Oshkosh (OSK) Competitors

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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	0.83	$681.40M	$9.96	13.97
Blue Bird	$1.35B	1.37	$105.55M	$3.50	16.59

Is OSK or BLBD 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
Oshkosh	6.25%	16.70%	7.24%
Blue Bird	8.16%	61.66%	21.26%

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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, OSK or BLBD?

Oshkosh has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blue Bird has a beta of 1.62, indicating that its share price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor OSK or BLBD?

In the previous week, Oshkosh had 5 more articles in the media than Blue Bird. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Oshkosh and 17 mentions for Blue Bird. Oshkosh's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Blue Bird's score of 0.97 indicating that Oshkosh is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Oshkosh	16 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Blue Bird	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend OSK or BLBD?

Oshkosh presently has a consensus target price of $138.08, indicating a potential downside of 0.73%. Blue Bird has a consensus target price of $57.36, indicating a potential downside of 1.23%. Given Oshkosh's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Oshkosh is more favorable than Blue Bird.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oshkosh	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Blue Bird	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89

Summary

Blue Bird beats Oshkosh on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.