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After finishing at $32.54 in the prior trading day, Universal Technical Institute Inc (NYSE: UTI) closed at $32.64, up 0.31%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.31 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.52 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of UTI by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 12.67 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 25.05. 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 0.87 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 May 27 ’25 when Coliseum Capital Management, L sold 500,000 shares for $35.00 per share. The transaction valued at 17,500,000 led to the insider holds 2,716,267 shares of the business.
Hitchcock Todd A sold 27,500 shares of UTI for $917,471 on May 15 ’25. The EVP/COO now owns 80,521 shares after completing the transaction at $33.36 per share. On May 13 ’25, another insider, Brochick George W., who serves as the Director of the company, sold 6,000 shares for $31.84 each. As a result, the insider received 191,040 and left with 32,516 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Universal’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 31.48, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 30.63. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.86. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.27 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.04.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, UTI has reached a high of $36.32, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $13.66. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.84%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 32.55%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 54.41M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 50.27M. Insiders hold about 7.61% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.31% stake in the company.
