Bear of the Day: Blue Bird (BLBD)
Blue Bird (BLBD), a school bus manufacturer, has been downgraded to Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) due to significant earnings estimate revisions for next year. Consensus estimates for next-year earnings fell 16% in two months from $5.23 to $4.40 per share, with both analysts cutting estimates across multiple quarters. While current-year earnings estimates improved, the stock has declined roughly one-third from its 52-week high of $83.39, reflecting investor concerns about future performance despite the company's fundamentals remaining intact.