Blue Bird CorpBLBD
About: Blue Bird Corp is an American bus manufacturing company. It is an independent designer and manufacturer of school buses. The company operates in two segments; the Bus segment which involves the design, engineering, manufacture, and sales of school buses and extended warranties; and the Parts segment which includes the sales of replacement bus parts. Geographically, the company generates a majority of its revenue from its customers in the United States and the rest from Canada and Rest of the world.
Employees: 1,948
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
42% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 51 | Existing positions closed: 36
38% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 105 | Existing positions reduced: 76
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 239 [Q2] → 252 (+13) [Q3]
3.4% more ownership
Funds ownership: 90.17% [Q2] → 93.57% (+3.4%) [Q3]
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.57B [Q2] → $1.45B (-$120M) [Q3]
37% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.67M | Put options by funds: $8.95M
67% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 [Q2] → 2 (-4) [Q3]
Research analyst outlook
3 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
3 analyst ratings
Needham Chris Pierce 58% 1-year accuracy 41 / 71 met price target | 57%upside $66 | Buy Maintained | 14 Jan 2025 |
B of A Securities Sherif El-Sabbahy 38% 1-year accuracy 3 / 8 met price target | 51%upside $64 | Buy Maintained | 26 Nov 2024 |
Craig-Hallum Eric Stine 46% 1-year accuracy 13 / 28 met price target | 69%upside $71 | Buy Maintained | 26 Nov 2024 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 11 articles about BLBD published over the past 30 days
