Northland Capmk Analysts Increase Earnings Estimates for UTI

Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (NYSE:UTI) – Research analysts at Northland Capmk boosted their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Universal Technical Institute in a research note issued on Thursday, November 21st. Northland Capmk analyst M. Grondahl now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.45 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.30. The consensus estimate for Universal Technical Institute’s current full-year earnings is $0.97 per share.

A number of other analysts have also issued reports on UTI. B. Riley lifted their target price 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. Northland Securities upped their target price on shares of Universal Technical Institute from $20.00 to $24.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. StockNews.com upgraded Universal Technical Institute from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 7th. Truist Financial upped their price objective on Universal Technical Institute from $22.00 to $26.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $22.00 target price on shares of Universal Technical Institute in a research report on Wednesday, September 11th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $24.00.

Universal Technical Institute Price Performance

Shares of UTI stock opened at $25.93 on Monday. Universal Technical Institute has a twelve month low of $10.46 and a twelve month high of $26.13. The company has a market capitalization of $1.40 billion, a PE ratio of 35.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a current ratio of 1.08, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $17.56 and a 200-day simple moving average of $16.75.

Institutional Trading of Universal Technical Institute

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. FMR LLC raised its holdings in shares of Universal Technical Institute by 73,048.1% during 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. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake 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 valued at $37,872,000 after purchasing an additional 842,765 shares in the last quarter. Hennessy Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Universal Technical Institute in the second quarter worth about $9,032,000. Pembroke Management LTD increased its stake in Universal Technical Institute by 646.3% during the 2nd quarter. Pembroke Management LTD now owns 369,308 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,809,000 after buying an additional 319,820 shares during the period. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Universal Technical Institute by 198.0% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 345,772 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,622,000 after buying an additional 229,738 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.