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The Zacks Domestic Auto industry is facing challenges, with new vehicle sales in the United States declining around 2% year over year in the third quarter. Analysts expect continued volatility due to uncertainty surrounding the upcoming U.S. presidential election and potential disruptions in fourth-quarter shipments caused by dock worker strikes. Automakers are grappling with squeezed margins amid huge incentives, given the high inventory levels. Additionally, escalating labor costs due to the UAW wage agre ...

Investors often turn to recommendations made by Wall Street analysts before making a Buy, Sell, or Hold decision about a stock. While media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm employed (or sellside) analysts often affect a stock's price, do they really matter? Before we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations and how to use them to your advantage, let's see what these Wall Street heavyweights think about Blue Bird (BLBD) . Blue Bird currently has an average brokerage recommenda ...

Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks. Of these, value investing is easily one of the most popular ways to find great stocks in any market environment. Value investors use tried-and-true metrics and fundamental analysis to find companies that they believe are undervalued at their curren ...

Investors looking for stocks in the Automotive - Domestic sector might want to consider either Blue Bird (BLBD) or Tesla (TSLA) . But which of these two stocks is more attractive to value investors? We'll need to take a closer look to find out. We have found that the best way to discover great value opportunities is to pair a strong Zacks Rank with a great grade in the Value category of our Style Scores system. The proven Zacks Rank emphasizes companies with positive estimate revision trends, and our Style ...

Here are three stocks with buy ranks and strong growth characteristics for investors to consider today September 17th: Carpenter Technology (CRS) : This company which is a producer and distributor of premium specialty alloys, including titanium alloys, powder metals, stainless steels, alloy steels, and tool steels as well as drilling tools, carries a Zacks Rank #1(Strong Buy), and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 11% over the last 60 days. Carpenter Technol ...

1 = grbender The Thesis After a strong 2023 drive by strong demand environment for the Blue Bird Corporation (NYSE:BLBD) product, the first three quarters of 2024 has seen strong doubledigit topline growth. In my view, the company's revenue should benefit from strong growth in EVs and higher pricing in the near term. While the longer-term demand should be driven by the federal funding of approximately $5 billion in the coming years. The company's margin also looks good with strong pricing and continues focu ...

Wall Street is optimistic about a few auto stocks like Blue Bird Corp (BLBD) , BYD Co Ltd (BYDDY) and Dorman Products (DORM) that you may wish to pay attention to. These stocks have garnered favor from brokers and have an attractive average broker recommendation ("ABR") on a scale of 1 to 5 (Strong Buy to Strong Sell). Each of these stocks has witnessed growth on the bourses on a year-to-date basis, handily outperforming the broader Zacks auto sector. Let's see if these stocks are still worth buying at curr ...

Investors interested in Automotive - Domestic stocks are likely familiar with Blue Bird (BLBD) and Tesla (TSLA) . But which of these two stocks presents investors with the better value opportunity right now? Let's take a closer look. Everyone has their own methods for finding great value opportunities, but our model includes pairing an impressive grade in the Value category of our Style Scores system with a strong Zacks Rank. The Zacks Rank is a proven strategy that targets companies with positive earnings ...