Here are three stocks with buy ranks and strong growth characteristics for investors to consider today January 14th:Blue Bird (BLBD) : This company which is engaged in the designing, engineering, manufacturing and sale of school buses and related parts, carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 4.9% over the last 60 days.Blue Bird has a PEG ratio of 0.99 compared with 1.17 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Sco ...

The old adage that stock prices tend to rise early in the year after a slump in the final weeks of the preceding year—the so-called January effect—is not necessarily true in general and certainly not the case for every single company. Still, many investors approach a new year with a reinvigorated sense of optimism, and this exuberance can sometimes lead them to take on higher-risk bets in the hopes of earning a more significant reward. Besides general optimism around the start of 2025, many investors are pa ...

The most recent trading session ended with Blue Bird (BLBD) standing at $40.29, reflecting a +0.02% shift from the previouse trading day's closing. The stock fell short of the S&P 500, which registered a gain of 0.16% for the day. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.25%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.06%.Heading into today, shares of the school bus maker had gained 0.67% over the past month, outpacing the Auto-Tires-Trucks sector's loss of 2.03% and the S&P 500's loss of 2.8% in that time.Market participants w ...

Blue Bird (BLBD) closed the latest trading day at $38.66, indicating a -1.98% change from the previous session's end. The stock's change was less than the S&P 500's daily loss of 1.07%. Elsewhere, the Dow saw a downswing of 0.97%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq depreciated by 1.19%.The school bus maker's shares have seen a decrease of 2.98% over the last month, not keeping up with the Auto-Tires-Trucks sector's gain of 19.11% and the S&P 500's loss of 0.36%.The upcoming earnings release of Blue Bird will be of ...

Buoyed by the positive customers’ sentiment of owning an electric vehicle (EV), the auto sector expected a massive rise in EV demand in 2024. However, affordability concerns among customers amid high interest rates and insufficient EV charging infrastructure resulted in inventory build-up, which prompted manufacturers to slash their production and sales guidance for EVs. The industry was taken by surprise as demand fell short of expectations, especially after substantial investments had been committed to th ...

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In 2024, the U.S. auto industry found itself at a crossroads, with affordability taking center stage as consumers tightened their belts. With high interest rates and elevated vehicle prices straining consumers' wallets, demand for new vehicles softened. In the third quarter, new vehicle sales in the United States fell 2% year over year, the second straight quarterly decline. Production forecasts for North American light vehicles were adjusted downward, from 15.8 million units to 15.5 million, reflecting del ...

Shares of Blue Bird (BLBD) have gained 9.9% over the past four weeks to close the last trading session at $42.15, but there could still be a solid upside left in the stock if short-term price targets of Wall Street analysts are any indication. Going by the price targets, the mean estimate of $56.44 indicates a potential upside of 33.9%.The mean estimate comprises eight short-term price targets with a standard deviation of $13.17. While the lowest estimate of $34 indicates a 19.3% decline from the current pr ...

The most recent trading session ended with Blue Bird (BLBD) standing at $42.15, reflecting a +1.93% shift from the previouse trading day's closing. This change outpaced the S&P 500's 0.54% loss on the day. Elsewhere, the Dow saw a downswing of 0.53%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq depreciated by 0.66%.Coming into today, shares of the school bus maker had lost 0.29% in the past month. In that same time, the Auto-Tires-Trucks sector gained 12.31%, while the S&P 500 gained 1.5%.Investors will be eagerly watching ...

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