BLBD Insider Trading

Blue Bird Corporation (BLBD) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Auto - Manufacturers industry, with a market capitalization near $1.78B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 2,010 people, carrying a beta of 1.36 to the broader market. Blue Bird Corporation specializes in the design, engineering, production, and distribution of school buses and related components. Led by John Wyskiel, public since 2014-03-20.

In the last 12 months, Blue Bird Corporation insiders made 3 buy transactions and 7 sale transactions.

DateNameTypeSharesPriceValue
Sep 18, 2026Sanfrey Jeffrey ScottS-Sale4,000$62.40$249.6K
Aug 13, 2026Thau Daniel MarkP-Purchase350$64.37$22.5K
May 20, 2026Thau Daniel MarkP-Purchase300$65.09$19.5K
Apr 9, 2026Girardin SteveA-Award2,702,180$0.00$0
Apr 9, 2026Girardin SteveA-Award2,297$0.00$0
Apr 9, 2026Girardin SteveA-Award1$63021287.00$63.0M
Apr 9, 2026Girardin Steve0$0.00$0
Apr 2, 2026Penn Kevin S.A-Award2,297$0.00$0
Apr 2, 2026Thau Daniel MarkA-Award2,297$0.00$0
Apr 2, 2026Newman Simon JA-Award2,297$0.00$0

BLBD Insider Activity by Quarter

Reported Form 4 and Form 5 lines under BLBD's own SEC company ID, by transaction date, back to Q4 2024. Purchases and sales are code P / S (open market or private) in the company's shares; other lines are purchases and sales of other securities (options, warrants, preferred), awards, exercises, tax withholding, gifts and other acquisitions and dispositions. Later filings and amendments can change the current quarter. Earlier quarters are not shown: the filings read reach back to Sep 4, 2018, and a quarter counts only when every filing for it was read.

QuarterPurchasesBoughtSalesSoldOther Lines
Q4 2026 (so far)0N/A0N/A0
Q3 20261$22.5K1$249.6K0
Q2 20261$19.5K0N/A10
Q1 20260N/A2$543.3K2
Q4 20251$20.4K4$1.5M21
Q3 20250N/A11$8.6M15
Q2 20251$15.7K4$1.5M17
Q1 20251$17.4K1$108.6K4
Q4 20241$27.4K1$822.2K15

BLBD Institutional Ownership (13F)

As of Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 2026), 304 institutions reported holding 32,392,572 BLBD shares, valued at $2.55B as reported, 101.9% of its market cap (market cap of Jun 26, 2026). That is +16 institutions from the quarter before. Among managers whose reports for both quarters are comparable, 50 opened a position, 30 closed one, 114 added and 102 trimmed.

Top Holders, Q2 2026

ManagerSharesValueChange
FMR LLC3,017,353$238.3M+475,970
BlackRock, Inc.2,627,824$207.5M+37,751
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC1,596,312$126.0M-164,339
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC1,401,431$110.7M+10,824
WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC1,240,236$97.9M-414,534
Jupiter Topco LLC1,193,431$94.2MNo comparable report
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP995,188$78.6M-22,979
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC874,048$69.0M+46,926
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/818,481$64.6M+622,631
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/805,031$63.6M+275,686

By Quarter

QuarterInstitutionsSharesValue
Q2 202630432,392,572$2.55B
Q1 202628833,308,093$1.89B
Q4 202526734,119,669$1.60B
Q3 202526835,088,232$2.02B
Q2 202523034,246,092$1.48B
Q1 202523036,073,115$1.16B
Q4 202423034,412,923$1.33B
Q3 202425430,603,953$1.47B
Q2 202424029,291,500$1.58B

From the SEC's Form 13F data sets: investment managers with $100 million or more in Section 13(f) securities report their holdings each quarter, up to 45 days after it ends; a restated filing replaces the original, and values are as the managers reported them (a position whose price runs about 1,000 times below other managers', from a manager whose positions mostly do, is read as reported in thousands of dollars). The same shares can be reported by more than one manager, so totals can count some twice.

ETFs Holding BLBD

FundWeight of BLBDShares (as reported)Value (as reported)Source updated
VTI Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF0.00%1,008,618$58.7MOct 7, 2026
IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF0.06%835,606$46.7MOct 8, 2026
AVUV Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF0.14%755,120$42.2MOct 8, 2026
VXF Vanguard Extended Market ETF0.02%367,974$21.4MOct 7, 2026
IWO iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF0.12%299,176$16.7MOct 8, 2026
VTWO Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF0.06%183,390$10.7MOct 7, 2026
SCHA Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF0.04%166,914$9.4MOct 8, 2026
TMSL T. Rowe Price Small-Mid Cap ETF0.24%132,223$7.6MOct 8, 2026
DFAC Dimensional - US Core Equity 2 ETF0.01%110,511$6.3MOct 8, 2026
ASCE Allspring SMID Core ETF2.21%92,215$5.3MOct 8, 2026
USVM VictoryShares US Small Mid Cap Value Momentum ETF0.27%84,456$4.7MOct 8, 2026
CALF Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows ETF0.12%75,392$4.2MOct 8, 2026
PSC Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor ETF0.15%71,352$4.0MOct 8, 2026
FYC First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund0.26%61,642$3.4MOct 8, 2026
IDRV iShares Self-Driving EV and Tech ETF1.05%49,872$2.8MOct 8, 2026

From each fund's latest holdings file on record that shows BLBD's listed security itself. A file counts when its line count is consistent with the fund's reported holdings count (at most twice it plus 10, or at most 1,000 lines for a reported count of exactly 10, which the data source gives many funds as a cap), read with that file or inherited from the fund's last classified file (within 20% of its line count, read within 60 days). Funds whose line for the company could not be confirmed as BLBD's listed security, or that hold it through underlying funds (look-through), are not listed. Only long positions count: a fund is left out when any of its lines for BLBD reports a negative weight, share count or value, or none of them above zero (a short position, or figures that disagree). Shares, value and weight are as reported in each fund's file, dated by the data source's last update of that file (not the date of the positions); the weight is BLBD's share of that fund.

BLBD Congress Trades

Members of Congress and their households disclosed 1 transaction in BLBD on file (0 purchases, 1 sales) by 1 member, the latest trade on Apr 7, 2025.

MemberChamberTypeAmountTradedDisclosed
Julie Johnson (D-TX-32)HouseSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000Apr 7, 2025May 15, 2025

From the periodic transaction reports members of the Senate and the House file under the STOCK Act, within 45 days of a trade (some file later); amounts are the ranges the reports give (a few give an exact amount), and a transaction a later report lists again is counted once. On file: House reports disclosed from Apr 10, 2023 through Oct 14, 2026; Senate reports disclosed from Jan 30, 2014 through Oct 7, 2026. The party is the member's on the trade date. A trade is listed under the company that traded under its ticker on the trade date (dated from Feb 1, 2021, unless the filing describes another company of ours; before that, only when the filing's description of the security is the company's name).

How to Read BLBD Insider Activity

Net insider sentiment skews to the sell side over the trailing twelve months: 7 sales versus 3 buys. Insider sales carry less informational weight than buys because they are often driven by liquidity, tax planning, or pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 trading plans rather than negative information. The transaction type alone does not say whether a sale was made on the open market or privately, or under a 10b5-1 plan; the filing's plan checkbox and footnotes do. The transaction table above includes the filer's reporting name, transaction type, share count, per-share price, and total dollar value where computable. For options traders, insider activity is one input to event-driven sizing alongside earnings calendar, analyst-rating cluster moves, and the implied-vol surface. Form 4 filings (the dominant Section 16 reporting form) must be submitted within two business days of the transaction; clusters of buys across multiple insiders within a short window are the strongest informational pattern. SEC EDGAR carries the underlying source filings for verification and additional historical depth.

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Frequently asked BLBD insider trading questions

How active are BLBD insiders right now?
Over the trailing twelve months, Blue Bird Corporation (BLBD) insiders made 3 buy transactions and 7 sale transactions. Net insider sentiment over the trailing twelve months tilts to the sell side (7 sales vs 3 buys). The transaction list above shows the most recent filings; each entry includes the insider's name, transaction type, share count, and per-share price.
What counts as an insider transaction?
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act requires officers, directors, and 10% beneficial-owner shareholders to disclose changes in their holdings via Form 3 (initial statement), Form 4 (subsequent transactions, filed within two business days), and Form 5 (annual catch-up). Insider transactions cover open-market purchases and sales, exercise of stock options, gifts, and grants. The "transaction type" field on each row distinguishes these subcategories.
Are BLBD insider buys a bullish signal?
Insider purchases (Type P, made on the open market or privately; the code covers both) carry more informational weight than insider sales: an insider must commit personal capital, and the SEC scrutinizes purchases under Rule 10b5-1 for material non-public information. Sales, by contrast, are often driven by liquidity, tax planning, or pre-scheduled 10b5-1 trading plans rather than negative information. Cluster buying (multiple insiders buying within a short window) is a stronger signal than isolated buys.
How do BLBD insider transactions affect options pricing?
Insider transaction data does not directly drive implied volatility, but Form 4 disclosures can move single-name IV if the size or timing is unusual (e.g. a large CEO buy ahead of an earnings window). Options markets price the marginal informational content; routine transactions under pre-scheduled plans are typically ignored. For event-driven options sizing, pair the insider transaction history with the upcoming earnings calendar.