On Friday, Blue Bird Corp (NASDAQ: BLBD) opened higher 0.39% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $36.21. Price fluctuations for BLBD have ranged from $29.78 to $59.40 over the past 52 weeks.
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Over the past five-year period, the growth rate of yearbook sales for the company of the Industrials sector was 8.31%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 13.37% at the time writing. With a float of $31.49 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $32.11 million.
Considering the fact that the conglomerate employs 1948 people, you should pay attention to its efficiency factor. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 18.8%, operating margin of 10.01%, and the pretax margin is 9.67%.
Blue Bird Corp (BLBD) Insider Activity
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Blue Bird Corp is 1.93%, while institutional ownership is 109.30%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Feb 10 ’25, was worth 108,566. In this transaction Chief Financial Officer of this company sold 2,848 shares at a rate of $38.12, taking the stock ownership to the 88,664 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Feb 10 ’25, when Company’s Officer proposed sale 2,848 for $38.01, making the entire transaction worth $108,250.
Blue Bird Corp (BLBD) Earnings and Forecasts
Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 1.03 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 13.37% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 8.62% during the next five years compared to 28.64% growth over the previous five years of trading.
Blue Bird Corp (NASDAQ: BLBD) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Blue Bird Corp (BLBD). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 0.73. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 0.87. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 9.70.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 3.23, a number that is poised to hit 0.95 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 4.38 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Blue Bird Corp (BLBD)
Compared to the last year’s volume of 0.77 million, its volume of 0.65 million showed lagged in the last five days. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 40.62%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 1.87.
During the past 100 days, Blue Bird Corp’s (BLBD) raw stochastic average was set at 13.10%, which indicates a significant decrease from 49.38% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 40.73% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 45.21% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $39.59, while its 200-day Moving Average is $45.74. Nevertheless, the first resistance level for the watch stands at $36.87 in the near term. At $37.39, the stock is likely to face the second major resistance level. The third major resistance level sits at $37.81. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $35.93, it is likely to go to the next support level at $35.51. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $34.99.
Blue Bird Corp (NASDAQ: BLBD) Key Stats
There are currently 32,111K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 1.17 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 1,347 M according to its annual income of 105,550 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 313,870 K and its income totaled 28,720 K.
