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Unifirst (UNF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$170.85 +1.17 (+0.69%)
As of 03:59 PM Eastern

About Unifirst Stock (NYSE:UNF)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$169.18
$173.60
50-Day Range
$169.93
$189.97
52-Week Range
$156.34
$243.70
Volume
231,271 shs
Average Volume
108,449 shs
Market Capitalization
$3.17 billion
P/E Ratio
20.99
Dividend Yield
0.82%
Price Target
$181.00
Consensus Rating
Reduce

Company Overview

Unifirst Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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77th Percentile Overall Score

UNF MarketRank™: 

Unifirst scored higher than 77% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 66th out of 182 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Unifirst has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.67, and is based on no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Unifirst has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Unifirst's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Unifirst are expected to grow by 12.58% in the coming year, from $7.71 to $8.68 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Unifirst is 21.18, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.86.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Unifirst is 21.18, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 24.82.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Unifirst has a P/B Ratio of 1.52. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.97% of the float of Unifirst has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Unifirst has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Unifirst has recently increased by 6.14%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Unifirst has a dividend yield of 0.80%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Unifirst has been increasing its dividend for 7 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Unifirst is 17.20%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Unifirst will have a dividend payout ratio of 16.13% next year. This indicates that Unifirst will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Unifirst's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.97% of the float of Unifirst has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Unifirst has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Unifirst has recently increased by 6.14%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Unifirst has a news sentiment score of 0.57. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Industrials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 35 news articles for Unifirst this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    3 people have searched for UNF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 1 people have added Unifirst to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Unifirst insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.86% of the stock of Unifirst is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    78.17% of the stock of Unifirst is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Unifirst's insider trading history.
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UNF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Unifirst's stock was trading at $171.09 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, UNF stock has increased by 0.8% and is now trading at $172.41.

Unifirst Corporation (NYSE:UNF) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July, 2nd. The textile maker reported $2.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.09 by $0.04. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 1.2% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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Unifirst's board authorized a share buyback program on Tuesday, April 8th 2025, which permits the company to buy back $100,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could reacquire up to 3.3% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are typically an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Shares of UNF stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Unifirst investors own include JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Tesla (TSLA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Meta Platforms (META), Visa (V), NVIDIA (NVDA) and Alphabet (GOOG).

Company Calendar

Record date for 6/27 Dividend
6/06/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/27 Dividend
6/06/2025
Dividend Payable
6/27/2025
Last Earnings
7/02/2025
Today
7/08/2025
Fiscal Year End
8/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
UNIFORM & RELATED
Sub-Industry
Diversified Support Services
Current Symbol
NYSE:UNF
CIK
717954
Employees
16,000
Year Founded
1936

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$197.00
Low Price Target
$152.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+5.2%
Consensus Rating
Reduce
Rating Score (0-4)
1.67
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
21.14
Forward P/E Ratio
22.32
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$145.47 million
Pretax Margin
8.18%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.43 billion
Cash Flow
$15.66 per share
Price / Cash Flow
10.99
Book Value
$113.42 per share
Price / Book
1.52

Miscellaneous

Free Float
18,405,000
Market Cap
$3.20 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.86

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This page (NYSE:UNF) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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