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The price of Universal Technical Institute Inc (NYSE: UTI) closed at $30.53 in the last session, down -4.29% from day before closing price of $31.9. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.29 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.79 million shares were traded. UTI stock price reached its highest trading level at $31.99 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $30.495.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at UTI’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 13.78 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 22.23. 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:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. 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 1661552896 and an Enterprise Value of 1804237824. As of this moment, Universal’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 26.83, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 32.73. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.31. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.05 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.42. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.229 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.445.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for UTI is 1.57, which has changed by 0.8787693 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13033986 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 $15.63. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 7.22%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 4.06%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, UTI traded on average about 750.92K shares per day over the past 3-months and 589350 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 54.42M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 52.39M. Insiders hold about 3.74% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 92.68% stake in the company. Shares short for UTI as of 1759190400 were 2178071 with a Short Ratio of 2.90, compared to 1756425600 on 2310694. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2178071 and a Short% of Float of 4.71.
Earnings Estimates
. The current rating of Universal Technical Institute Inc (UTI) reflects the combined expertise of 6.0 analysts actively engaged in assessing its market performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.23, with high estimates of $0.29 and low estimates of $0.17.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.09 and $1.02 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.05. EPS for the following year is $0.95, with 6.0 analysts recommending between $1.03 and $0.9.
Revenue Estimates
According to 6 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $219.32M. 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.
