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UTI vs. ATGE, LRN, LOPE, BFAM, STRA, LINC, APEI, LAUR, GHC, and PRDO

Should you be buying Universal Technical Institute stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Universal Technical Institute include Adtalem Global Education (ATGE), Stride (LRN), Grand Canyon Education (LOPE), Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM), Strategic Education (STRA), Lincoln Educational Services (LINC), American Public Education (APEI), Laureate Education (LAUR), Graham (GHC), and Perdoceo Education (PRDO).

Universal Technical Institute vs. Its Competitors

Universal Technical Institute (NYSE:UTI) and Adtalem Global Education (NYSE:ATGE) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.

75.7% of Universal Technical Institute shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of Adtalem Global Education shares are held by institutional investors. 15.1% of Universal Technical Institute shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Adtalem Global Education shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Universal Technical Institute has a beta of 1.58, suggesting that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Adtalem Global Education has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Adtalem Global Education has higher revenue and earnings than Universal Technical Institute. Adtalem Global Education is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Universal Technical Institute, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Universal Technical Institute$732.69M2.44$42M$1.1428.77
Adtalem Global Education$1.79B3.09$237.07M$6.1924.55

In the previous week, Adtalem Global Education had 2 more articles in the media than Universal Technical Institute. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Adtalem Global Education and 7 mentions for Universal Technical Institute. Universal Technical Institute's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Adtalem Global Education's score of 0.71 indicating that Universal Technical Institute is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Universal Technical Institute
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Adtalem Global Education
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Adtalem Global Education has a net margin of 13.26% compared to Universal Technical Institute's net margin of 7.79%. Universal Technical Institute's return on equity of 22.12% beat Adtalem Global Education's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Universal Technical Institute7.79% 22.12% 8.53%
Adtalem Global Education 13.26%17.95%9.23%

Universal Technical Institute currently has a consensus price target of $35.83, indicating a potential upside of 9.26%. Adtalem Global Education has a consensus price target of $145.67, indicating a potential downside of 4.14%. Given Universal Technical Institute's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Universal Technical Institute is more favorable than Adtalem Global Education.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Universal Technical Institute
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.88
Adtalem Global Education
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80

Summary

Universal Technical Institute beats Adtalem Global Education on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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UTI vs. The Competition

MetricUniversal Technical InstituteSCHOOLS IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$1.78B$1.86B$8.32B$21.83B
Dividend YieldN/A4.65%3.07%3.61%
P/E Ratio28.7713.6118.2232.47
Price / Sales2.441.866.2085.64
Price / Cash18.1615.7916.2924.48
Price / Book6.782.894.884.60
Net Income$42M$85.03M$255.94M$1.02B
7 Day Performance2.85%-0.04%-0.22%-0.71%
1 Month Performance12.72%-6.55%-3.95%-0.62%
1 Year Performance105.74%31.35%36.78%10.38%

Universal Technical Institute Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
UTI
Universal Technical Institute
2.8595 of 5 stars
$32.80
-0.6%
$35.83
+9.3%
+107.0%$1.79B$732.69M28.773,700Analyst Revision
ATGE
Adtalem Global Education
4.2337 of 5 stars
$152.99
+1.1%
$145.67
-4.8%
+113.4%$5.50B$1.79B24.7210,371
LRN
Stride
2.6796 of 5 stars
$145.73
+0.5%
$146.40
+0.5%
+135.5%$6.32B$2.41B24.218,600Upcoming Earnings
High Trading Volume
LOPE
Grand Canyon Education
3.7781 of 5 stars
$212.64
+0.5%
$208.67
-1.9%
+63.0%$5.94B$1.03B25.745,830Positive News
Analyst Forecast
BFAM
Bright Horizons Family Solutions
4.7048 of 5 stars
$101.71
+1.2%
$132.00
+29.8%
-21.2%$5.72B$2.69B33.351,450Positive News
STRA
Strategic Education
4.7445 of 5 stars
$81.32
+1.0%
$99.33
+22.2%
-3.1%$1.92B$1.22B16.913,801News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
LINC
Lincoln Educational Services
3.5362 of 5 stars
$22.28
+3.0%
$25.00
+12.2%
+86.7%$684.22M$440.06M48.442,475Positive News
APEI
American Public Education
4.376 of 5 stars
$37.52
+2.6%
$38.29
+2.0%
+166.1%$660.72M$624.56M35.406,117
LAUR
Laureate Education
4.6116 of 5 stars
$29.31
-0.2%
$30.33
+3.5%
+90.6%$4.33B$1.57B17.2431,800Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↓
GHC
Graham
3.3508 of 5 stars
$998.74
+2.1%
N/A+32.6%$4.26B$4.79B6.4121,446News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
PRDO
Perdoceo Education
4.5084 of 5 stars
$35.70
+1.7%
$42.00
+17.6%
+76.8%$2.28B$681.26M15.455,690News Coverage
Positive News
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This page (NYSE:UTI) was last updated on 10/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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