NXU (NXU) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, BLBD or NXU?

Blue Bird has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NXU has a beta of 2.35, meaning that its stock price is 135% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor BLBD or NXU?

In the previous week, Blue Bird had 19 more articles in the media than NXU. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Blue Bird and 0 mentions for NXU. Blue Bird's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat NXU's score of 0.00 indicating that Blue Bird is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Blue Bird	Positive
NXU	Neutral

Which has better earnings and valuation, BLBD or NXU?

Blue Bird has higher revenue and earnings than NXU.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Blue Bird	$1.30B	1.04	$23.81M	$2.47	17.01
NXU	$507K	6.34	-$40.18M	N/A	N/A

Is BLBD or NXU more profitable?

Blue Bird has a net margin of 7.65% compared to NXU's net margin of -5,198.23%. Blue Bird's return on equity of 116.23% beat NXU's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blue Bird	7.65%	116.23%	23.50%
NXU	-5,198.23%	-419.01%	-170.24%

Do analysts prefer BLBD or NXU?

Blue Bird presently has a consensus price target of $62.00, indicating a potential upside of 47.55%. Given Blue Bird's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Blue Bird is more favorable than NXU.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Blue Bird	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
NXU	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BLBD or NXU?

93.6% of Blue Bird shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of NXU shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Blue Bird shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of NXU shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BLBD or NXU?

Blue Bird received 318 more outperform votes than NXU when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave NXU an outperform vote while only 61.35% of users gave Blue Bird an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Blue Bird	Outperform Votes 319 61.35%	Underperform Votes 201 38.65%
NXU	Outperform Votes 1 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Summary

Blue Bird beats NXU on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.