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ASTE vs BLBD
Side-by-side comparison of Astec Industries Inc. (ASTE) and Blue Bird Corporation (BLBD): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- ASTE operates in Industrials, while BLBD operates in Consumer Discretionary - the two are in different parts of the market.
- BLBD is the larger of the two at $1.78B, about 1.9x ASTE ($915.9M).
- Over the past year, ASTE is down 19.8% and BLBD is up 3.7% - BLBD leads by 23.5 points.
- BLBD has hit the wire 5 times in the past 4 weeks while ASTE has been quiet.
- BLBD has more recent analyst coverage (11 ratings vs 3 for ASTE).
- Company
- Astec Industries Inc.
- Blue Bird Corporation
- Price
- $38.26-2.15%
- $57.35-0.32%
- Market cap
- $915.9M
- $1.78B
- 1M return
- -6.57%
- -5.67%
- 1Y return
- -19.80%
- +3.68%
- Industry
- Construction/Ag Equipment/Trucks
- Construction/Ag Equipment/Trucks
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
- NASDAQ
- IPO
- 1986
- 2014
- News (4w)
- 0
- 5
- Recent ratings
- 3
- 11
Astec Industries Inc.
Astec Industries, Inc. designs, engineers, manufactures, and markets equipment and components used primarily in road building and related construction activities in the United States and internationally. The company's Infrastructure Solutions segment designs, engineers, manufactures, and markets asphalt plants and related components, heaters, concrete dust control systems, asphalt pavers, vaporizers, concrete material handling systems, screeds, heat recovery units, paste back-fill plants, asphalt storage tanks, hot oil heaters, bagging plants, fuel storage tanks, industrial and asphalt burners and systems, custom batch plants, material transfer vehicles, soil stabilizing-reclaiming machinery, blower trucks and trailers, milling machines, soil remediation plants, wood chippers and grinders, pump trailers, concrete batch plants, control systems, liquid terminals, storage equipment and related parts, construction and retrofits, polymer plants, and concrete mixers, as well as offers engineering and environmental permitting services. This segment offers its products to asphalt producers, highway and heavy equipment contractors, ready mix concrete producers, contractors in the construction and demolition recycling markets, and governmental agencies. Its Materials Solutions segment designs and manufactures crushing equipment, track-mounted systems, bulk material handling solutions, vibrating equipment, screening equipment, electrical control centers, modular relocatable stationary plants, conveying equipment, plant automation products, mobile portable plants, and mineral processing equipment, as well as provides consulting and engineering services. The company has a strategic partnership with CarbonCure Technologies Inc. to offer solution for concrete production. Astec Industries, Inc. was founded in 1972 and is based in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Blue Bird Corporation
Blue Bird Corporation designs, engineers, manufactures, and sells school buses and related parts in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Bus and Parts. The company offers Type C, Type D, and specialty buses; and alternative fuel applications through its propane-powered, gasoline-powered, compressed natural gas-powered, and electric powered school buses. Blue Bird Corporation sells its products through a network of dealers, as well as directly to fleet operators, the United States government, and state governments; and maintains a parts distribution center. Blue Bird Corporation was formerly known as Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. The company was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Macon, Georgia.
Latest ASTE
- Director Shannon Patrick S was granted 18 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.18% to 9,799 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Winford James Murphy Jr was granted 7 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.07% to 10,521 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Knoll Linda I. was granted 7 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.05% to 14,502 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Jain Nalin was granted 7 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.05% to 12,939 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Howell Mary L was granted 7 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.03% to 20,238 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Jackson Jeffrey T was granted 25 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.20% to 12,324 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Gliebe Mark Joseph was granted 7 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.05% to 12,925 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Cook Tracey H was granted 18 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.09% to 20,258 units (SEC Form 4)
- Chief Executive Officer Merwe Jaco Van Der was granted 139 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.12% to 113,376 units (SEC Form 4)
- GROUP PRESIDENT Norris Michael Paul was granted 23 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.10% to 22,448 units (SEC Form 4)
Latest BLBD
- Fox Factory Announces CEO Transition
- SEC Form 8-K filed by Blue Bird Corporation
- Blue Bird Closes $600 Million Credit Facility Refinancing, Extends Maturity to 2031
- Blue Bird Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- SEC Form 424B7 filed by Blue Bird Corporation
- Chief Operating Officer Sanfrey Jeffrey Scott sold $249,600 worth of shares (4,000 units at $62.40), decreasing direct ownership by 10% to 35,011 units (SEC Form 4)
- Amendment: SEC Form SCHEDULE 13G/A filed by Blue Bird Corporation
- Director Thau Daniel Mark bought $22,530 worth of shares (350 units at $64.37), increasing direct ownership by 4% to 9,046 units (SEC Form 4)
- Amendment: SEC Form SCHEDULE 13G/A filed by Blue Bird Corporation
- SEC Form 10-Q filed by Blue Bird Corporation