UniFirst (UNF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

UniFirst Corporation (NYSE: UNF) provides workplace uniforms, workwear rental, and textile services to businesses and organizations. Its offerings include uniform rental and laundering, work garments, protective apparel, floor mats, restroom supplies, first-aid products, and other workplace service programs.

The company also provides specialized apparel and services for industries with particular cleanliness or safety requirements, including healthcare, manufacturing, food processing, and cleanroom environments. UniFirst manages the delivery, cleaning, maintenance, and replacement of many of the textiles and garments used by its customers.

Founded in 1936, UniFirst is headquartered in Wilmington, Massachusetts, and serves customers through operations in the United States, Canada, and Europe. The company is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Steven S. Sintros.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $252.51 to $255.79
• 50-Day Range: $250.83 to $291.70
• 52-Week Range: $147.66 to $306.67
• Volume: 27,346 shs
• Average Volume: 266,830 shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.64 billion
• P/E Ratio: 42.74
• Dividend Yield: 0.57%
• Price Target: $246.67
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

UniFirst Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

UniFirst scored higher than 35% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 542nd out of 645 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

UniFirst has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, no buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for UniFirst is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of UniFirst is 41.80, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.10.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of UniFirst is 41.80, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 34.07.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

UniFirst has a P/B Ratio of 2.04. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.75% 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 2.93, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in UniFirst has recently decreased by 9.48%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

UniFirst has a dividend yield of 0.52%, 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 24.29%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.17

News Sentiment

UniFirst has a news sentiment score of 0.17. 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 is a lower news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for UniFirst this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added UniFirst to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

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.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 9/25 Dividend: 9/04/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/25 Dividend: 9/04/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/25/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/21/2026
• Today: 10/29/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 1/06/2027
• Fiscal Year End: 8/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Commercial Services & Supplies
• Sub-Industry: Diversified Support Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:UNF
• CIK: 717954
• Web: www.unifirst.com
• Phone: (978) 658-8888
• Fax: 978-988-0659
• Employees: 16,000
• Year Founded: 1936

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for UniFirst: $246.67
• High Price Target: $280.00
• Low Price Target: $198.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -2.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.01
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 42.23
• Forward P/E Ratio: 29.81
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $109.49 million
• Net Margins: 4.34%
• Pretax Margin: 5.63%
• Return on Equity: 6.65%
• Return on Assets: 5.19%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 3.14
• Quick Ratio: 2.67

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.52 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.82
• Cash Flow: $14.45 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.58
• Book Value: $123.26 per share
• Price / Book: 2.06

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 18,080,000
• Free Float: 17,928,000
• Market Cap: $4.59 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.60