOOO or BLBD?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in DOOO or BLBD?

Which has more risk & volatility, DOOO or BLBD?

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