BLBDBlue Bird Corporation

$56.32-5.7% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: nothing decisive, though heavily shorted (+13% of shares).

1 to watch, 2 neutral
TrendRangeboundderived · Oct 9, 2026

Rangebound, no clear trend. Price is −8% vs its 200-day average.

Insider conviction−$227K (90 days to Oct 8, 2026)SEC EDGAR · Oct 8, 2026

Insiders were net sellers over the 90 days ending Oct 8, 2026; selling is often routine (taxes, diversification).

Short interest13% of sharesFINRA · Sep 15, 2026

Heavily shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, more than a week of normal trading to cover, a crowded exit.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

1-year returnbehind 67% of the market
vs 200-day avgbehind 67% of the market

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How BLBD is trading

Blue Bird Corporation is −5.7% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 24 points behind the market.

−5.7%

1-year return · S&P 500 +18%

vs 200-day average
−7.6%

vs 200-day average · below trend, but not far

RSI (14)
41

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
31%

Below its 52-week high

Sep 18, 2024$31.28 – $81.49 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 9, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-09
$56.32
1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
−9.3%
1 yearS&P 500 +18%
−5.7%
5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
+190%
vs 50-day average$62.12
−9.3%
52-week high
$81.49
52-week low
$46.59
Annualised volatility
44%
Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-08
−$208K
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)+20%
2025+22%
2024+43%
2023+152%
2022−32%
2021−14%
2020−20%
2019+26%
2018−8.6%
2017+29%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan107 of 10+6.5%
Feb107 of 10+12%
Mar105 of 10−5.0%
Apr107 of 10+1.4%
May106 of 10+10%
Jun105 of 10+0.32%
Jul117 of 11+1.9%
Aug116 of 11−0.86%
Sep115 of 11−1.4%
Oct115 of 11−5.5%
Nov108 of 10+9.2%
Dec104 of 10+1.0%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.