Blue Bird Corporation BLBD
Set alert
At close · Oct 30
After hours · Oct 30, 4:00 PM ET
- YTD
- +18.94%
- 1 year
- +11.84%
- Open
- 55.58
- Prev close
- 56.35
- Mkt cap
- 1.90B
- Vol
- 486.43K
- Avg vol
- 579.88K
- EPS
- 8.45
- P/E
- 6.62
- Div yield
- 0.00%
More statistics
- Low
- 54.66
- High
- 56.36
- Forward P/E
- 12.53
- Beta
- 1.36
- Short ratio
- 8.41
- Inst. own
- 115.92%
- Dividend
- 0.00
- Ex-div date
- Earnings
- Nov 23, 2026
- 50-d avg
- 58.72
- 200-d avg
- 63.15
- 1y target
- 89.13
30m chart
Built from the cached five-day intraday bars.
Signals (19)
| Name | Time | Ago |
|---|---|---|
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 30, 3:25 PM | 1 day ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 30, 2:55 PM | 1 day ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Oct 29, 2:25 PM | 2 days ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 29, 12:55 PM | 2 days ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 29, 12:25 PM | 2 days ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 29, 10:55 AM | 2 days ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 29, 10:55 AM | 2 days ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 29, 9:55 AM | 2 days ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 29, 9:55 AM | 2 days ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 28, 3:55 PM | 3 days ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 28, 12:25 PM | 3 days ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 28, 10:55 AM | 3 days ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 28, 9:55 AM | 3 days ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 27, 3:55 PM | 4 days ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 27, 3:25 PM | 4 days ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 27, 2:55 PM | 4 days ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 27, 1:55 PM | 4 days ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 27, 9:50 AM | 4 days ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 26, 3:55 PM | 5 days ago |
Key statistics
- Market cap
- 1.90B
- Enterprise value
- 1.78B
- Trailing P/E
- 6.61
- Forward P/E
- 12.53
- PEG ratio
- 0.00
- Price / sales
- 1.18
- Price / book
- 2.70
- EPS (TTM)
- 8.45
- Beta
- 1.36
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
- Payout ratio
- 0.00%
- Profit margin
- 17.48%
- Revenue (TTM)
- 1.61B
- Revenue growth
- 29.90%
- Free cash flow
- -10.41M
- Total cash
- 116.82M
- Total debt
- 115.75M
- Return on equity
- 64.29%
- Shares outstanding
- 31.35M
- Short % of float
- 15.64%
- 50-day average
- 58.72
- 200-day average
- 63.15
Analyst view
Consensus: strong buy
- Target (low)
- 82.00
- Target (mean)
- 89.13
- Target (high)
- 95.00
- Strong buy2
- Buy6
- Hold0
- Sell0
- Strong sell0
Next earnings
Nov 23, 2026
Expected Nov 23, 2026. Consensus EPS estimate 1.45.
Financials — quick view
Earnings
| Report date | Quarter ending | EPS estimate | EPS reported | Surprise | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 2026 | Sep 27, 2026 | 1.48 | — | — | — |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Jun 27, 2026 | 1.25 | 1.28 | +0.03 | +2.40% |
| May 6, 2026 | Mar 28, 2026 | 0.81 | 1.00 | +0.19 | +23.46% |
| Feb 4, 2026 | Dec 27, 2025 | 0.80 | 1.00 | +0.20 | +25.00% |
| Nov 24, 2025 | Sep 27, 2025 | 1.05 | 1.32 | +0.27 | +25.71% |
| Aug 6, 2025 | Jun 28, 2025 | 0.90 | 1.19 | +0.29 | +32.22% |
Upgrades / downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | DA Davidson | main | Buy | Buy |
| Aug 6, 2026 | Needham | reit | Buy | Buy |
| Aug 6, 2026 | BTIG | main | Buy | Buy |
| Jul 20, 2026 | Barclays | main | Overweight | Overweight |
| Jun 1, 2026 | DA Davidson | main | Buy | Buy |
| May 7, 2026 | Barclays | main | Overweight | Overweight |
About Blue Bird Corporation
Blue Bird Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs, engineers, manufactures, and sells school buses in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Bus and Parts. It offers Type C, Type D, and specialty buses; and alternative power options through its propane powered, gasoline powered, compressed natural gas powered, and electric powered school buses, as well as diesel engines. The company also sells replacement bus parts; and provides extended warranties related to its products. Blue Bird Corporation sells its products through drop ship and a network of dealers, as well as directly to fleet operators, the United States government, and state governments; independent service centers; and maintains a parts distribution center. It has a collaboration with Ford Motor Company to create the next generation of F-53/F-59 commercial stripped chassis. Blue Bird Corporation was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Macon, Georgia.
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery
- Country
- United States
- Website
- blue-bird.com
News
- Is It Worth Investing in Blue Bird (BLBD) Based on Wall Street's Bullish Views?
- Blue Bird (BLBD) Declines More Than Market: Some Information for Investors
- Blue Bird Corporation $BLBD Stock Purchased by Deroy & Devereaux Private Investment Counsel Inc.
- DA Davidson Maintains Buy on Blue Bird, Raises Price Target to $91
- BTIG Maintains Buy on Blue Bird, Raises Price Target to $95
- Blue Bird Affirms FY2026 Sales Guidance of $1.750B vs $1.718B Est
- Blue Bird Q3 Adj. EPS $1.28 Misses $1.30 Estimate, Sales $517.160M Beat $485.724M Estimate
- Blue Bird To Design And Build Next-Generation Ford F-53/F-59 Commercial Chassis Starting In 2028; Acquires Detroit Chassis Plant Assets To Support Production; No Terms Disclosed
- Barclays Maintains Overweight on Blue Bird, Raises Price Target to $85
- Roth Capital Assumes Blue Bird at Buy, Announces Price Target of $94
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Insider holders
| Insider | Relation | Latest transaction | Date | Shares held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLAUFUSS MARK | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | Mar 31, 2026 | 10,334 |
| FREAM JULIE A | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | Mar 31, 2026 | 9,705 |
| GRIMM DOUGLAS J | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | Mar 31, 2026 | 28,764 |
| HORLOCK PHIL | Director | Sale | Dec 11, 2025 | 225,385 |
| NEWMAN SIMON J | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | Mar 31, 2026 | 10,334 |
| RADULESCU RAZVAN | Chief Financial Officer | Sale | Feb 18, 2026 | 42,255 |
Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FMR, LLC | 9.63% | 3,017,353 | 168.46M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Blackrock Inc. | 8.38% | 2,627,824 | 146.71M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| American Century Companies Inc | 5.09% | 1,596,312 | 89.12M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 4.47% | 1,401,431 | 78.24M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Westwood Holdings Group Inc. | 3.96% | 1,240,236 | 69.24M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Jupiter Topco LLC | 3.81% | 1,193,431 | 66.63M | Jun 29, 2026 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 3.21% | 1,006,122 | 56.17M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| iShares Trust-iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 2.63% | 823,914 | 46.00M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| American Century ETF Trust-Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF | 2.45% | 767,431 | 42.85M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Fidelity Securities Fund-Fidelity Small Cap Growth Fund | 2.21% | 693,740 | 38.73M | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Fidelity Securities Fund-Fidelity Small Cap Value Fund | 1.78% | 558,166 | 31.16M | Jul 30, 2026 |
| OBERWEIS FUNDS-Oberweis Micro-Cap Fund | 1.63% | 511,400 | 28.55M | Jun 29, 2026 |