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The closing price of Universal Technical Institute Inc (NYSE: UTI) was $27.59 for the day, up 1.92% from the previous closing price of $27.07. In other words, the price has increased by $1.92 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.82 million shares were traded.
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 8.44 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 20.21. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.14 and its Current Ratio is at 1.14. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.02 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.93.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Truist on July 25, 2024, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $22.
On January 10, 2024, Northland Capital started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $16.
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 Feb 26 ’25 when Brochick George W. sold 8,000 shares for $27.59 per share. The transaction valued at 220,759 led to the insider holds 34,917 shares of the business.
Brochick George W. bought 8,000 shares of UTI for $217,200 on Feb 26 ’25. On Feb 10 ’25, another insider, Coliseum Capital Management, L, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 704,881 shares for $28.20 each. As a result, the insider received 19,877,644 and left with 6,145,755 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Universal’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 28.36, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 25.79. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.71. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.98 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.36.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, UTI has reached a high of $30.56, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $13.66. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.48%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 37.49%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 54.37M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 49.95M. Insiders hold about 8.13% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.55% stake in the company.
