Northland Capmk Has Bearish Estimate for UTI Q1 Earnings

Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (NYSE:UTI) – Analysts at Northland Capmk decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Universal Technical Institute in a research report issued on Thursday, November 21st. Northland Capmk analyst M. Grondahl now forecasts that the company will earn $0.16 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.24. The consensus estimate for Universal Technical Institute’s current full-year earnings is $0.71 per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for Universal Technical Institute’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.19 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.15 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $0.95 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $22.00 price target on shares of Universal Technical Institute in a research note on Wednesday, September 11th. B. Riley lifted their target price on shares of Universal Technical Institute from $22.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Barrington Research raised their price objective on Universal Technical Institute from $22.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday. StockNews.com upgraded Universal Technical Institute from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 7th. Finally, Truist Financial raised their price target on Universal Technical Institute from $22.00 to $26.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $24.00.

Universal Technical Institute Stock Up 18.7 %

Shares of NYSE:UTI opened at $23.61 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $17.20 and its 200-day simple moving average is $16.62. Universal Technical Institute has a 52-week low of $10.46 and a 52-week high of $24.44. The company has a market capitalization of $1.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 47.22, a P/E/G ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56.

Institutional Trading of Universal Technical Institute

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Universal Technical Institute by 55.0% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,375,929 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,872,000 after buying an additional 842,765 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in Universal Technical Institute by 1.8% during the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,004,788 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,533,000 after acquiring an additional 36,135 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Universal Technical Institute by 9.8% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 952,799 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,496,000 after acquiring an additional 85,417 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC boosted its stake in Universal Technical Institute by 73,048.1% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 879,240 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,296,000 after acquiring an additional 878,038 shares during the period. Finally, State Street Corp increased its position in Universal Technical Institute by 3.6% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 856,091 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,920,000 after buying an additional 29,461 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 75.67% of the company’s stock.

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.