Oshkosh (OSK) Competitors

Oshkosh (NYSE:OSK) and Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and risk.

Does the media prefer OSK or BLBD?

In the previous week, Oshkosh had 14 more articles in the media than Blue Bird. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Oshkosh and 3 mentions for Blue Bird. Blue Bird's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Oshkosh's score of 0.61 indicating that Blue Bird is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Oshkosh	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Blue Bird	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend OSK or BLBD?

Oshkosh currently has a consensus target price of $129.69, indicating a potential upside of 0.76%. Blue Bird has a consensus target price of $56.79, indicating a potential upside of 23.31%. Given Blue Bird's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Blue Bird is more favorable than Oshkosh.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oshkosh	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64
Blue Bird	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in OSK or BLBD?

92.4% of Oshkosh shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of Blue Bird shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Oshkosh shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Blue Bird shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation and earnings, OSK or BLBD?

Oshkosh has higher revenue and earnings than Blue Bird. Oshkosh 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
Oshkosh	$10.76B	0.77	$681.40M	$9.36	13.75
Blue Bird	$1.35B	1.08	$105.55M	$3.23	14.26

Which has more risk and volatility, OSK or BLBD?

Oshkosh has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blue Bird has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is OSK or BLBD more profitable?

Blue Bird has a net margin of 7.97% compared to Oshkosh's net margin of 5.84%. Blue Bird's return on equity of 64.83% beat Oshkosh's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oshkosh	5.84%	17.22%	7.29%
Blue Bird	7.97%	64.83%	20.87%

Summary

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