Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Blue Bird Corp shares valued at $1,228,863 were sold by Horlock Phil on Aug 18 ’25. At $58.16 per share, Horlock Phil sold 21,129 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 240,766 shares worth approximately $13.3 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Horlock Phil sold 21,129 shares, netting a total of over 1,208,156 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $57.18 each, the insider now holds 240,766 shares.
Before that, Horlock Phil had sold 15,848 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $888,439, the Director traded Blue Bird Corp shares for $56.06 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 15,848 shares, worth approximately $13.3 million.
As published in their initiating research note from BTIG Research on October 09, 2024, Blue Bird Corp [BLBD] has been a Buy and the price target has been revised to $55. Analysts at ROTH MKM downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in early October. As of July 17, 2024, Needham has reiterated its “Buy” rating for BLBD. Earlier on February 29, 2024, Needham initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for BLBD stock.
Analyzing BLBD Stock Performance
On last trading session, Blue Bird Corp [NASDAQ: BLBD] plunged -3.19% to $55.22. The stock’s lowest price that day was $54.76, but it reached a high of $56.64 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.23%. Over the course of the year, Blue Bird Corp shares have jumped approximately 15.16%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $60.45 on 08/08/25 and a 52-week low of $30.04 on 04/04/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Blue Bird Corp (BLBD)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 54.44, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 53.66. In the upper region, resistance lies at 56.32. The next price resistance is at 57.42. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 66.28 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Blue Bird Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Blue Bird Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-31 jumping by 0.14 million shares to 5.17 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-30 was 5.03 million shares. A jump of 2.78% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 12.41 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 12.41.
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In terms of Blue Bird Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 65.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 14.83% from the previous closing price of $57.04. Analysts anticipate Blue Bird Corp stock to reach 66 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 43. In spite of this, 5 analysts ranked Blue Bird Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On September 11, 2023, Barclays assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $25.
