Blue Bird Corporation BLBD
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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
5Y chart
Events in this range
- Aug 6, 2025Earnings: 1.19; estimate 0.9; surprise 32.22%
- Nov 24, 2025Earnings: 1.32; estimate 1.05; surprise 25.71%
- Feb 4, 2026Earnings: 1; estimate 0.8; surprise 25%
- May 6, 2026Earnings: 1; estimate 0.81; surprise 23.46%
- May 7, 2026Rating: Barclays · Overweight → Overweight
- Jun 1, 2026Rating: DA Davidson · Buy → Buy
- Jul 20, 2026Rating: Barclays · Overweight → Overweight
- Aug 5, 2026Earnings: 1.28; estimate 1.25; surprise 2.4%
- Aug 6, 2026Rating: BTIG · Buy → Buy
- Aug 6, 2026Rating: Needham · Buy → Buy
- Aug 6, 2026Rating: DA Davidson · Buy → Buy
Signals (76)
| Name | Date | Ago |
|---|---|---|
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 10, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Aug 3, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 27, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Jun 22, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | May 11, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Mar 30, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Mar 30, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Mar 23, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Mar 16, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 9, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 9, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Feb 9, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 2, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 26, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Dec 22, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Oct 13, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 29, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Sep 15, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Aug 25, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Aug 4, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | May 12, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 21, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Apr 21, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 20, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Dec 30, 2024 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Dec 16, 2024 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Dec 9, 2024 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 30, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 23, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Sep 9, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 2, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 26, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jul 8, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 1, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | May 6, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| RSI: Overbought | May 6, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 29, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Apr 29, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 15, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Mar 18, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Feb 26, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Jan 29, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Dec 11, 2023 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Dec 4, 2023 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 27, 2023 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 2, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Sep 25, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 11, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 11, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 28, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 21, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 14, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jun 19, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jun 5, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | May 8, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | May 8, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| RSI: Overbought | May 8, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Apr 17, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 3, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Feb 27, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Feb 6, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 2, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Dec 26, 2022 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Dec 12, 2022 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Dec 12, 2022 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 7, 2022 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 31, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 31, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Sep 26, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Sep 26, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 12, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Aug 8, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 25, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| RSI: Oversold | May 16, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 4, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 7, 2022 | 4 years 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
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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 |