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Blue Bird Corporation (BLBD) — closed signal from September 8, 2025

Partial Published before the outcome was known, scored automatically when the window closed on December 7, 2025 — -12.3% at the close.

Predicted vs. what happened

BLBD price · publication thesis → realized outcomesplit-adjusted

$57.00 – $58.50Entry zone — fair-value band

$58.47Published — price the day we called it

$71.33Target — the price the thesis aimed for

$61.95Peak — highest point inside the window, not a realized return

$51.27Window close — end-of-window price, context only

What happened

Partial

Reached 27% of the predicted growth at its peak, without hitting the target.

At window close

-12.3%

realized, from the publication price to the last close inside the window

Peak gain

+6%

peak, from the publication price — not a realized return

S&P 500, same window

+6%

SPY over the identical days, dividend-adjusted

Window close

$51.27

last close inside the window, ended December 7, 2025

Peak price

$61.95

peak on September 23, 2025 — not a realized return

Days to target

—

The thesis — published September 8, 2025

Predicted growth

+22%

over the measurement window

Target price

$71.33

the price the thesis aimed for

Entry zone

$57.00 – $58.50

the fair-value band we waited for

Price at publication

$58.47

published September 8, 2025

Confidence

72%

how strongly the data lined up

Timeframe

Short-term (0–3 months)

Blue Bird looks set for a short-term bounce within a longer uptrend, helped by better profit margins and a healthy order book. Momentum signs hint the recent pullback may be ending, so buying in small steps makes sense. Fresh research notes praise its value-plus-growth mix, ranking it highly and noting it has beaten many peers. Because trading volume is lighter, keep position sizes modest while the setup settles.

Primary drivers

Value-plus-growth story, with profits per bus improving as costs ease.
Momentum signals suggest the dip may be ending, setting up a bounce.
Recent research ranked it highly and confirmed the value-and-growth case.
Light trading volume means right-size positions and avoid oversized orders.

How it played out

BLBD: target was not reached

Lyra published BLBD at $58.47 on 2025-09-08 with expected growth of 22%. The thesis pointed to better profit margins, a healthy order book, momentum signs after a pullback, recent research support for the value-and-growth case, and lighter trading volume as a reason to keep sizing modest.

Inside the window, BLBD rose to a peak of $61.95 on 2025-09-23. That was a 6% gain, but it stayed below the $71.33 target. It never got there. By 2025-12-07, the stock ended at $51.27. The thesis only partially played out.

Prices are shown split- and dividend-adjusted, matching what public charts show today.

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