First Merchants Vs. Blue Bird Industry Stock Comparison

Sell

45

FRME
First Merchants

Last Price:

35.55

Seasonality Move:

1.54%

Buy

87

BLBD
Blue Bird

Last Price:

54.98

Seasonality Move:

2.78%

Sell

45

First Merchants (FRME) is a Sell

Is First Merchants a Buy, Sell or Hold?

The current First Merchants [FRME] share price is $35.78. The Score for FRME is 45, which is 10% below its historic median score of 50, and infers higher risk than normal.
FRME is currently trading in the 40-50% percentile range relative to its historical Stock Score levels.
This Score is currently showing a lower than normal reading, suggesting risk levels may be somewhat higher than normal and additional caution is warranted.

Buy

87

Blue Bird (BLBD) is a Buy

Is Blue Bird a Buy, Sell or Hold?

The current Blue Bird [BLBD] share price is $53.08. The Score for BLBD is 87, which is 74% above its historic median score of 50, and infers lower risk than normal.
BLBD is currently trading in the 80-90% percentile range relative to its historical Stock Score levels.
This Score is currently showing an extreme reading that indicates risk levels may be considerably lower than normal.

FRME Stock Price Chart

What is First Merchants's stock price today?

The First Merchants share price today is $35.78
Based on the share price being above its 5, 20 & 50 day exponential moving averages, the current trend is considered strongly bullish and FRME is experiencing slight selling pressure.

BLBD Stock Price Chart

What is Blue Bird's stock price today?

The Blue Bird share price today is $53.08
Based on the share price being above its 5, 20 & 50 day exponential moving averages, the current trend is considered strongly bullish and BLBD is experiencing slight selling pressure.

FRME Technical Analysis

Chart Indicators	Level	Buy or Sell
MACD (12, 26):	0.52	Buy
Relative Strength Index (14 RSI):	60.35	Buy
Chaikin Money Flow:	-53939	-

Bollinger Bands	Level	Buy or Sell
Bollinger Bands (25):	(33.47 - 35.63)	Buy
Bollinger Bands (100):	(33.26 - 35.66)	Buy

BLBD Technical Analysis

Chart Indicators	Level	Buy or Sell
MACD (12, 26):	4.59	Buy
Relative Strength Index (14 RSI):	83.51	Buy
Chaikin Money Flow:	-108656	-

Bollinger Bands	Level	Buy or Sell
Bollinger Bands (25):	(32.05 - 46.39)	Buy
Bollinger Bands (100):	(27.19 - 39.39)	Buy

FRME Moving Averages

Moving Averages	Level	Buy or Sell
8-day SMA:	35.71	Buy
20-day SMA:	34.95	Buy
50-day SMA:	34.12	Buy
200-day SMA:	32.31	Buy
8-day EMA:	35.55	Buy
20-day EMA:	35.02	Buy
50-day EMA:	34.45	Buy
200-day EMA:	33.43	Buy

BLBD Moving Averages

Moving Averages	Level	Buy or Sell
8-day SMA:	48.8	Buy
20-day SMA:	40.36	Buy
50-day SMA:	37.37	Buy
200-day SMA:	26.85	Buy
8-day EMA:	48.75	Buy
20-day EMA:	43.14	Buy
50-day EMA:	38.27	Buy
200-day EMA:	29.29	Buy

First Merchants Earnings Growth & FRME Earnings Dates

Analysts estimate an earnings decrease this quarter of $0.11 per share, an increase next quarter of $0.01 per share, a decrease this year of $0.64 per share, and an increase next year of $0.16 per share.

Blue Bird Earnings Growth & BLBD Earnings Dates

Analysts estimate an earnings increase this quarter of $0.36 per share, an increase next quarter of $0.15 per share, an increase this year of $1.84 per share, and an increase next year of $0.41 per share.

First Merchants Technical Analysis

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Blue Bird Technical Analysis

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