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BLBD vs HY

Side-by-side comparison of Blue Bird Corporation (BLBD) and Hyster-Yale Inc. (HY): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • BLBD operates in Consumer Discretionary, while HY operates in Industrials - the two are in different parts of the market.
  • BLBD is the larger of the two at $1.94B, about 3.5x HY ($554.2M).
  • Over the past year, BLBD is up 81.7% and HY is up 0.5% - BLBD leads by 81.2 points.
  • BLBD has been more active in the news (5 items in the past 4 weeks vs 1 for HY).
  • BLBD has more recent analyst coverage (10 ratings vs 6 for HY).
PerformanceBLBD+81.68%HY+0.52%
2025-04-30+0.00%2026-04-30
MetricBLBDHY
Company
Blue Bird Corporation
Hyster-Yale Inc.
Price
$63.36+3.13%
$38.84+1.78%
Market cap
$1.94B
$554.2M
1M return
+11.40%
+19.27%
1Y return
+81.68%
+0.52%
Industry
Construction/Ag Equipment/Trucks
Construction/Ag Equipment/Trucks
Exchange
NASDAQ
NYSE
IPO
2014
News (4w)
5
1
Recent ratings
10
6
BLBD

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.

HY

Hyster-Yale Inc.

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc., through its subsidiaries, designs, engineers, manufactures, sells, and services a line of lift trucks, attachments, and aftermarket parts worldwide. It manufactures components, such as frames, masts, and transmissions; and assembles lift trucks. The company markets its products primarily under the Hyster and Yale brand names to independent Hyster and Yale retail dealerships. It also sells aftermarket parts under the Hyster and Yale, as well as UNISOURCE and PREMIER brands to Hyster and Yale dealers for the service of competitor lift trucks. In addition, the company produces and distributes attachments, forks, and lift tables under the Bolzoni, Auramo, and Meyer brand names; and designs and produces products in the port equipment and rough terrain forklift markets. Further, it designs, manufactures, and sells hydrogen fuel-cell stacks and engines. The company serves light and heavy manufacturers, trucking and automotive companies, rental companies, building materials and paper suppliers, lumber, metal products, warehouses, retailers, food distributors, container handling companies, and U.S. and non-U.S. governmental agencies. The company was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.