Universal Technical Institute (UTI) Competitors $34.36 -0.96 (-2.73%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$35.07 +0.71 (+2.08%) As of 08:00 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. BFAM, LRN, LOPE, ATGE, 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 Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM), Stride (LRN), Grand Canyon Education (LOPE), Adtalem Global Education (ATGE), 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. Bright Horizons Family Solutions Stride Grand Canyon Education Adtalem Global Education Strategic Education Lincoln Educational Services American Public Education TAL Education Group Graham Laureate Education Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) and Universal Technical Institute (NYSE:UTI) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends and analyst recommendations. Does the MarketBeat Community favor BFAM or UTI? Bright Horizons Family Solutions received 135 more outperform votes than Universal Technical Institute when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.86% of users gave Universal Technical Institute an outperform vote while only 57.10% of users gave Bright Horizons Family Solutions an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBright Horizons Family SolutionsOutperform Votes41857.10% Underperform Votes31442.90% Universal Technical InstituteOutperform Votes28360.86% Underperform Votes18239.14% Do insiders and institutionals believe in BFAM or UTI? 75.7% of Universal Technical Institute shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Bright Horizons Family Solutions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.1% of Universal Technical Institute shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate BFAM or UTI? Bright Horizons Family Solutions currently has a consensus price target of $138.33, suggesting a potential upside of 9.44%. Universal Technical Institute has a consensus price target of $35.83, suggesting a potential upside of 4.30%. Given Bright Horizons Family Solutions' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bright Horizons Family Solutions is more favorable than Universal Technical Institute.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Bright Horizons Family Solutions 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70Universal Technical Institute 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.17 Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BFAM or UTI? Bright Horizons Family Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Universal Technical Institute. Universal Technical Institute is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bright Horizons Family Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBright Horizons Family Solutions$2.73B2.65$140.19M$2.7745.63Universal Technical Institute$782.69M2.39$42M$1.0433.03 Which has more risk & volatility, BFAM or UTI? Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Universal Technical Institute has a beta of 1.57, indicating that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is BFAM or UTI more profitable? Universal Technical Institute has a net margin of 7.08% compared to Bright Horizons Family Solutions' net margin of 5.22%. Universal Technical Institute's return on equity of 21.25% beat Bright Horizons Family Solutions' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Bright Horizons Family Solutions5.22% 13.63% 4.62% Universal Technical Institute 7.08%21.25%7.40% Does the media favor BFAM or UTI? In the previous week, Universal Technical Institute had 5 more articles in the media than Bright Horizons Family Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Universal Technical Institute and 10 mentions for Bright Horizons Family Solutions. Bright Horizons Family Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Universal Technical Institute's score of 0.97 indicating that Bright Horizons Family Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Bright Horizons Family Solutions 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Universal Technical Institute 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryBright Horizons Family Solutions and Universal Technical Institute tied by winning 9 of the 18 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$1.87B$1.03B$7.86B$19.30BDividend YieldN/A6.77%3.24%3.84%P/E Ratio35.4212.1015.1134.53Price / Sales2.391.588.0134.83Price / Cash16.6527.8916.3717.51Price / Book6.672.484.774.69Net Income$42M$22.13M$257.85M$1.02B7 Day Performance1.92%-0.55%-0.71%-1.74%1 Month Performance27.15%10.23%8.01%7.50%1 Year Performance134.51%0.23%-3.46%4.15% Universal Technical Institute Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UTIUniversal Technical Institute2.8629 of 5 stars$34.36-2.7%$35.83+4.3%+146.1%$1.87B$782.69M35.421,950Analyst ForecastBFAMBright Horizons Family Solutions3.4166 of 5 stars$122.94+0.7%$138.33+12.5%+12.3%$7.04B$2.73B51.2225,800Positive NewsGap UpLRNStride1.622 of 5 stars$149.34-4.6%$126.83-15.1%+123.9%$6.50B$2.29B24.937,500Positive NewsLOPEGrand Canyon Education3.6408 of 5 stars$195.73-0.2%$201.00+2.7%+32.7%$5.56B$1.05B25.295,500Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastATGEAdtalem Global Education3.9472 of 5 stars$131.66-3.4%$135.67+3.0%+98.1%$4.91B$1.74B24.524,680Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeSTRAStrategic Education3.7917 of 5 stars$89.02-0.3%$107.67+20.9%-24.3%$2.15B$1.23B16.963,910Dividend AnnouncementGap UpLINCLincoln Educational Services4.1481 of 5 stars$21.32+1.9%$23.25+9.1%+80.8%$673.56M$440.06M66.632,060High Trading VolumeAPEIAmerican Public Education4.2779 of 5 stars$26.04-5.3%$26.50+1.8%+58.8%$469.66M$624.56M46.505,800TALTAL Education Group1.7262 of 5 stars$10.24+8.7%$13.70+33.8%-12.2%$6.19B$2.25B53.8816,200Stock SplitGHCGraham2.4384 of 5 stars$988.18+1.8%N/A+24.3%$4.31B$4.80B19.3519,500Positive NewsLAURLaureate Education4.2761 of 5 stars$22.51-1.6%$20.50-8.9%+34.7%$3.39B$1.53B11.6035,000Positive NewsAnalyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Bright Horizons Family Solutions Competitors Stride Competitors Grand Canyon Education Competitors Adtalem Global 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 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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