Oshkosh (OSK) Competitors

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

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

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

Which has better 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	0.74	$681.40M	$9.36	13.27
Blue Bird	$1.36B	1.06	$105.55M	$3.23	14.10

Does the media refer more to OSK or BLBD?

In the previous week, Oshkosh had 12 more articles in the media than Blue Bird. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Oshkosh and 3 mentions for Blue Bird. Blue Bird's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Oshkosh's score of 0.56 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Blue Bird	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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.

Do analysts rate OSK or BLBD?

Oshkosh currently has a consensus target price of $123.14, suggesting a potential downside of 0.86%. Blue Bird has a consensus target price of $56.79, suggesting a potential upside of 24.69%. 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

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.