Blue Bird Corporation (BLBD)Industrials | Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery | Macon, United States | NasdaqGM
61.76 USD
+2.63
(4.448%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 61.37 -0.39 (-0.388%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 7:39 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★★☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 1:04 a.m. EDT
Blue Bird (BLBD) presents a compelling medium-to-long-term opportunity driven by outstanding balance sheet fundamentals, but short-term traders must navigate a 'dovish' options flow structure aimed at funding earnings risk via the protective put wall at ~$49. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.120338 |
| MSTL | 0.121155 |
| AutoETS | 0.122990 |
| AutoTheta | 0.142966 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 63% |
| H-stat | 1.74 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.781 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.41 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 32.854 |
| Revenue per Share | 47.224 |
| Market Cap | 2,118,002,304 |
| Trailing P/E | 15.60 |
| Forward P/E | 12.58 |
| Beta | 1.40 |
| Profit Margins | 8.65% |
| Website | https://www.blue-bird.com |
As of April 19, 2026, 1:04 a.m. EDT: The options market shows a distinct divergence between calls and puts. Call Open Interest (OI) is heavily concentrated at 59.65 (5 weeks DTE), indicating speculative positioning for upside continuation near the high-price mark, though OTM call volume is low relative to OI. Conversely, Put OI is overwhelmingly focused at 49.05 (5 weeks DTE) with massive volume relative to OI, creating a 'wall' that suggests hedging or defensive positioning against potential earnings decay or downside mean reversion. The IV for 5-week Puts is significantly higher (approx 58-59%) than Calls (approx 52%), implying the market prices in greater volatility risk on the downside. Medium-term and long-dated options show balanced, low Activity.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.8320973 |
| Address1 | 3,920 Arkwright Road |
| Address2 | 2nd Floor |
| All Time High | 65.47 |
| All Time Low | 7.135 |
| Ask | 77.23 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 6 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.3 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 358,120 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 413,031 |
| Average Volume | 413,031 |
| Average Volume10Days | 358,120 |
| Beta | 1.395 |
| Bid | 44.52 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 4 |
| Book Value | 8.566 |
| City | Macon |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 5 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 61.76 |
| Current Ratio | 1.811 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 62.32 |
| Day Low | 59.725 |
| Debt To Equity | 32.854 |
| Display Name | Blue Bird |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,770,240,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,770,240,600 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.093 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.071 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,770,238,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,097,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,097,600 |
| Ebitda | 186,890,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.12465 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 9.623 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.2 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,798,530,816 |
| Eps Current Year | 4.4586 |
| Eps Forward | 4.91125 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 3.96 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 57.8602 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 3.8997993 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.06740038 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 83.20973 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 65.47 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -3.710003 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.05666722 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 32.9 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 28.859997 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.8772035 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 32.9 - 65.47 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,395,322,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 31,224,172 |
| Forward Eps | 4.91125 |
| Forward P E | 12.57521 |
| Free Cashflow | 127,193,128 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Full Time Employees | 2,008 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.20971 |
| Gross Profits | 314,424,992 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.01606 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.15367 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 34,294,082 |
| Industry | Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery |
| Industry Disp | Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery |
| Industry Key | farm-heavy-construction-machinery |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,758,931,200 |
| Long Business Summary | 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. The company also sells replacement bus parts; and provides extended warranties related to its products. Blue Bird Corporation sells its products through drop ship and a network of dealers, as well as directly to fleet operators, the United States government, and state governments; independent service centers; and maintains a parts distribution center. Blue Bird Corporation was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Macon, Georgia. |
| Long Name | Blue Bird Corporation |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 2,118,002,304 |
| Market State | PREPRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_272634010 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,766,793,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 129,754,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,790,467,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 2,118,345,445 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 7 |
| Open | 60.06 |
| Operating Cashflow | 186,383,008 |
| Operating Margins | 0.11303 |
| Overall Risk | 4 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 478 822 2801 |
| Post Market Change | -0.38809967 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.6283997 |
| Post Market Price | 61.3719 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,469,141 |
| Previous Close | 59.13 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 13.851881 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 7.2098994 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.4126505 |
| Profit Margins | 0.086540006 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.074 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.28571 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 2.63 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 4.44782 |
| Regular Market Day High | 62.32 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 59.725 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 59.725 - 62.32 |
| Regular Market Open | 60.06 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 59.13 |
| Regular Market Price | 61.76 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,001 |
| Regular Market Volume | 321,016 |
| Return On Assets | 0.18361999 |
| Return On Equity | 0.57531 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.061 |
| Revenue Per Share | 47.224 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 6 |
| Shares Outstanding | 34,294,082 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.122 |
| Shares Short | 3,852,758 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 4,363,844 |
| Short Name | Blue Bird Corporation |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.14050001 |
| Short Ratio | 10.95 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | GA |
| Symbol | BLBD |
| Target High Price | 78.0 |
| Target Low Price | 55.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 69.28571 |
| Target Median Price | 72.0 |
| Total Cash | 241,739,008 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 7.652 |
| Total Debt | 89,154,000 |
| Total Revenue | 1,499,310,976 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 3.96 |
| Trailing P E | 15.595959 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 53.32865 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 8.431347 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.15810163 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 321,016 |
| Website | https://www.blue-bird.com |
| Zip | 31,210 |