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The price of Blue Bird Corp (NASDAQ: BLBD) closed at $56.83 in the last session, up 1.05% from day before closing price of $56.24. In other words, the price has increased by $1.05 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.72 million shares were traded. BLBD stock price reached its highest trading level at $57.025 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $55.99.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at BLBD’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 10.41 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 12.59. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.92 and its Current Ratio is at 1.58. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.41 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.39.
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:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 18 ’25 when Horlock Phil sold 21,129 shares for $58.16 per share. The transaction valued at 1,228,863 led to the insider holds 240,766 shares of the business.
Horlock Phil sold 21,129 shares of BLBD for $1,208,156 on Aug 15 ’25. The Director now owns 240,766 shares after completing the transaction at $57.18 per share. On Aug 13 ’25, another insider, Horlock Phil, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 15,848 shares for $56.06 each. As a result, the insider received 888,439 and left with 240,766 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 1801960064 and an Enterprise Value of 1720389376. As of this moment, Blue’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.22, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.25. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.52. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.27 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 8.06. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.211 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.905.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BLBD is 1.60, which has changed by 0.14369082 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15624678 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BLBD has reached a high of $60.45, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $30.04. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 20.20%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 41.43%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, BLBD traded on average about 532.50K shares per day over the past 3-months and 717110 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 31.48M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 31.20M. Insiders hold about 1.60% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 108.98% stake in the company. Shares short for BLBD as of 1753920000 were 5170568 with a Short Ratio of 9.71, compared to 1751241600 on 5026715. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5170568 and a Short% of Float of 19.18.
Earnings Estimates
Its stock is currently analyzed by 6.0 different market analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.83, with high estimates of $0.98 and low estimates of $0.72.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.16 and $3.95 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.05. EPS for the following year is $4.23, with 6.0 analysts recommending between $4.52 and $4.05.
Revenue Estimates
According to 6 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $380.37M. It ranges from a high estimate of $383.02M to a low estimate of $377.8M. As of the current estimate, Blue Bird Corp’s year-ago sales were $350.21MFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $334.11M. There is a high estimate of $350M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $324.23M.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for BLBD’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.45B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.45B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.45B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.35BBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.52B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.56B and the low estimate is $1.49B.
