Blue Bird Corporation (BLBD)
NASDAQ: BLBD · Real-Time Price · USD
75.91
+1.92 (2.59%)
Jun 22, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT - Market closed

Blue Bird Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 7 analysts polled by S&P Global, Blue Bird stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $81.71. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 7.64% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $73 (-3.83%) and the highest is $90 (+18.56%).

Price Target: $81.71 (+7.64%)
Analyst Consensus: Buy
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$73$81.71$82$90
Change-3.83%+7.64%+8.02%+18.56%
* Price targets were last updated on May 7, 2026.

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Blue Bird stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

RatingJan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26
Strong Buy555544
Buy222222
Hold110011
Sell000000
Strong Sell000000
Total887777

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
D.A. Davidson
D.A. Davidson
Buy
Reiterates
n/a
BuyReiteratesn/an/aJun 9, 2026
Bank of America Securities
Bank of America Securities
Buy
Maintains
n/a
BuyMaintainsn/an/aMay 7, 2026
Alinur Beisenbay
Freedom Capital Markets
No rating
Freedom Capital Markets
Hold
Downgrades
$72$73
HoldDowngrades$72$73-3.83%May 7, 2026
BTIG
BTIG
Buy
Maintains
$65$80
BuyMaintains$65$80+5.39%May 7, 2026
Needham
Needham
Buy
Reiterates
$78$86
BuyReiterates$78$86+13.29%May 7, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
1.75B
from 1.48B
Increased by 18.17%
Revenue Next Year
1.99B
from 1.75B
Increased by 13.80%
EPS This Year
4.94
from 4.38
Increased by 12.76%
EPS Next Year
5.60
from 4.94
Increased by 13.31%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingOct 2, 2021Oct 1, 2022Sep 30, 2023Sep 28, 2024Sep 27, 2025Sep 30, 2026
Revenue
684.00M800.64M1.13B1.35B1.48B1.75B
Revenue Growth
-22.20%17.05%41.49%18.92%9.87%18.17%
Gross Profit
72.14M36.55M138.85M256.16M303.51M358.54M
Gross Margin
10.55%4.56%12.26%19.01%20.51%20.50%
Operating Income
11.69M-37.19M50.95M139.19M168.91M205.64M
Net Income
-289.00K-45.76M23.81M105.55M127.72M155.85M
EPS
----4.384.94
EPS Growth
----26.59%12.76%
Forward PE
30.9018.1515.7414.1714.1315.37
Free Cash Flow
-55.51M-5.95M104.52M70.41M123.34M121.40M
No. Analysts
-----5
EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue202620272028
High1.8B
Avg1.7B
Low1.7B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth202620272028
High
18.7%
Avg
18.2%
Low
17.8%

EPS Forecast

EPS202620272028
High-
Avg4.94
Low-

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202620272028
High-
Avg
12.8%
Low-