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Blue Bird Corp has a consensus price target of $56.79 based on the ratings of 7 analysts. The high is $71 issued by Craig-Hallum on November 26, 2024. The low is $48 issued by Roth MKM on October 3, 2024. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Needham, Barclays, and DA Davidson on May 27, 2025, May 8, 2025, and April 21, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $53.33 between Needham, Barclays, and DA Davidson, there's an implied 27.47% upside for Blue Bird Corp from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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05/27/2025 | Buy Now | 17.11% | Needham | Chris Pierce47% | $49 → $49 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
05/08/2025 | Buy Now | 19.5% | Barclays | Adam Seiden51% | $54 → $50 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
04/21/2025 | Buy Now | 45.79% | DA Davidson | Michael Shlisky53% | $67 → $61 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
02/06/2025 | Buy Now | 17.11% | Needham | Chris Pierce47% | $66 → $49 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
01/14/2025 | Buy Now | 57.74% | Needham | Chris Pierce47% | $66 → $66 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
12/13/2024 | Buy Now | 57.74% | Needham | Chris Pierce47% | $66 → $66 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
11/26/2024 | Buy Now | 51.77% | B of A Securities | Sherif El-Sabbahy59% | $66 → $63.5 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
11/26/2024 | Buy Now | 69.69% | Craig-Hallum | Eric Stine48% | $68 → $71 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
11/26/2024 | Buy Now | 57.74% | Needham | Chris Pierce47% | → $66 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
11/11/2024 | Buy Now | 57.74% | Needham | Chris Pierce47% | $72 → $66 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
10/09/2024 | Buy Now | 31.45% | BTIG | Gregory Lewis72% | → $55 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
10/03/2024 | Buy Now | 14.72% | Roth MKM | Craig Irwin36% | $48 → $48 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
09/10/2024 | Buy Now | 72.08% | Needham | Chris Pierce47% | $72 → $72 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
08/09/2024 | Buy Now | 60.13% | DA Davidson | Michael Shlisky53% | $66 → $67 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
08/09/2024 | Buy Now | 29.06% | Barclays | Adam Seiden51% | $43 → $54 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
08/08/2024 | Buy Now | 57.74% | B of A Securities | Sherif El-Sabbahy59% | $60 → $66 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
07/17/2024 | Buy Now | 55.35% | Needham | Chris Pierce47% | $52 → $65 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
05/24/2024 | Buy Now | 55.35% | Craig-Hallum | Eric Stine48% | $54 → $65 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
05/20/2024 | Buy Now | 57.74% | DA Davidson | Michael Shlisky53% | $44 → $66 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
05/10/2024 | Buy Now | 2.77% | Barclays | Adam Seiden51% | $35 → $43 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
05/09/2024 | Buy Now | 2.77% | Roth MKM | Craig Irwin36% | $40 → $43 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
05/09/2024 | Buy Now | 24.28% | Needham | Chris Pierce47% | $44 → $52 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
04/23/2024 | Buy Now | -4.4% | Roth MKM | Craig Irwin36% | $35 → $40 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
03/08/2024 | Buy Now | 5.16% | Needham | Chris Pierce47% | $44 → $44 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
02/29/2024 | Buy Now | 5.16% | Needham | Chris Pierce47% | → $44 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
02/08/2024 | Buy Now | 5.16% | Craig-Hallum | Eric Stine48% | $38 → $44 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
02/08/2024 | Buy Now | -16.35% | Barclays | Adam Seiden51% | $25 → $35 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
02/08/2024 | Buy Now | -16.35% | Roth MKM | Craig Irwin36% | $26 → $35 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
12/12/2023 | Buy Now | -9.18% | Craig-Hallum | Eric Stine48% | $34 → $38 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
09/11/2023 | Buy Now | -40.25% | Barclays | Adam Seiden51% | → $25 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert |
08/18/2023 | Buy Now | -36.66% | B of A Securities | Sherif El-Sabbahy59% | → $26.5 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
05/12/2023 | Buy Now | -30.69% | DA Davidson | Michael Shlisky53% | $23 → $29 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
04/04/2023 | Buy Now | -45.03% | DA Davidson | Michael Shlisky53% | $17 → $23 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
02/09/2023 | Buy Now | -45.03% | Craig-Hallum | Eric Stine48% | $16 → $23 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
02/09/2023 | Buy Now | -59.37% | DA Davidson | Michael Shlisky53% | $14.5 → $17 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
06/29/2022 | Buy Now | -68.93% | DA Davidson | Michael Shlisky53% | → $13 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
The latest price target for Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD) was reported by Needham on May 27, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $49.00 expecting BLBD to rise to within 12 months (a possible 17.11% upside). 17 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD) was provided by Needham, and Blue Bird reiterated their buy rating.
There is no last upgrade for Blue Bird
The last downgrade for Blue Bird Corp happened on October 3, 2024 when Roth MKM changed their price target from $48 to $48 for Blue Bird Corp.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Blue Bird, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Blue Bird was filed on May 27, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around May 27, 2026.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Blue Bird (BLBD) rating was a reiterated with a price target of $49.00 to $49.00. The current price Blue Bird (BLBD) is trading at is $41.84, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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