Blue Bird Corporation

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56.290.00 (0.00%)today
At close: Oct 12, 4:00 PM EDT · May be delayed up to 15 min · USD
After hours56.290.00 (0.00%)Oct 12, 4:00 PM EDT

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Key statistics

Previous close56.29
Open56.28
Day range55.9057.00
52-week range46.1483.39
Off day high−1.25%
Off 52-week high−32.50%
Volume198.05K
Avg. volume (3M)536.09K
Market cap1.92B
EPS (TTM)8.45
Forward P/E12.63
P/E ratio (TTM)6.66
Dividend yield—
Beta (5Y)—
Shares outstanding31.35M
Short interest—
Earnings dateAug 5, 2026 (est.)
Analyst target—
Profit margin—

Against its peers

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BLBD FSS CAT SCAG RCAT BXC
Market cap 1.92B 7.01B 367.45B 12.63M 823.13M 557.92M
P/E (TTM) 6.7 24.7 34.4 — — —
Forward P/E 12.6 19.9 24.7 — -9.7 24.9
Price/book 2.7 4.6 18.9 -1.5 1.7 0.9
Dividend yield — 0.53% 0.81% — — —
1-year change +1.97% −2.57% +58.58% −93.04% −62.48% +0.40%
Today 0.00% +1.07% −0.14% −7.50% −6.59% +0.31%

The closest companies by business and industry (Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery). Prices may be delayed up to 15 min.

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The businesses closest to Blue Bird's by what they do, from their descriptions, with the same industry weighted in.

Company Mkt cap Price Today
Federal Signal CorporationFSS · Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery 7.01B 114.78 +1.07%
Caterpillar Inc.CAT · Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery 367.45B 799.37 −0.14%
Scage FutureSCAG · Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery 12.63M 0.1739 −7.50%
Red Cat Holdings, Inc.RCAT · Aerospace & Defense 823.13M 5.39 −6.59%
BlueLinx Holdings Inc.BXC · Industrial Distribution 557.92M 70.98 +0.31%
Custom Truck One Source, Inc.CTOS · Rental & Leasing Services 2.10B 9.22 −0.32%
Firefly Aerospace Inc.FLY · Aerospace & Defense 3.24B 19.37 −3.15%
Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc.AADX · Aerospace & Defense 1.86B 10.77 −5.94%

Other companies in Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery, closest in size first.

Company Mkt cap Price Today
Alamo Group Inc.ALG · Seguin, TX 1.86B 153.07 +0.43%
Lindsay CorporationLNN · Omaha, NE 1.15B 113.18 +1.04%
Astec Industries, Inc.ASTE · Chattanooga, TN 907.75M 39.48 +1.99%
Aebi Schmidt Holding AGAEBI · Frauenfeld, Switzerland 856.74M 11.04 +0.18%
The Manitowoc Company, Inc.MTW · Milwaukee, WI 785.07M 21.77 +0.46%
Terex CorporationTEX · Norwalk, CT 5.87B 51.32 +1.28%
Hyster-Yale, Inc.HY · Cleveland, OH 572.52M 31.93 −1.27%
Federal Signal CorporationFSS · Downers Grove, IL 7.01B 114.78 +1.07%

Also based in Macon, Georgia, then elsewhere in Georgia.

Company Mkt cap Price Today
The Coca-Cola CompanyKO · Atlanta, GA 386.33B 89.79 +1.98%
The Home Depot, Inc.HD · Atlanta, GA 289.95B 290.62 −0.04%
The Southern CompanySO · Atlanta, GA 100.13B 87.04 +1.01%
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.ICE · Atlanta, GA 88.37B 157.42 +0.79%
United Parcel Service, Inc.UPS · Atlanta, GA 81.11B 95.34 +0.81%
Norfolk Southern CorporationNSC · Atlanta, GA 71.73B 319.36 +0.49%
Aflac IncorporatedAFL · Columbus, GA 58.10B 115.89 +1.18%
Delta Air Lines, Inc.DAL · Atlanta, GA 52.68B 80.11 −2.51%

Companies that serve the same markets: education.

Company Mkt cap Price Today
Duolingo, Inc.DUOL · educationOdds 6.88B 147.74 −1.45%
Laureate Education, Inc.LAUR · education 5.45B 39.59 +0.30%
eToro Group Ltd.ETOR · education 1.99B 25.03 −3.36%
TAL Education GroupTAL · education 7.06B 12.72 −1.09%
McGraw Hill, Inc.MH · education 2.60B 13.58 +1.57%
Webull CorporationBULL · education 3.40B 6.30 −0.16%
Via Transportation, Inc.VIA · education 2.77B 32.48 +0.34%
Covista Inc.CVSA · education 4.36B 128.87 −0.39%

The stocks whose daily moves over the past year went most closely with Blue Bird's: the correlation of their daily returns, where 1 would be moving as one.

Company Mkt cap Price Today
The Manitowoc Company, Inc.MTW · Correlation 0.38 785.07M 21.77 +0.46%
Federal Signal CorporationFSS · Correlation 0.36 7.01B 114.78 +1.07%
Terex CorporationTEX · Correlation 0.36 5.87B 51.32 +1.28%
Delta Air Lines, Inc.DAL · Correlation 0.36 52.68B 80.11 −2.51%
Hyster-Yale, Inc.HY · Correlation 0.35 572.52M 31.93 −1.27%
Columbus McKinnon CorporationCMCO · Correlation 0.35 458.94M 15.90 −0.56%
Astec Industries, Inc.ASTE · Correlation 0.34 907.75M 39.48 +1.99%
Aebi Schmidt Holding AGAEBI · Correlation 0.33 856.74M 11.04 +0.18%

From the 4Conservative instruments index: what each company does (its business description), its industry, size, headquarters and the markets it serves; and from a year of daily prices, which move together. Prices may be delayed up to 15 min.

Latest news

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MSFS Addons·Positive

Blue Bird Simulations confirms its 757 for MSFS will come to Xbox too

Blue Bird Simulations hasn’t exactly been too expansive with words concerning this project. We’ve mostly seen new preview images as the modeling and texturing work advances. However, the developer has received a few frequent questions and…

MarketScreener·Negative

A Double-Edged Strategic Pivot for School Bus Maker Blue Bird

North America's school bus industry is structured as an oligopoly, dominated by three players with similar market shares. Published on 10/12/2026 at 09:20 am EDT Based in Georgia, the maker of the famous yellow Blue Bird buses competes on…

Defense World·Positive

Contrasting Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD) and IDEX (NYSE:IEX)

Posted by Defense World Staff on Oct 12th, 2026 IDEX (NYSE:IEX – Get Free Report) and Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on…

Queens Chronicle·Negative

New guests staying at the Blue Bird Inn

The Blue Bird Inn, located near the Long Island Rail Road station in Jamaica, was converted from a family shelter to a men’s shelter in August. Area leaders, including Deputy City Council Speaker Nantasha Williams, right, and CB 12’s…

Cape Town ETC·Positive

Blue Bird Garage is Muizenberg’s reliable weeknight escape

Cape Town ETC Blue Bird Garage is Muizenberg’s reliable weeknight escape October 8 - October 9 Muizenberg’s old postal plane hangar turns into the Cape Peninsula’s liveliest food and goods market every Thursday and Friday night. Expect…

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