B. Riley Issues Pessimistic Forecast for UTI Earnings

Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (NYSE:UTI - Free Report) - Investment analysts at B. Riley cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Universal Technical Institute in a research note issued on Thursday, May 1st. B. Riley analyst G. Boss now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.13 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.18. B. Riley has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Universal Technical Institute's current full-year earnings is $1.00 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Universal Technical Institute's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.12 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.33 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.98 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.17 EPS.

Universal Technical Institute (NYSE:UTI - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The company reported $0.40 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.18 by $0.22. Universal Technical Institute had a return on equity of 21.25% and a net margin of 7.08%.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on UTI. Rosenblatt Securities upped their target price on shares of Universal Technical Institute from $30.00 to $36.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Lake Street Capital increased their price objective on Universal Technical Institute from $22.00 to $31.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Barrington Research reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $35.00 target price on shares of Universal Technical Institute in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, Northland Securities upped their price target on Universal Technical Institute from $30.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $32.17.

Universal Technical Institute Stock Performance

UTI stock traded up $0.01 on Monday, hitting $29.51. The company's stock had a trading volume of 410,654 shares, compared to its average volume of 557,485. The stock has a market cap of $1.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 1.57. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $27.09 and a two-hundred day moving average of $25.37. The company has a current ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. Universal Technical Institute has a 1 year low of $13.66 and a 1 year high of $30.56.

Institutional Trading of Universal Technical Institute

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of UTI. Principal Financial Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Universal Technical Institute during the 3rd quarter worth $395,000. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in Universal Technical Institute by 362.4% in the 4th quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 376,929 shares of the company's stock worth $9,691,000 after buying an additional 295,408 shares during the last quarter. Hennessy Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Universal Technical Institute by 6.8% in the 4th quarter. Hennessy Advisors Inc. now owns 690,900 shares of the company's stock valued at $17,763,000 after buying an additional 44,100 shares during the period. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC acquired a new position in shares of Universal Technical Institute during the 4th quarter valued at about $1,041,000. Finally, Precision Wealth Strategies LLC acquired a new position in shares of Universal Technical Institute during the 4th quarter valued at about $632,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 75.67% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Universal Technical Institute

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