Blue Bird Corporation (BLBD) Breaks into New 52-Week High
February 2, 2017
equities.com Staff
Shares of Blue Bird Corporation (BLBD) broke into a new 52-week high yesterday, hitting a peak of $18.15. Shares closed at $17.05 after opening at $16.90 for a move of 1.19%. The company now has a market cap of $385.43 million.
Investors and traders can learn a lot about a stock’s momentum when it sets a new 52-week high. As an example, bullish investors view a company hitting its highest price in a year as a sign of momentum and may interpret it as a signal to buy. On the other hand, bearish investors could view a new 52-week high as a signal of the end of a strong run, with the stock possibly peaking out before an impending period of decline.
For Blue Bird Corporation, the new 52-week high came on volume of 58,551. The stock has a float of 22.61 million shares and average daily volume of $49,491. It has a 50-day SMA of $16.32 and a 200-day SMA of $13.87.
Blue Bird Corporation now has a P/E ratio of 117.1.
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Blue Bird Corp designs & manufactures school buses. It provides alternative fuel applications with propane-powered & compressed natural gas-powered school buses. It offers a line of Type A, C and D school buses in a variety of options and configurations.
Blue Bird Corporation is based out of Fort Valley, GA and has some 2,160 employees. Its CEO is Phil Horlock.
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