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Universal Technical Institute Inc (NYSE: UTI) closed the day trading at $26.59 up 0.26% from the previous closing price of $26.52. In other words, the price has increased by $0.26 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.67 million shares were traded. UTI stock price reached its highest trading level at $26.69 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $25.77.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of UTI, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 8.23 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 26.15. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.07 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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 03 ’25 when Coliseum Capital Management, L bought 355,236 shares for $24.81 per share. The transaction valued at 8,814,053 led to the insider holds 3,779,610 shares of the business.
Coliseum Capital Management, L bought 191,830 shares of UTI for $4,868,645 on Dec 05 ’25. The Director now owns 3,971,440 shares after completing the transaction at $25.38 per share. On Dec 02 ’25, another insider, Coliseum Capital Management, L, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 467,020 shares for $24.40 each. As a result, the insider paid 11,395,288 and bolstered with 3,424,374 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 1447290240 and an Enterprise Value of 1556633216. As of this moment, Universal’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 23.44, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 30.08. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.73 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.41. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.863 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.365.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for UTI is 1.36, which has changed by 0.01999998 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17287207 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 $21.29. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.37%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -9.98%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, UTI traded about 741.87K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, UTI traded about 583800 shares per day. A total of 54.43M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 52.13M. Insiders hold about 4.22% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.78% stake in the company. Shares short for UTI as of 1767139200 were 2777419 with a Short Ratio of 3.74, compared to 1764288000 on 2134338. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2777419 and a Short% of Float of 6.0100004.
Earnings Estimates
. The current assessment of Universal Technical Institute Inc (UTI) involves the perspectives of 6.0 analysts closely monitoring its market dynamics.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
6 analysts predict $216.65M in revenue. The current quarter. 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.
