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The closing price of Universal Technical Institute Inc (NYSE: UTI) was $22.66 for the day, down -3.41% from the previous closing price of $23.46. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.41 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.61 million shares were traded. UTI stock price reached its highest trading level at $23.74 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $22.27.
Ratios:
Our analysis of UTI’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 7.01 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 22.28. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.00 and its Current Ratio is at 1.07. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.85 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.79.
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:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. 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 1233239040 and an Enterprise Value of 1343142784. As of this moment, Universal’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.91, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 25.63. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.48 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.76. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.607 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.536.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for UTI is 1.43, which has changed by -0.12644565 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1028198 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 $22.10. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -24.93%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -23.98%.
Shares Statistics:
UTI traded an average of 670.30K shares per day over the past three months and 795020 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 54.43M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 52.42M. Insiders hold about 4.00% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.19% stake in the company. Shares short for UTI as of 1761868800 were 1945035 with a Short Ratio of 2.90, compared to 1759190400 on 2178071. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1945035 and a Short% of Float of 4.21.
Earnings Estimates
Its stock is currently analyzed by 6.0 different market analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.07, with high estimates of $0.13 and low estimates of $0.03.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.78 and $0.71 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.76. EPS for the following year is $0.88, with 5.0 analysts recommending between $0.93 and $0.84.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in. The current quarter, according to 6 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $218.57M to a low estimate of $214.91M. As of. The current estimate, Universal Technical Institute Inc’s year-ago sales were $201.43MFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $222.67M. There is a high estimate of $226.71M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $219.7M.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for UTI’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $910.8M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $905M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $908.41M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $835.62MBased on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $988.81M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $992.49M and the low estimate is $985M.
