What is Barrington Research’s Forecast for UTI Q1 Earnings?

Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (NYSE:UTI) – Equities research analysts at Barrington Research issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Universal Technical Institute in a research note issued on Thursday, November 21st. Barrington Research analyst A. Paris anticipates that the company will earn $0.20 per share for the quarter. Barrington Research has a “Outperform” rating and a $25.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Universal Technical Institute’s current full-year earnings is $0.97 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Universal Technical Institute’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.18 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.15 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.97 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.15 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also issued reports on the company. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $22.00 target price on shares of Universal Technical Institute in a report on Wednesday, September 11th. B. Riley boosted their price objective on Universal Technical Institute from $22.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Universal Technical Institute from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 7th. Lake Street Capital boosted their price target on shares of Universal Technical Institute from $19.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, Northland Securities lifted their price objective on shares of Universal Technical Institute from $20.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to MarketBeat, Universal Technical Institute has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $24.00.

Universal Technical Institute Stock Performance

NYSE:UTI opened at $25.38 on Monday. Universal Technical Institute has a 52 week low of $10.46 and a 52 week high of $25.60. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $17.37 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $16.68. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. The company has a market cap of $1.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.34.

Institutional Trading of Universal Technical Institute

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in UTI. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Universal Technical Institute by 55.0% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,375,929 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,872,000 after purchasing an additional 842,765 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in Universal Technical Institute by 1.8% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,004,788 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,533,000 after buying an additional 36,135 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Universal Technical Institute by 9.8% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 952,799 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,496,000 after buying an additional 85,417 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC lifted 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 buying an additional 878,038 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Universal Technical Institute by 3.6% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 856,091 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,920,000 after acquiring an additional 29,461 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 75.67% of the company’s stock.

Universal Technical Institute Company Profile

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.