Oshkosh (OSK) Competitors

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

Does the media favor BLBD or OSK?

In the previous week, Blue Bird had 12 more articles in the media than Oshkosh. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Blue Bird and 16 mentions for Oshkosh. Oshkosh's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Blue Bird's score of 0.35 indicating that Oshkosh is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Blue Bird	8 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Oshkosh	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BLBD or OSK?

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
Blue Bird	$1.35B	1.33	$105.55M	$3.50	16.13
Oshkosh	$10.76B	0.83	$681.40M	$9.96	14.08

Is BLBD or OSK more profitable?

Blue Bird has a net margin of 8.16% compared to Oshkosh's net margin of 6.25%. Blue Bird's return on equity of 61.66% beat Oshkosh's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blue Bird	8.16%	61.66%	21.26%
Oshkosh	6.25%	16.70%	7.24%

Which has more volatility and risk, BLBD or OSK?

Blue Bird has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oshkosh has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate BLBD or OSK?

Blue Bird presently has a consensus target price of $57.36, suggesting a potential upside of 1.62%. Oshkosh has a consensus target price of $133.08, suggesting a potential downside of 5.12%. Given Blue Bird's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Blue Bird is more favorable than Oshkosh.

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)	2.75
Oshkosh	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.62

Summary

Blue Bird beats Oshkosh on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.