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As of close of business last night, Blue Bird Corp’s stock clocked out at $42.75, down -3.65% from its previous closing price of $44.37. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.65 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.0 million shares were traded. BLBD stock price reached its highest trading level at $45.09 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $42.2196.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of BLBD’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 10.80 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 14.39. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.83 and its Current Ratio is at 1.37. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.63 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.58.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, BTIG Research on October 09, 2024, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $55.
On October 03, 2024, ROTH MKM Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $48.
Needham reiterated its Buy rating for the stock on July 17, 2024, while the target price for the stock was revised from $52 to $65.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 17 ’24 when Radulescu Razvan sold 19,171 shares for $42.89 per share. The transaction valued at 822,244 led to the insider holds 89,347 shares of the business.
Radulescu Razvan bought 19,171 shares of BLBD for $835,089 on Dec 17 ’24. On Dec 09 ’24, another insider, Thau Daniel Mark, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 700 shares for $39.18 each. As a result, the insider paid 27,426 and bolstered with 700 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, BLBD now has a Market Capitalization of 1379457024 and an Enterprise Value of 1394664320. As of this moment, Blue’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.45, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.64. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.05. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.02 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 8.65. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.073 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.96.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, BLBD has reached a high of $59.40, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $24.08. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.93%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -5.07%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that BLBD traded 817.19K shares on average per day over the past three months and 703460 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 32.27M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 31.62M. Insiders hold about 2.02% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.83% stake in the company. Shares short for BLBD as of 1730332800 were 3418925 with a Short Ratio of 6.74, compared to 1727654400 on 2957172. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3418925 and a Short% of Float of 12.23.
