Blue Bird Corporation (BLBD)

NASDAQ: BLBD · IEX Real-Time Price · USD
57.04
-0.56 (-0.97%)
At close: Jun 13, 2024, 4:00 PM
57.23
+0.19 (0.33%)
After-hours: Jun 13, 2024, 7:40 PM EDT
-0.97%
Market Cap 1.84B
Revenue (ttm) 1.26B
Net Income (ttm) 80.15M
Shares Out 32.30M
EPS (ttm) 2.47
PE Ratio 23.25
Forward PE 14.95
Dividend n/a
Ex-Dividend Date n/a
Volume 316,634
Open 57.51
Previous Close 57.60
Day's Range 56.53 - 58.41
52-Week Range 17.59 - 59.40
Beta 1.62
Analysts Strong Buy
Price Target 49.25 (-13.66%)
Earnings Date Aug 7, 2024

About BLBD

Blue Bird Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs, engineers, manufactures, and sells school buses in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Bus and Parts. It offers Type C, Type D, and specialty buses; and alternative power options through its propane powered, gasoline powered, compressed natural gas powered, and electric powered school buses, as well as diesel engines. The company also sells replacement bus parts; and provides financing services and extended warranties related t... [Read more]

Founded 1927
Employees 1,829
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol BLBD
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Financial Statements

Analyst Forecast

According to 6 analysts, the average rating for BLBD stock is "Strong Buy." The 12-month stock price forecast is $49.25, which is a decrease of -13.66% from the latest price.

Price Target
$49.25
(-13.66% downside)
Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy
Stock Forecasts

News

Blue Bird Launches Most Comprehensive School Bus Safety Upgrades in its History

MACON, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blue Bird Corporation (Nasdaq: BLBD), the leader in electric and low-emission school buses, announced the most comprehensive safety upgrades to its school buses in the com...

8 hours ago - Business Wire

Wall Street Analysts See Blue Bird as a Buy: Should You Invest?

When deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock, investors often rely on analyst recommendations. Media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts often ...

3 days ago - Benzinga

Blue Bird Announces Ratification of Collective Bargaining Agreement by United Steelworkers

MACON, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blue Bird Corporation (Nasdaq: BLBD), the leader in electric and low-emission school buses, announced today that a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) has been reached w...

20 days ago - Business Wire

Blue Bird Debuts Electric Step Van at 2024 Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo

MACON, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blue Bird Corporation (Nasdaq: BLBD), the leader in electric and low-emission school buses, will debut its electric-powered step van at the upcoming 2024 Advanced Clean Tr...

Other symbols: XOS
24 days ago - Business Wire

Accenture Federal Services Completes Acquisition of Cognosante

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Accenture Federal Services has completed its acquisition of Cognosante, a Falls Church, Virginia-based provider of digital transformation and cloud modernization solut...

Other symbols: HURN
24 days ago - Business Wire

Blue Bird Expands Leadership of Sales and Marketing Organization

MACON, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blue Bird Corporation (Nasdaq: BLBD), the leader in electric and low-emission school buses, has expanded its high-performance Sales and Marketing organization. The company...

4 weeks ago - Business Wire

Blue Bird Reports Fiscal 2024 Second Quarter Record Results; Raises 2024 Guidance and Long-Term Outlook

MACON, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blue Bird Corporation (“Blue Bird”) (Nasdaq: BLBD), the leader in electric and low-emission school buses, announced today its fiscal 2024 second quarter results. Highlight...

5 weeks ago - Business Wire

Blue Bird Extends Exclusive Clean School Bus Collaboration with Ford Component Sales and ROUSH CleanTech to 2030

MACON, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blue Bird Corporation (Nasdaq: BLBD), the leader in electric and low-emission school buses, has extended its exclusive clean school bus collaboration with Ford Component S...

6 weeks ago - Business Wire

Blue Bird to Report Fiscal 2024 Second Quarter Results on May 8, 2024

MACON, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blue Bird Corporation (Nasdaq: BLBD), the leader in electric and cleaner-emission school buses, will release its fiscal 2024 second quarter financial results on May 8, 202...

7 weeks ago - Business Wire

Blue Bird Announces Launch of Secondary Public Offering

MACON, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blue Bird Corporation (“Blue Bird” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: BLBD), a leader in electric and low-emission school buses, announced today that an affiliate of American Secu...

4 months ago - Business Wire

Blue Bird Reports Fiscal 2024 First Quarter Record Results; Raises 2024 Guidance

MACON, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blue Bird Corporation (“Blue Bird”) (Nasdaq: BLBD), the leader in electric and low-emission school buses, announced today its fiscal 2024 first quarter results. Highlights...

4 months ago - Business Wire

Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP Announces Investigation of Blue Bird Corporation (BLBD) (f/k/a Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp.)

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP (“GPM”) announces its investigation of Blue Bird Corporation (Nasdaq: BLBD) (f/k/a Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp.) concerning the Company and...

4 months ago - Business Wire

Blue Bird Announces Authorization of $60 Million Stock Repurchase Program

MACON, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blue Bird Corporation (Nasdaq: BLBD), the leader in electric and low-emission school buses, today announced that its Board of Directors authorized the company to repurchas...

4 months ago - Business Wire

Nuvve Celebrates 500th Electric School Bus EVSE Deployed in the K-12 Business Channel

California's Orange Unified School District marked Nuvve's latest milestone as the district continues to replace its fleet of diesel school buses with zero-emission Blue Bird ESBs SAN DIEGO , Jan. 31,...

Other symbols: NVVE
4 months ago - PRNewsWire

Blue Bird to Report Fiscal 2024 First Quarter Results on February 7, 2024

MACON, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blue Bird Corporation (Nasdaq: BLBD), the leader in electric and cleaner-emission school buses, will release its fiscal 2024 first quarter financial results on February 7,...

5 months ago - Business Wire

Blue Bird Receives Record Order of 180 Electric School Buses

MACON, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blue Bird Corporation (Nasdaq: BLBD), the leader in electric and low-emission school buses, has received the single largest order of electric school buses from a school di...

5 months ago - Business Wire

Blue Bird ($BLBD) Delivers 23 Electric School Buses with 130 Mile Range to Kentucky School District

Blue Bird (NASDAQ: BLBD), a leading provider of electric school buses, is delivering 23 electric buses to Carter County Schools (CCS) in Kentucky. The new electric school buses from Blue Bird boast an...

5 months ago - Green Stock News

Blue Bird Delivers First Electric School Bus Fleet to Carter County Schools in Kentucky

MACON, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blue Bird Corporation (Nasdaq: BLBD), the leader in electric and low-emission school buses, is supplying 23 electric school buses to Carter County Schools (CCS) in Kentuck...

5 months ago - Business Wire

Blue Bird Reports Fiscal 2023 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Record Results; Beats 2023 Guidance and Raises 2024 Guidance

MACON, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blue Bird Corporation (“Blue Bird”) (Nasdaq: BLBD), the leader in electric and low-emission school buses, announced today its fiscal 2023 fourth quarter and full year resu...

6 months ago - Business Wire

Blue Bird and Generate Capital Establish "Clean Bus Solutions," a Fleet Electrification-as-a-Service Joint Venture

MACON, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blue Bird Corporation (Nasdaq: BLBD), the leader in electric and low-emission school buses, and Generate Capital, a leading sustainable investment and operating company, h...

6 months ago - Business Wire

Blue Bird Donates Electric School Bus to Peach County Schools in Georgia

MACON, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blue Bird Corporation (Nasdaq: BLBD), the leader in electric and low-emission school buses, has donated an advanced Blue Bird Vision electric school bus to Peach County Sc...

6 months ago - Business Wire

Blue Bird to Report Fiscal 2023 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results on December 11, 2023

MACON, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blue Bird Corporation (Nasdaq: BLBD), the leader in electric and cleaner-emission school buses, will release its fiscal 2023 fourth quarter and full year financial results...

7 months ago - Business Wire

Blue Bird Announces Refinancing of Term Loan and Revolving Credit Facility

MACON, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blue Bird Corporation (Nasdaq: BLBD), the leader in electric and low-emission school buses, today announced that on November 17, 2023 the Company completed the refinancing...

7 months ago - Business Wire

Blue Bird Appoints Two Vice Presidents Amid Company's Continued Growth

MACON, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blue Bird Corporation (Nasdaq: BLBD), the leader in electric and low-emission school buses, today announced the appointment of two new vice presidents with immediate effec...

8 months ago - Business Wire

Nuvve and Blue Bird Equip First All-Electric School Fleet in Texas

Martinsville Independent School District Welcomes Fleet of Five Blue Bird Electric School Buses Powered by Five Nuvve Level II Chargers and Managed by Nuvve's FleetBox software SAN DIEGO , Oct. 25, 20...

Other symbols: NVVE
8 months ago - PRNewsWire