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In the latest session, Universal Technical Institute Inc (NYSE: UTI) closed at $29.1 up 2.86% from its previous closing price of $28.29. In other words, the price has increased by $2.86 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.52 million shares were traded. UTI stock price reached its highest trading level at $29.145 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $28.19.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Universal Technical Institute Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 13.14 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 21.19. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.00 and its Current Ratio is at 1.00. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.85 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.78.
On July 25, 2024, Truist started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $22. On January 10, 2024, Northland Capital started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $16.Northland Capital initiated its Outperform rating on January 10, 2024, with a $16 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 12 ’25 when DEVINCENZI ROBERT THOMAS bought 10,000 shares for $25.40 per share. The transaction valued at 253,991 led to the insider holds 136,765 shares of the business.
Coliseum Capital Management, L sold 500,000 shares of UTI for $17,500,000 on May 27 ’25. The Director now owns 2,716,267 shares after completing the transaction at $35.00 per share. On May 15 ’25, another insider, Hitchcock Todd A, who serves as the EVP/COO of the company, sold 27,500 shares for $33.36 each. As a result, the insider received 917,471 and left with 80,521 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, UTI now has a Market Capitalization of 1583727104 and an Enterprise Value of 1726412032. As of this moment, Universal’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 25.57, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 29.69. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.45. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.96 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.16. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.133 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.779.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for UTI is 1.56, which has changed by 0.77115035 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1675967 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, UTI has reached a high of $36.32, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $15.14. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.11%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.84%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, UTI has traded an average of 737.68K shares per day and 691410 over the past ten days. A total of 54.42M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 52.27M. Insiders hold about 3.96% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 92.73% stake in the company. Shares short for UTI as of 1756425600 were 2310694 with a Short Ratio of 3.13, compared to 1753920000 on 2384014. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2310694 and a Short% of Float of 5.0.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Universal Technical Institute Inc (UTI) is currently being evaluated by 6.0 analysts who are actively contributing to its market rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.24, with high estimates of $0.29 and low estimates of $0.17.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.11 and $1.02 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.06. EPS for the following year is $1.0, with 6.0 analysts recommending between $1.1 and $0.9.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 6 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $219.32M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $220.6M to a low estimate of $216.8M. As of the current estimate, Universal Technical Institute Inc’s year-ago sales were $196.36MFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $219.6M. There is a high estimate of $226.71M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $214.91M.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for UTI’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $833.77M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $830M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $832.49M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $732.69MBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $906.69M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $930.21M and the low estimate is $900M.
