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The closing price of Blue Bird Corp (NASDAQ: BLBD) was $42.75 for the day, down -0.26% from the previous closing price of $42.86. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.26 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.77 million shares were traded. BLBD stock price reached its highest trading level at $43.19 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $42.0.
Ratios:
Our analysis of BLBD’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 10.32 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 15.46. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.73 and its Current Ratio is at 1.45. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.49 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.46.
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:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 08 ’25 when Radulescu Razvan sold 10,000 shares for $45.19 per share. The transaction valued at 451,900 led to the insider holds 58,203 shares of the business.
Radulescu Razvan bought 10,000 shares of BLBD for $450,000 on Jul 08 ’25. On Jun 12 ’25, another insider, Horlock Phil, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 14,875 shares for $41.38 each. As a result, the insider received 615,528 and left with 270,766 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 1349425152 and an Enterprise Value of 1324653952. As of this moment, Blue’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.21, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.19. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.57. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.99 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.11. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.977 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.036.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BLBD is 1.49, which has changed by -0.1684497 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13161862 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BLBD has reached a high of $55.60, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $30.04. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.09%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 8.89%.
Shares Statistics:
BLBD traded an average of 401.53K shares per day over the past three months and 432710 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 31.67M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 31.03M. Insiders hold about 1.71% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 115.39% stake in the company. Shares short for BLBD as of 1749772800 were 5163938 with a Short Ratio of 12.52, compared to 1747267200 on 5168607. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5163938 and a Short% of Float of 19.09.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0