Company Performance - Blue Bird (BLBD) closed at $41.47, reflecting a +1.94% change from the previous day's closing price, outperforming the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.02% [1] - Over the past month, Blue Bird's shares declined by 9.36%, underperforming the Auto-Tires-Trucks sector, which gained 25.02%, and the S&P 500, which gained 2.99% [1] Upcoming Earnings - Blue Bird is expected to report an EPS of $0.78, representing an 18.18% increase compared to the same quarter last year [2] - Revenue is anticipated to reach $335 million, indicating a 10.58% rise from the year-ago quarter [2] Analyst Estimates - Recent changes in analyst estimates for Blue Bird are crucial as they reflect near-term business trends, with positive revisions indicating analysts' confidence in the company's performance [3] Valuation Metrics - Blue Bird has a Forward P/E ratio of 10.99, which is lower than the industry average of 12.82, suggesting it is trading at a discount [6] - The company has a PEG ratio of 0.19, significantly lower than the Automotive - Domestic industry average of 1.92, indicating favorable valuation relative to expected earnings growth [7] Industry Ranking - The Automotive - Domestic industry, part of the Auto-Tires-Trucks sector, has a Zacks Industry Rank of 185, placing it in the bottom 27% of over 250 industries [7] - The Zacks Industry Rank measures the strength of industry groups based on the average Zacks Rank of individual stocks, with the top 50% rated industries outperforming the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1 [8]

Blue Bird (BLBD) closed at $42.89 in the latest trading session, marking a -0.69% move from the prior day. This change lagged the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.33%. Meanwhile, the Dow experienced a drop of 0.22%, and the technology-dominated Nasdaq saw a decrease of 0.56%.Heading into today, shares of the school bus maker had lost 6.31% over the past month, lagging the Auto-Tires-Trucks sector's loss of 4.84% and the S&P 500's gain of 1.83% in that time.Market participants will be closely following the financia ...

Investors often turn to recommendations made by Wall Street analysts before making a Buy, Sell, or Hold decision about a stock. While media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm employed (or sellside) analysts often affect a stock's price, do they really matter? Before we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations and how to use them to your advantage, let's see what these Wall Street heavyweights think about Blue Bird (BLBD) . Blue Bird currently has an average brokerage recommenda ...

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The Zacks Domestic Auto industry is facing challenges, with new vehicle sales in the United States declining around 2% year over year in the third quarter. Analysts expect continued volatility due to uncertainty surrounding the upcoming U.S. presidential election and potential disruptions in fourth-quarter shipments caused by dock worker strikes. Automakers are grappling with squeezed margins amid huge incentives, given the high inventory levels. Additionally, escalating labor costs due to the UAW wage agre ...

Investors often turn to recommendations made by Wall Street analysts before making a Buy, Sell, or Hold decision about a stock. While media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm employed (or sellside) analysts often affect a stock's price, do they really matter? Before we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations and how to use them to your advantage, let's see what these Wall Street heavyweights think about Blue Bird (BLBD) . Blue Bird currently has an average brokerage recommenda ...

Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks. Of these, value investing is easily one of the most popular ways to find great stocks in any market environment. Value investors use tried-and-true metrics and fundamental analysis to find companies that they believe are undervalued at their curren ...

Investors looking for stocks in the Automotive - Domestic sector might want to consider either Blue Bird (BLBD) or Tesla (TSLA) . But which of these two stocks is more attractive to value investors? We'll need to take a closer look to find out. We have found that the best way to discover great value opportunities is to pair a strong Zacks Rank with a great grade in the Value category of our Style Scores system. The proven Zacks Rank emphasizes companies with positive estimate revision trends, and our Style ...

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