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Blue Bird Corp

BLBD

58.170USD

+1.340+2.36%
Close 08/27, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
1.83BMarket Cap
16.93P/E TTM

Blue Bird Corp

58.170

+1.340+2.36%

TradingKey Stock Score

Financial Health

Valuation Dimension

Forecast

Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peers

TradingKey Stock Score

Financial Health

Valuation Dimension

Forecast

Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peers

TradingKey Stock Score

Currency: USD Updated2025-08-27

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively very healthy.Its valuation is considered fairly valued,and institutional recognition is very high.Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Buy.Despite a very weak market performance, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals.The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
9 / 258
Overall Ranking
54 / 4755
Industry
Industrial Goods

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analysts' Target

Based on 7 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
56.571
Target Price
-0.45%
Upside Space
Disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Company Highlights

StrengthsRisks
Blue Bird Corporation is an independent designer and manufacturer of school buses. The Company is engaged in designing and manufacturing low- and zero-emission school buses with more than 20,000 propane, natural gas, and electric powered buses. The Company operates through two segments: Bus segment and Parts segment. 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 the Company’s network and certain large fleet customers. The Company designs, engineers, manufactures, and sells three types of buses: Type C school buses, Type D school buses, and specialty buses. Its network of dealers and authorized repair centers operate over 200 locations to support the fleet across the U.S. and Canada. It maintains a parts distribution center in Delaware, Ohio.
High Growth
The company's revenue has grown steadily over the past 3 years, averaging 68.26% year-on-year.
Overvalued
The company’s latest PE is 16.06, at a high 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 37.74M shares, decreasing 19.68% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by The Vanguard
Star Investor The Vanguard holds 2.02M shares of this stock.
Higher Market Activity
The company has more investor interest, with a 20-day turnover ratio of 0.41.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated2025-08-27

The company's current financial score is 7.92, which is higher than the Industrial Goods industry's average of 7.07. Its financial status is robust, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 358.85M, representing a year-over-year increase of 3.74%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 0.09%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.92
Change
0

Financials

10.00

Related Indicators

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

Quality of Earnings

8.02

Operational Efficiency

7.24

Growth Potential

7.08

Shareholder Returns

7.24

Valuation Dimension

Currency: USD Updated2025-08-27

The company’s current valuation score is 4.80, which is higher than the Industrial Goods industry's average of 2.75. Its current P/E ratio is 16.06, which is -6.45% below the recent high of 15.03 and 141.01% above the recent low of -6.59.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
4.80
Change
0

Valuation Dimension

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 9/258
No Data

Forecast

Currency: USD Updated2025-08-27

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 8.29, which is higher than the Industrial Goods industry's average of 7.61. The average price target for Blue Bird Corp is 55.00, with a high of 68.00 and a low of 49.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.29
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 7 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
56.571
Target Price
-0.45%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

27
Total
4
Median
7
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Blue Bird Corp
BLBD
7
Caterpillar Inc
CAT
27
Deere & Co
DE
24
Paccar Inc
PCAR
21
CNH Industrial NV
CNH
19
AGCO Corp
AGCO
15
1
2
3
...
6

Financial Forecasting

EPS

Revenue

Net Profit

EBIT

No Data

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

Momentum

Currency: USD Updated2025-08-27

The company’s current price momentum score is 9.61, which is higher than the Industrial Goods industry's average of 7.98. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 64.76 and the support level at 47.26, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
9.44
Change
0.17

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

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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(1)
Neutral(1)
Buy(5)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
-0.007
Neutral
RSI(14)
71.789
Buy
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
61.489
Buy
ATR(14)
2.057
Low Volatility
CCI(14)
108.668
Buy
Williams %R
27.907
Buy
TRIX(12,20)
1.046
Sell
StochRSI(14)
100.000
Buy
Moving Average
Sell(0)
Neutral(0)
Buy(6)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
56.246
Buy
MA10
56.580
Buy
MA20
53.055
Buy
MA50
47.611
Buy
MA100
42.591
Buy
MA200
40.264
Buy

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated2025-08-27

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 10.00, which is higher than the Industrial Goods industry's average of 7.63. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 119.02%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 1.75%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 2.02M shares, representing 6.39% of shares outstanding, with 15.26% decrease in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
10.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC
4.20M
-0.38%
American Century Investment Management, Inc.
1.62M
+1394.88%
Westwood Management Corp. (Texas)
2.40M
+24.26%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
2.26M
-8.13%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
2.31M
-4.40%
Wellington Management Company, LLP
1.36M
+1.77%
AllianceBernstein L.P.
936.50K
+13.61%
DeRoy & Devereaux Private Investment Counsel, Inc.
643.60K
+0.36%
First Trust Advisors L.P.
1.12M
+26.63%
State Street Global Advisors (US)
721.51K
-1.59%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated2025-08-27

The U.S. Dollar Index is currently in a neutral state, which has a neutral effect on the Industrial Goods export-driven 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 company’s current risk assessment score is 4.01, which is lower than the Industrial Goods industry's average of 4.39. The company's beta value is 1.60. This indicates that the stock tends to outperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences larger declines during downward trending markets.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
4.01
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
1.60
VaR
+5.10%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+42.62%
240-Day Volatility
+54.64%
Return
Best Daily Return
60 days
+18.51%
120 days
+18.51%
5 years
+36.28%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-3.72%
120 days
-5.31%
5 years
-16.68%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
+3.88
120 days
+2.78
5 years
+0.79
Risk Assessment
Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+42.62%
3 years
+45.95%
5 years
+74.16%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
+0.50
3 years
+4.83
5 years
+0.81
Skewness
240 days
+1.03
3 years
+2.26
5 years
+1.72
Volatility
Realised Volatility
240 days
+54.64%
5 years
+59.33%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+3.13%
5 years
+2.21%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+653.41%
240 days
+653.41%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+59.90%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+38.04%
Liquidity
Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+1.72%
120 days
+1.60%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
+41.42%
60 days
-4.17%
120 days
-10.65%

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Currency: USD Updated2025-08-27
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