Q3 Earnings Estimate for Blue Bird Issued By DA Davidson

Blue Bird Co. (NASDAQ:BLBD) – Stock analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Blue Bird in a report issued on Friday, May 9th. DA Davidson analyst M. Shlisky expects that the company will post earnings of $0.88 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a “Buy” rating and a $61.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Blue Bird’s current full-year earnings is $3.86 per share.

BLBD has been the subject of a number of other reports. Barclays lowered their price target on shares of Blue Bird from $54.00 to $50.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. StockNews.com lowered shares of Blue Bird from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Finally, Needham & Company LLC decreased their price objective on shares of Blue Bird from $66.00 to $49.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $56.79.

Blue Bird Trading Up 1.9%

NASDAQ:BLBD opened at $37.94 on Monday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $34.46 and a 200 day moving average of $37.69. Blue Bird has a 52 week low of $30.04 and a 52 week high of $59.40. The company has a quick ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 1.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.75, a P/E/G ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 1.43.

Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $0.96 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.95 by $0.01. Blue Bird had a net margin of 8.05% and a return on equity of 75.22%. The company had revenue of $358.85 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $348.23 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.89 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 3.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of Blue Bird

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. CWM LLC grew its position in shares of Blue Bird by 9.3% in the 1st quarter. CWM LLC now owns 3,771 shares of the company’s stock worth $122,000 after buying an additional 322 shares during the period. Freedom Investment Management Inc. grew its position in Blue Bird by 4.9% during the 4th quarter. Freedom Investment Management Inc. now owns 8,461 shares of the company’s stock valued at $327,000 after purchasing an additional 392 shares during the last quarter. Quarry LP grew its position in Blue Bird by 55.0% during the 4th quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,262 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 448 shares during the last quarter. Dunhill Financial LLC grew its position in Blue Bird by 100.0% during the 4th quarter. Dunhill Financial LLC now owns 1,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares during the last quarter. Finally, KBC Group NV grew its position in Blue Bird by 75.3% during the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 1,420 shares of the company’s stock valued at $55,000 after purchasing an additional 610 shares during the last quarter. 93.59% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Blue Bird Company Profile

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.