Blue Bird (BLBD) Competitors $44.20 +1.04 (+2.41%) Closing price 07/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$44.61 +0.41 (+0.93%) As of 08:16 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock BLBD vs. IEP, DOOO, ATMU, VC, PSNY, REVG, GTX, PHIN, ADNT, and LOTShould you be buying Blue Bird stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Blue Bird include Icahn Enterprises (IEP), BRP (DOOO), Atmus Filtration Technologies (ATMU), Visteon (VC), Polestar Automotive Holding UK (PSNY), REV Group (REVG), Garrett Motion (GTX), PHINIA (PHIN), Adient (ADNT), and Lotus Technology (LOT). These companies are all part of the "automobiles and trucks" industry. Blue Bird vs. Its Competitors Icahn Enterprises BRP Atmus Filtration Technologies Visteon Polestar Automotive Holding UK REV Group Garrett Motion PHINIA Adient Lotus Technology Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD) and Icahn Enterprises (NASDAQ:IEP) are both automobiles and trucks companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BLBD or IEP? 93.6% of Blue Bird shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.1% of Icahn Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Blue Bird shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 90.1% of Icahn Enterprises shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is BLBD or IEP more profitable? Blue Bird has a net margin of 7.97% compared to Icahn Enterprises' net margin of -8.55%. Blue Bird's return on equity of 64.83% beat Icahn Enterprises' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Blue Bird7.97% 64.83% 20.87% Icahn Enterprises -8.55%-17.64%-4.88% Do analysts recommend BLBD or IEP? Blue Bird presently has a consensus target price of $56.79, suggesting a potential upside of 28.47%. Given Blue Bird's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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) 2.75Icahn Enterprises 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has higher earnings and valuation, 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlue Bird$1.35B1.04$105.55M$3.2313.68Icahn Enterprises$10.02B0.45-$445M-$1.65-5.04 Which has more risk and volatility, BLBD or IEP? Blue Bird has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Icahn Enterprises has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor BLBD or IEP? In the previous week, Blue Bird and Blue Bird both had 5 articles in the media. Blue Bird's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Icahn Enterprises' score of 0.66 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 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Icahn Enterprises 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryBlue Bird beats Icahn Enterprises on 13 of the 15 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 BLBD 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 BirdAUTO IndustryAuto SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.36B$48.16B$16.83B$8.94BDividend YieldN/A3.56%2.90%4.12%P/E Ratio13.6820.1423.2319.74Price / Sales1.046.9334.87109.12Price / Cash11.2216.2417.2657.06Price / Book8.973.342.465.37Net Income$105.55M$542.77M$764.20M$248.34M7 Day Performance3.01%-0.56%2.45%1.67%1 Month Performance16.44%4.77%3.80%4.56%1 Year Performance-6.83%-41.58%2.73%18.42% Blue Bird Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BLBDBlue Bird4.4648 of 5 stars$44.20+2.4%$56.79+28.5%-13.1%$1.36B$1.35B13.681,948IEPIcahn Enterprises2.2755 of 5 stars$8.15-2.0%N/A-49.0%$4.45B$10.02B-4.9415,037DOOOBRP2.3968 of 5 stars$47.85+1.9%$43.00-10.1%-20.6%$3.49B$7.68B-116.7116,500ATMUAtmus Filtration Technologies3.1427 of 5 stars$35.38+1.0%$42.40+19.8%+32.7%$2.92B$1.66B16.014,500News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastVCVisteon4.0426 of 5 stars$90.45-0.1%$96.25+6.4%-6.3%$2.47B$3.87B8.4810,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastPSNYPolestar Automotive Holding UK1.102 of 5 stars$1.07+1.9%$1.51+40.7%+24.5%$2.28B$2.03B-1.882,547REVGREV Group2.4631 of 5 stars$44.37+1.5%$41.25-7.0%+96.8%$2.17B$2.38B23.605,700GTXGarrett Motion4.1632 of 5 stars$9.72-2.8%$14.00+44.0%+25.4%$1.97B$3.44B7.659,300Positive NewsInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumePHINPHINIA2.8492 of 5 stars$42.67+0.2%$51.17+19.9%+18.5%$1.70B$3.40B24.2412,700ADNTAdient3.2431 of 5 stars$18.94+0.4%$18.17-4.1%-14.7%$1.59B$14.69B-5.9270,000News CoverageAnalyst ForecastLOTLotus Technology0.6044 of 5 stars$2.23+1.8%N/A-67.1%$1.51B$924.35M-1.291,996Earnings Report Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Icahn Enterprises Competitors BRP Competitors Atmus Filtration Technologies Competitors Visteon Competitors Polestar Automotive Holding UK Competitors REV Group Competitors Garrett Motion Competitors PHINIA Competitors Adient Competitors Lotus Technology 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 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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