BLBD — Blue Bird Corp
Price · 2024-08-26 → 2026-08-21
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Performance
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Measured signals that fired on BLBD
| date | signal | measured base rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | Fair value gap, bearish structure | -0.45% over 21 days · t = -3.29 · n = 108,591 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
| 2026-08-03 | Bollinger bandwidth breaks out of its own compression structure | -0.63% over 21 days · t = -2.80 · n = 7,196 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
| 2026-07-29 | Bollinger bandwidth breaks out of its own compression structure | -0.63% over 21 days · t = -2.80 · n = 7,196 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
| 2026-07-21 | Fair value gap, bullish structure | -0.67% over 21 days · t = -6.43 · n = 111,973 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
| 2026-05-20 | Fair value gap, bearish structure | -0.45% over 21 days · t = -3.29 · n = 108,591 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
| 2026-05-18 | Short volume far above its own normal short | -0.76% over 21 days · t = -2.79 · n = 5,897 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
Excess return against a matched control group, on a point-in-time universe that includes delisted companies. Most families do not survive that. How the measurement works →
Insider transactions (Form 4)
| date | insider | what | shares | price | value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-12 | Thau Daniel Mark Director | Open-market purchase | 350 | 64.37 | 22.5K |
| 2026-05-19 | Thau Daniel Mark Director | Open-market purchase | 300 | 65.09 | 19.5K |
| 2026-04-01 | Fream Julie A Director | Grant or award | 2.3K | 0.00 | 0 |
| 2026-04-01 | Blaufuss Mark Director | Grant or award | 2.3K | 0.00 | 0 |
| 2026-04-01 | Grimm Douglas J. Director | Grant or award | 2.3K | 0.00 | 0 |
| 2026-04-01 | Penn Kevin S. Director | Grant or award | 2.3K | 0.00 | 0 |
| 2026-04-01 | Girardin Steve Director | Grant or award | 2.3K | 0.00 | 0 |
| 2026-04-01 | Hightower Edward T. Director | Grant or award | 2.3K | 0.00 | 0 |
| 2026-04-01 | Newman Simon J Director | Grant or award | 2.3K | 0.00 | 0 |
| 2026-04-01 | Thau Daniel Mark Director | Grant or award | 2.3K | 0.00 | 0 |
Open-market purchases (code P) are the informative ones. Grants, option exercises and tax withholding are compensation mechanics, not decisions. How to read a Form 4 →
Largest institutional holders
| manager | value | shares |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 147.1M | 2.6M |
| FMR LLC | 144.3M | 2.5M |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | 100.0M | 1.8M |
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC | 94.0M | 1.7M |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 79.0M | 1.4M |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | 62.7M | 1.1M |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | 57.8M | 1.0M |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 47.0M | 827.1K |
| STATE STREET CORP | 42.7M | 752.3K |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 39.1M | 688.9K |
13F positions as of 2026-03-31, filed up to 45 days after quarter end. Long-only US equity — shorts and derivatives never appear. What 13F does and does not show →
Latest SEC filings
| form | filed | period | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2026-08-13 | 2026-08-12 | on EDGAR ↗ |
| SCHEDULE 13G/A | 2026-08-06 | — | on EDGAR ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2026-08-05 | 2026-06-27 | on EDGAR ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-08-05 | 2026-08-05 | on EDGAR ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-08-05 | 2026-07-31 | on EDGAR ↗ |
| SD | 2026-05-27 | — | on EDGAR ↗ |
| 4 | 2026-05-20 | 2026-05-19 | on EDGAR ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-05-18 | 2026-05-12 | on EDGAR ↗ |
Short selling
This is off-exchange short volume, not short interest: it is flow, not position, and 40–50% is normal because market makers short to fill your buy. Why that number misleads →
Recent headlines
- Blue Bird (BLBD) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript · 2026-08-13
- Why Blue Bird (BLBD) Shares Are Plunging Today - StockStory · 2026-08-10 · StockStory
- Why Blue Bird (BLBD) Shares Are Plunging Today - TradingView · 2026-08-10 · TradingView
- Why Blue Bird (BLBD) Shares Are Plunging Today - The Globe and Mail · 2026-08-10 · theglobeandmail.com
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