Northland Capmk Issues Optimistic Estimate for UTI Earnings

Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (NYSE:UTI) – Analysts at Northland Capmk lifted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Universal Technical Institute in a report issued on Wednesday, May 7th. Northland Capmk analyst M. Grondahl now anticipates that the company will earn $1.07 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $1.00. The consensus estimate for Universal Technical Institute’s current full-year earnings is $1.00 per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for Universal Technical Institute’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.38 EPS.

Universal Technical Institute (NYSE:UTI) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $0.21 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.14 by $0.07. Universal Technical Institute had a net margin of 7.08% and a return on equity of 21.25%. The firm had revenue of $207.45 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $196.63 million.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently commented on UTI. Lake Street Capital boosted their price target on Universal Technical Institute from $31.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Barrington Research raised their price target on shares of Universal Technical Institute from $35.00 to $36.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday. B. Riley assumed coverage on shares of Universal Technical Institute in a research report on Friday, March 28th. They set a “buy” rating and a $31.00 price objective for the company. Rosenblatt Securities restated a “buy” rating and issued a $36.00 target price on shares of Universal Technical Institute in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Northland Securities upped their price target on shares of Universal Technical Institute from $30.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Universal Technical Institute has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $33.00.

Universal Technical Institute Stock Up 4.6 %

Shares of UTI opened at $34.28 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $27.38 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $25.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 1.14 and a quick ratio of 1.14. Universal Technical Institute has a one year low of $13.66 and a one year high of $34.50. The company has a market cap of $1.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.34, a P/E/G ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 1.57.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Sherrell Smith sold 36,773 shares of Universal Technical Institute stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $26.68, for a total value of $981,103.64. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 227,358 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,065,911.44. The trade was a 13.92 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director George W. Brochick sold 8,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $27.59, for a total transaction of $220,720.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 34,917 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $963,360.03. This represents a 18.64 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 94,524 shares of company stock valued at $2,578,450. 15.10% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Universal Technical Institute

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Universal Technical Institute by 11.2% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,052,652 shares of the company’s stock valued at $78,392,000 after purchasing an additional 306,984 shares in the last quarter. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC grew its position in shares of Universal Technical Institute by 194.0% during the 4th quarter. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC now owns 1,847,423 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,497,000 after buying an additional 1,219,052 shares during the period. Dumac Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Universal Technical Institute in the 4th quarter valued at $43,236,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its position in shares of Universal Technical Institute by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 1,188,891 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,566,000 after acquiring an additional 6,743 shares during the period. Finally, Alyeska Investment Group L.P. grew its holdings in Universal Technical Institute by 10.7% in the fourth quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. now owns 1,131,759 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,098,000 after purchasing an additional 109,255 shares during the period. 75.67% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Universal Technical Institute

Universal Technical Institute, Inc provides transportation, skilled trades, and healthcare education programs in the United States. The company operates in two segments, UTI and Concorde. It offers certificate, diploma, or degree programs under various brands, such as Universal Technical Institute, Motorcycle Mechanics Institute, Marine Mechanics Institute, NASCAR Technical Institute, and MIAT College of Technology.