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Blue Bird Corp

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71.870USD
-0.580-0.80%
Close 05/15, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
2.47BMarket Cap
17.13P/E TTM

Blue Bird Corp

71.870
-0.580-0.80%
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score of Blue Bird Corp

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-15

Key Insights

Blue Bird Corp's fundamentals are relatively healthy, with an industry-leading ESG disclosure.and its growth potential is high.Its valuation is considered fairly valued, ranking 4 out of 182 in the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry.Institutional ownership is very high.Over the past month, multiple analysts have rated it as Buy, with the highest price target at 79.43.In the medium term, the stock price is expected to trend up.The company has been performing well in the stock market over the past month, which is supported by its strong fundamentals and technicals.The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Blue Bird Corp's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
4 / 182
Overall Ranking
47 / 4482
Industry
Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Media Coverage

Last 24 hours
Coverage Level

Very Low
Very High
Neutral

Blue Bird Corp Highlights

StrengthsRisks
Blue Bird Corporation is an independent designer and manufacturer of school buses. The Company is engaged in designing, engineering, and manufacturing low- and zero-emission school buses with more than 20,000 propane, natural gas, and electric-powered buses. The Bus segment includes the manufacture and assembly of buses to be sold to a variety of customers across the United States, Canada, and in certain limited international markets. The Parts segment consists primarily of the purchase of parts from third parties to be sold to dealers within its network and certain large fleet customers. It designs, engineers, manufactures, and sells three types of buses: Type C school buses, Type D school buses, and specialty buses. Each of its Type C and Type D buses is manufactured and assembled on its own dedicated purpose-built chassis in Fort Valley, Georgia. Its network of dealers and authorized repair centers operate over 200 locations to support the fleet across the United States and Canada.
High Growth
The company's revenue has grown steadily over the past 3 years, averaging 30.66% year-on-year.
High Profit Growth
The company's net income leads the industry, with the latest annual income totaling USD 1.48B.
Overvalued
The company’s latest PE is 17.13, at a high 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 37.05M shares, decreasing 9.70% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by HACAX
Star Investor HACAX holds 229.00 shares of this stock.

Analyst Rating

Based on 7 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
79.429
Target Price
+9.63%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-15

The current financial score of Blue Bird Corp is 6.90, ranking 113 out of 182 in the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry. Its financial status is stable, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 352.63M, representing a year-over-year decrease of 1.73%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year decrease of 12.50%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.90
Change
0

Financials

7.73

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
Total liabilities
Free cash flow
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Quality of Earnings

6.50

Operational Efficiency

6.78

Growth Potential

6.46

Shareholder Returns

7.00

Blue Bird Corp's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-15

The current valuation score of Blue Bird Corp is 8.96, ranking 2 out of 182 in the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry. Its current P/E ratio is 17.13, which is 121.56% below the recent high of 37.95 and 339.59% above the recent low of -41.04.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.96
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E
P/B
P/S
P/CF
Industry Ranking 4/182
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-15

The current earnings forecast score of Blue Bird Corp is 8.25, ranking 31 out of 182 in the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry. The average price target is 66.00, with a high of 76.00 and a low of 49.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.25
Change
0

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Analyst Rating

Based on 7 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
79.429
Target Price
+9.63%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

29
Total
4
Median
7
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Blue Bird Corp
BLBD
7
Caterpillar Inc
CAT
30
Deere & Co
DE
26
CNH Industrial NV
CNH
21
Paccar Inc
PCAR
20
Oshkosh Corp
OSK
18
1
2
3
...
6

Financial Forecasting

EPS
Revenue
Net Profit
EBIT
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-15

The current price momentum score of Blue Bird Corp is 8.97, ranking 45 out of 182 in the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry. Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 81.97 and the support level at 61.30, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
9.04
Change
-0.07

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Indicators

The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(2)
Neutral(4)
Buy(1)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
1.127
Buy
RSI(14)
67.909
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
49.123
Neutral
ATR(14)
3.455
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
67.332
Neutral
Williams %R
46.626
Neutral
TRIX(12,20)
0.658
Sell
StochRSI(14)
59.915
Sell
Moving Average
Sell(0)
Neutral(0)
Buy(6)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
71.002
Buy
MA10
68.819
Buy
MA20
66.021
Buy
MA50
60.773
Buy
MA100
56.957
Buy
MA200
55.473
Buy

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-15

The current institutional shareholding score of Blue Bird Corp is 10.00, ranking 1 out of 182 in the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 117.06%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 7.64%. The largest institutional shareholder is James Simons, holding a total of 367.54K shares, representing 1.16% of shares outstanding, with 137.85% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
10.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC
2.85M
-17.32%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
2.20M
+3.82%
Westwood Management Corp. (Texas)
1.90M
+14.18%
American Century Investment Management, Inc.
1.79M
+34.32%
Wellington Management Company, LLP
1.05M
+0.81%
First Trust Advisors L.P.
865.14K
+14.52%
Janus Henderson Investors
777.63K
+12.19%
Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.
769.20K
+0.41%
State Street Investment Management (US)
751.29K
-1.92%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-15

The U.S. Dollar Index is currently in a neutral state, which has a neutral effect on the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships domestic-focused industry. The Dollar Index (DXY) measures the value of the U.S. dollar against a basket of major currencies, including the euro, yen, pound sterling, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona, and Swiss franc. The current risk assessment score of Blue Bird Corp is 7.36, ranking 57 out of 182 in the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry. The company's beta value is 1.39. This indicates that the stock tends to outperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences larger declines during downward trending markets. with an industry-leading ESG disclosure.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.36
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
1.38
VaR
+4.98%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+23.45%
240-Day Volatility
+46.14%

Return

Best Daily Return
60 days
+8.92%
120 days
+11.77%
5 years
+36.28%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-5.58%
120 days
-6.99%
5 years
-16.68%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
+1.80
120 days
+1.92
5 years
+0.67

Risk Assessment

Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+23.45%
3 years
+45.95%
5 years
+71.03%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
+3.81
3 years
+1.59
5 years
+0.58
Skewness
240 days
+1.75
3 years
+1.20
5 years
+1.84

Volatility

Realised Volatility
240 days
+46.14%
5 years
+56.66%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+2.71%
5 years
+1.95%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+318.33%
240 days
+318.33%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+54.68%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+38.14%

Liquidity

Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+1.29%
120 days
+1.39%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
-13.20%
60 days
-26.08%
120 days
-19.85%

Peer Comparison

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