Blue Bird Corp. (BLBD)
NASDAQIndustrialsAuto - ManufacturersSnapshot 2026-10-29
$55.90-0.80%
Close 2026-10-30 · 1-day change
NASDAQIndustrialsAuto - ManufacturersSnapshot 2026-10-29
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Construction Machinery & Heavy Transportation Equipment is in recovery. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
The reason to own it still holds.
View ThesisManagement screens strong on capital allocation, earnings delivery, margins, market reaction to earnings.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 1% a day.
View RiskMostly healthy — no soft spokes
BLBD’s case rests on strong recent financial performance, with earnings quality still mixed. Revenue grew 29.9% year over year in Q3 FY2026, when non-GAAP EPS beat consensus by 11.3%. BLBD trades at 12× P/E versus the 18.7× peer median and 14.2× its historical multiple. The desk says the price reflects less growth than forecast, despite that valuation gap. The specific risk is weak execution quality, with a 26% next-quarter miss probability. Peer multiples imply a price about 28% above where it trades. Our read remains intact; this read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-10-30. BLBD is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 8 analysts currently covering BLBD (as of Oct 2026).
Based on 3 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for BLBD in the last 4 months.
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 12 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-10-30. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Construction Machinery & Heavy Transportation Equipment — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Advances: Expand leadership in alternative-powered school buses
Expansion into commercial markets supports alternative-powered bus leadership.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
End-of-day figures as of 2026-10-30. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $55.90
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $55.90.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Top 10% on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Achieve $1.75B net revenue and raise 2026 Adj. EBITDA guidance to $247M
Record EBITDA supports revenue and margin objectives.
Advances: Achieve $1.75B net revenue and raise 2026 Adj. EBITDA guidance to $247M
Earnings call highlights align with growth targets.
Advances: Achieve $2.5B in revenue
Beating revenue expectations aligns with growth targets.
Threatens: Achieve $2.5B in revenue
Fleet replacement tailwinds negatively impact revenue growth.
