Universal Technical Institute (UTI) Competitors $32.00 -0.22 (-0.68%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$31.45 -0.55 (-1.72%) As of 08/1/2025 04:53 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. ATGE, BFAM, LRN, LOPE, STRA, LINC, APEI, TAL, GHC, and LAURShould you be buying Universal Technical Institute stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Universal Technical Institute include Adtalem Global Education (ATGE), Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM), Stride (LRN), Grand Canyon Education (LOPE), Strategic Education (STRA), Lincoln Educational Services (LINC), American Public Education (APEI), TAL Education Group (TAL), Graham (GHC), and Laureate Education (LAUR). Universal Technical Institute vs. Its Competitors Adtalem Global Education Bright Horizons Family Solutions Stride Grand Canyon Education Strategic Education Lincoln Educational Services American Public Education TAL Education Group Graham Laureate Education Universal Technical Institute (NYSE:UTI) and Adtalem Global Education (NYSE:ATGE) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, risk and media sentiment. Which has more volatility and risk, UTI or ATGE? 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 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, UTI or ATGE? 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 RatioUniversal Technical Institute$732.69M2.38$42M$1.0430.77Adtalem Global Education$1.58B2.70$136.78M$6.0319.03 Does the media prefer UTI or ATGE? In the previous week, Adtalem Global Education had 4 more articles in the media than Universal Technical Institute. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Adtalem Global Education and 10 mentions for Universal Technical Institute. Adtalem Global Education's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Universal Technical Institute's score of 0.58 indicating that Adtalem Global Education is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Universal Technical Institute 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Adtalem Global Education 9 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is UTI or ATGE more profitable? Adtalem Global Education has a net margin of 13.34% compared to Universal Technical Institute's net margin of 7.34%. Universal Technical Institute's return on equity of 21.40% beat Adtalem Global Education's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Universal Technical Institute7.34% 21.40% 7.85% Adtalem Global Education 13.34%17.47%8.89% Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of UTI or ATGE? 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Adtalem Global Education shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate UTI or ATGE? Universal Technical Institute currently has a consensus target price of $35.83, suggesting a potential upside of 11.98%. Adtalem Global Education has a consensus target price of $135.67, suggesting a potential upside of 18.23%. Given Adtalem Global Education's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Adtalem Global Education is more favorable than Universal Technical Institute.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Universal Technical Institute 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.17Adtalem Global Education 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryAdtalem Global Education beats Universal Technical Institute on 10 of the 17 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 UTI 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 InstituteSCHOOLS IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.75B$1.54B$8.10B$20.68BDividend YieldN/A4.76%3.25%3.67%P/E Ratio30.7712.3918.9129.07Price / Sales2.381.884.2566.27Price / Cash18.6114.1616.2522.84Price / Book6.612.784.784.43Net Income$42M$76.25M$218.39M$994.22M7 Day Performance1.77%-3.54%-4.70%-3.35%1 Month Performance1.39%-1.35%38.38%-2.06%1 Year Performance79.17%21.87%19.84%10.15% Universal Technical Institute Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UTIUniversal Technical Institute2.4159 of 5 stars$32.00-0.7%$35.83+12.0%+74.6%$1.75B$732.69M30.773,700Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑ATGEAdtalem Global Education4.6901 of 5 stars$113.66-1.3%$135.67+19.4%+49.0%$4.24B$1.74B18.859,938News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastBFAMBright Horizons Family Solutions4.2587 of 5 stars$111.71-2.9%$138.00+23.5%+5.8%$6.40B$2.73B40.331,450Trending NewsEarnings ReportLRNStride2.1784 of 5 stars$128.64-1.0%$126.83-1.4%+73.9%$5.60B$2.04B20.077,800Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsLOPEGrand Canyon Education4.3923 of 5 stars$167.19-0.9%$203.67+21.8%+11.0%$4.79B$1.05B20.985,830Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsSTRAStrategic Education4.668 of 5 stars$78.90+0.6%$102.67+30.1%-22.7%$1.89B$1.23B16.863,801News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionLINCLincoln Educational Services2.8571 of 5 stars$22.47-1.7%$24.60+9.5%+73.5%$709.90M$454.20M57.622,475News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAPEIAmerican Public Education4.0971 of 5 stars$28.40-6.4%$32.20+13.4%+59.0%$512.34M$624.56M27.846,117Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsTALTAL Education Group1.7097 of 5 stars$10.28+2.8%$12.66+23.2%+17.1%$6.26B$2.25B73.4323,000News CoverageStock SplitGap DownGHCGraham3.9263 of 5 stars$914.95-0.4%N/A+24.3%$3.99B$4.79B6.4121,446News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportLAURLaureate Education3.892 of 5 stars$23.03-1.0%$24.00+4.2%+49.9%$3.43B$1.53B12.2531,800News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Adtalem Global Education Competitors Bright Horizons Family Solutions Competitors Stride Competitors Grand Canyon Education Competitors Strategic Education Competitors Lincoln Educational Services Competitors American Public Education 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 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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