Zacks Investment Research
07 Oct 2026, 22:51 UTC · 50m ago
Impact · against what's priced in
Blue Bird (BLBD) faces negative momentum as recent analyst revisions to EPS estimates are trending downward, outweighing strong projected quarterly revenue growth. The stock is currently underperforming both its sector and the broader market.
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The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate for Blue Bird has decreased by 9.92% over the last month.
Priced inanalysis of trends over the past month
So whatThis downward revision contributes to the current Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) rating.
More negative than 95% of claims this week
Blue Bird is expected to report quarterly revenue of $548.63 million, a 34.02% increase year-over-year.
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While quarterly revenue is expected to rise 34.02% to $548.63 million, the stock is lagging the market and its sector following a nearly 10% downward revision in consensus EPS estimates over the last month.
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Priced inconsensus estimate for upcoming release
So whatMeeting this target would imply a significant acceleration in top-line growth compared to the FY revenue growth projection of 18.34%.
More positive than 78% of claims this week
Blue Bird's Forward P/E ratio of 13.01 is lower than the industry average of 16.41.
Priced incurrent valuation analysis
So whatThe stock is trading at a ~20% discount to its peers' multiples.
More positive than 53% of claims this week
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More negative than 77% of ticker scores this week
The company has a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell), recent stock price decline, and downward revisions to EPS estimates.
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BLBD hasn't traded since this ran. Last close $55.84 (Oct 7); the reaction starts at the next open.
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