Universal Technical Institute (UTI) Competitors $29.43 +0.86 (+3.01%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$29.30 -0.13 (-0.46%) As of 07:21 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock UTI vs. LOPE, ATGE, STRA, LINC, APEI, BFAM, LRN, TAL, GHC, and LAURShould you be buying Universal Technical Institute stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Universal Technical Institute include Grand Canyon Education (LOPE), Adtalem Global Education (ATGE), Strategic Education (STRA), Lincoln Educational Services (LINC), American Public Education (APEI), Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM), Stride (LRN), TAL Education Group (TAL), Graham (GHC), and Laureate Education (LAUR). Universal Technical Institute vs. Grand Canyon Education Adtalem Global Education Strategic Education Lincoln Educational Services American Public Education Bright Horizons Family Solutions Stride TAL Education Group Graham Laureate Education Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) and Universal Technical Institute (NYSE:UTI) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, LOPE or UTI? Grand Canyon Education has higher revenue and earnings than Universal Technical Institute. Grand Canyon 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 RatioGrand Canyon Education$1.03B5.14$204.99M$7.7423.89Universal Technical Institute$759.42M2.09$42M$0.9730.14 Is LOPE or UTI more profitable? Grand Canyon Education has a net margin of 21.90% compared to Universal Technical Institute's net margin of 7.08%. Grand Canyon Education's return on equity of 30.67% beat Universal Technical Institute's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Grand Canyon Education21.90% 30.67% 23.29% Universal Technical Institute 7.08%21.25%7.40% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LOPE or UTI? Grand Canyon Education received 235 more outperform votes than Universal Technical Institute when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.23% of users gave Grand Canyon Education an outperform vote while only 60.43% of users gave Universal Technical Institute an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGrand Canyon EducationOutperform Votes51367.23% Underperform Votes25032.77% Universal Technical InstituteOutperform Votes27860.43% Underperform Votes18239.57% Does the media prefer LOPE or UTI? In the previous week, Grand Canyon Education had 7 more articles in the media than Universal Technical Institute. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Grand Canyon Education and 10 mentions for Universal Technical Institute. Grand Canyon Education's average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat Universal Technical Institute's score of 1.20 indicating that Grand Canyon Education is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Grand Canyon Education 14 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Universal Technical Institute 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate LOPE or UTI? Grand Canyon Education currently has a consensus target price of $197.67, suggesting a potential upside of 6.90%. Universal Technical Institute has a consensus target price of $32.17, suggesting a potential upside of 10.04%. Given Universal Technical Institute's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Universal Technical Institute is more favorable than Grand Canyon Education.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Grand Canyon Education 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Universal Technical Institute 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.17 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in LOPE or UTI? 94.2% of Grand Canyon Education shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.7% of Universal Technical Institute shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Grand Canyon Education shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.1% of Universal Technical Institute shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, LOPE or UTI? Grand Canyon Education has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Universal Technical Institute has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryGrand Canyon Education beats Universal Technical Institute on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Universal Technical Institute News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for UTI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart UTI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUniversal Technical InstituteEducational services IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.59B$1.00B$7.61B$19.22BDividend YieldN/A7.32%3.39%4.00%P/E Ratio30.1311.2316.7433.46Price / Sales2.091.587.5429.44Price / Cash16.6527.8916.4217.52Price / Book5.682.584.524.55Net Income$42M$22.13M$261.05M$1.02B7 Day Performance4.63%5.41%1.67%2.21%1 Month Performance9.00%3.23%-1.59%-2.01%1 Year Performance89.70%3.69%-3.08%5.56% Universal Technical Institute Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UTIUniversal Technical Institute2.9833 of 5 stars$29.43+3.0%$32.17+9.3%+87.0%$1.60B$759.42M30.341,950Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑News CoverageLOPEGrand Canyon Education3.59 of 5 stars$175.92+0.2%$197.67+12.4%+36.7%$5.05B$1.03B22.735,500Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑Positive NewsATGEAdtalem Global Education4.0993 of 5 stars$106.58+1.1%$110.00+3.2%+112.6%$3.97B$1.69B19.854,680Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsSTRAStrategic Education4.5281 of 5 stars$80.40-0.7%$107.67+33.9%-29.2%$1.98B$1.22B15.313,910Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑LINCLincoln Educational Services3.9509 of 5 stars$17.14-1.4%$21.60+26.0%+60.5%$541.50M$440.06M53.562,060Short Interest ↑Positive NewsAPEIAmerican Public Education4.1223 of 5 stars$24.95+4.1%$26.50+6.2%+69.8%$450.00M$624.56M44.555,800Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeBFAMBright Horizons Family Solutions3.6463 of 5 stars$121.25+0.5%$137.67+13.5%+20.3%$6.96B$2.69B50.5225,800Upcoming EarningsInsider TradePositive NewsLRNStride1.1274 of 5 stars$141.25+0.2%$123.50-12.6%+127.1%$6.15B$2.19B23.587,500Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionTALTAL Education Group1.9502 of 5 stars$9.16flat$13.70+49.6%-26.7%$5.54B$2.25B48.2116,200Stock SplitGap UpGHCGraham3.0688 of 5 stars$924.29+1.0%N/A+28.3%$4.01B$4.79B18.1019,500Earnings ReportUpcoming EarningsPositive NewsLAURLaureate Education4.2287 of 5 stars$19.74flat$20.00+1.3%+41.5%$2.98B$1.57B10.1835,000News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Grand Canyon Education Competitors Adtalem Global Education Competitors Strategic Education Competitors Lincoln Educational Services Competitors American Public Education Competitors Bright Horizons Family Solutions Competitors Stride Competitors TAL Education Group Competitors Graham Competitors Laureate Education Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:UTI) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThink NVDA’s run was epic? 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