Blue Bird (BLBD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Blue Bird Corporation designs and manufactures school buses for use by public school districts, private schools, and other student transportation providers. The company is one of the leading independent school bus manufacturers in North America and offers vehicles intended to transport students safely and efficiently in a range of operating environments.

Blue Bird’s product portfolio includes Type A, Type C, and Type D school buses. Its buses are available with multiple powertrain options, including electric, propane, gasoline, and diesel configurations, allowing customers to select vehicles based on route requirements, infrastructure, emissions goals, and operating preferences. The company also provides replacement parts and related support through its dealer and service network.

Founded in 1927 by Albert L. Luce, Blue Bird has a long history in the student transportation industry. The company is headquartered in Macon, Georgia, and primarily serves customers in the United States and Canada, while also reaching select international markets through its distribution network.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $55.76 to $56.87
• 50-Day Range: $55.50 to $77.83
• 52-Week Range: $46.14 to $83.39
• Volume: 405,658 shs
• Average Volume: 477,062 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.79 billion
• P/E Ratio: 6.88
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $85.33
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Blue Bird Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Blue Bird scored higher than 83% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 213th out of 651 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Blue Bird has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 7 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Blue Bird has a consensus price target of $85.33, representing about 51.0% upside from its current price of $56.53.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Blue Bird has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -0.85%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Blue Bird are expected to decrease by -0.85% in the coming year, from $4.68 to $4.64 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Blue Bird is 6.88, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.90.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Blue Bird is 6.88, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.44.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Blue Bird has a PEG Ratio of 0.72. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Blue Bird has a P/B Ratio of 7.01. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

13.52% of the float of Blue Bird has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Blue Bird has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.62.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Blue Bird has recently increased by 6.78%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Blue Bird does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Blue Bird does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Blue Bird has a news sentiment score of 0.07. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.53 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Blue Bird this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for BLBD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -83% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

9 people have added Blue Bird to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 80% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Blue Bird insiders have sold 1,007.86% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $22,530.00 in company stock and sold $249,600.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.10% of the stock of Blue Bird is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

93.59% of the stock of Blue Bird is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Today: 10/02/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/23/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Machinery
• Sub-Industry: Construction Machinery & Heavy Transportation Equipment
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:BLBD
• CIK: 1589526
• Web: www.blue-bird.com
• Phone: (478) 822-2801
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,012
• Year Founded: 1927

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Blue Bird: $85.33
• High Price Target: $95.00
• Low Price Target: $62.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +51.0%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $8.22
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 6.88
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.08
• P/E Growth: 0.72
• Net Income: $127.72 million
• Net Margins: 17.48%
• Pretax Margin: 20.01%
• Return on Equity: 39.97%
• Return on Assets: 18.93%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.17
• Current Ratio: 1.64
• Quick Ratio: 0.67

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.48 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.21
• Cash Flow: $4.79 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.81
• Book Value: $8.06 per share
• Price / Book: 7.01

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 31,680,000
• Free Float: 31,328,000
• Market Cap: $1.79 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.37