Does the media prefer UTI or LRN?

In the previous week, Universal Technical Institute had 7 more articles in the media than Stride. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Universal Technical Institute and 1 mentions for Stride. Universal Technical Institute's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Stride's score of 0.00 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 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Stride 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

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UTI vs. LRN, LOPE, BFAM, STRA, and LINC

Should you buy Universal Technical Institute stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Universal Technical Institute with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Universal Technical Institute include Stride (LRN), Grand Canyon Education (LOPE), Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM), Strategic Education (STRA), and Lincoln Educational Services (LINC). These companies are all part of the "education services" industry.

How does Universal Technical Institute compare to Stride?

Universal Technical Institute (NYSE:UTI) and Stride (NYSE:LRN) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, dividends and earnings.

Stride has a net margin of 12.15% compared to Universal Technical Institute's net margin of 4.91%. Stride's return on equity of 25.20% beat Universal Technical Institute's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Universal Technical Institute	4.91%	13.02%	5.25%
Stride	12.15%	25.20%	16.65%

Stride has higher revenue and earnings than Universal Technical Institute. Stride 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Universal Technical Institute	$835.62M	2.60	$63.02M	$0.77	51.30
Stride	$2.41B	1.47	$287.94M	$6.48	12.81

Universal Technical Institute has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Stride has a beta of 0.1, suggesting that its share price is 90% less volatile than the broader market.

75.7% of Universal Technical Institute shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.2% of Stride shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.8% of Universal Technical Institute shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Stride shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Universal Technical Institute presently has a consensus price target of $44.25, indicating a potential upside of 12.03%. Stride has a consensus price target of $109.75, indicating a potential upside of 32.17%. Given Stride's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Stride 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Stride	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

In the previous week, Universal Technical Institute had 7 more articles in the media than Stride. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Universal Technical Institute and 1 mentions for Stride. Universal Technical Institute's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Stride's score of 0.00 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	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Stride	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Stride beats Universal Technical Institute on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Universal Technical Institute compare to Grand Canyon Education?

Universal Technical Institute (NYSE:UTI) and Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings and media sentiment.

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Universal Technical Institute	$835.62M	2.60	$63.02M	$0.77	51.30
Grand Canyon Education	$1.13B	3.37	$216.17M	$8.00	17.88

Grand Canyon Education has a net margin of 19.54% compared to Universal Technical Institute's net margin of 4.91%. Grand Canyon Education's return on equity of 34.72% beat Universal Technical Institute's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Universal Technical Institute	4.91%	13.02%	5.25%
Grand Canyon Education	19.54%	34.72%	25.77%

75.7% of Universal Technical Institute shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.2% of Grand Canyon Education shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.8% of Universal Technical Institute shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Grand Canyon Education shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Universal Technical Institute currently has a consensus target price of $44.25, indicating a potential upside of 12.03%. Grand Canyon Education has a consensus target price of $180.00, indicating a potential upside of 25.86%. Given Grand Canyon Education's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Grand Canyon 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Grand Canyon Education	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Universal Technical Institute has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Grand Canyon Education has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Universal Technical Institute had 8 more articles in the media than Grand Canyon Education. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Universal Technical Institute and 0 mentions for Grand Canyon Education. Universal Technical Institute's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Grand Canyon Education's score of 0.00 indicating that Universal Technical Institute is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Universal Technical Institute	Positive
Grand Canyon Education	Neutral

Summary

Grand Canyon Education beats Universal Technical Institute on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Universal Technical Institute compare to Bright Horizons Family Solutions?

Universal Technical Institute (NYSE:UTI) and Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) are both mid-cap education services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, profitability and dividends.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Universal Technical Institute. Bright Horizons Family Solutions 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Universal Technical Institute	$835.62M	2.60	$63.02M	$0.77	51.30
Bright Horizons Family Solutions	$2.98B	1.16	$193.12M	$3.32	19.75

Universal Technical Institute has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the broader market.

75.7% of Universal Technical Institute shares are held by institutional investors. 9.8% of Universal Technical Institute shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Bright Horizons Family Solutions shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Universal Technical Institute had 8 more articles in the media than Bright Horizons Family Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Universal Technical Institute and 0 mentions for Bright Horizons Family Solutions. Universal Technical Institute's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Bright Horizons Family Solutions' score of 0.00 indicating that Universal Technical Institute is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Universal Technical Institute	Positive
Bright Horizons Family Solutions	Neutral

Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a net margin of 6.35% compared to Universal Technical Institute's net margin of 4.91%. Bright Horizons Family Solutions' return on equity of 18.01% beat Universal Technical Institute's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Universal Technical Institute	4.91%	13.02%	5.25%
Bright Horizons Family Solutions	6.35%	18.01%	6.18%

Universal Technical Institute currently has a consensus price target of $44.25, suggesting a potential upside of 12.03%. Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a consensus price target of $96.13, suggesting a potential upside of 46.60%. 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
Universal Technical Institute	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Bright Horizons Family Solutions	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.22

Summary

Universal Technical Institute and Bright Horizons Family Solutions tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Universal Technical Institute compare to Strategic Education?

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

Strategic Education currently has a consensus price target of $87.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.64%. Universal Technical Institute has a consensus price target of $44.25, indicating a potential upside of 12.03%. Given Strategic Education's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Strategic Education is more favorable than Universal Technical Institute.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Strategic Education	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Universal Technical Institute	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Strategic Education has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its share price is 49% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Universal Technical Institute has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Universal Technical Institute had 7 more articles in the media than Strategic Education. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Universal Technical Institute and 1 mentions for Strategic Education. Universal Technical Institute's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Strategic Education's score of 0.50 indicating that Universal Technical Institute is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Strategic Education	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Universal Technical Institute	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Strategic Education has a net margin of 10.21% compared to Universal Technical Institute's net margin of 4.91%. Universal Technical Institute's return on equity of 13.02% beat Strategic Education's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Strategic Education	10.21%	8.78%	6.97%
Universal Technical Institute	4.91%	13.02%	5.25%

93.3% of Strategic Education shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.7% of Universal Technical Institute shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of Strategic Education shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.8% of Universal Technical Institute shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Strategic Education has higher revenue and earnings than Universal Technical Institute. Strategic 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Strategic Education	$1.27B	1.36	$126.61M	$5.66	13.53
Universal Technical Institute	$835.62M	2.60	$63.02M	$0.77	51.30

Summary

Universal Technical Institute beats Strategic Education on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Universal Technical Institute compare to Lincoln Educational Services?

Universal Technical Institute (NYSE:UTI) and Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ:LINC) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Universal Technical Institute has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lincoln Educational Services has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the broader market.

Universal Technical Institute presently has a consensus price target of $44.25, suggesting a potential upside of 12.03%. Lincoln Educational Services has a consensus price target of $54.17, suggesting a potential upside of 13.25%. Given Lincoln Educational Services' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Lincoln Educational Services 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Lincoln Educational Services	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

75.7% of Universal Technical Institute shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.2% of Lincoln Educational Services shares are held by institutional investors. 9.8% of Universal Technical Institute shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.8% of Lincoln Educational Services shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Universal Technical Institute had 5 more articles in the media than Lincoln Educational Services. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Universal Technical Institute and 3 mentions for Lincoln Educational Services. Universal Technical Institute's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Lincoln Educational Services' score of 0.91 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	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lincoln Educational Services	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Universal Technical Institute	$835.62M	2.60	$63.02M	$0.77	51.30
Lincoln Educational Services	$544.69M	2.79	$20M	$0.71	67.37

Universal Technical Institute has a net margin of 4.91% compared to Lincoln Educational Services' net margin of 4.11%. Lincoln Educational Services' return on equity of 15.25% beat Universal Technical Institute's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Universal Technical Institute	4.91%	13.02%	5.25%
Lincoln Educational Services	4.11%	15.25%	6.16%

Summary

Universal Technical Institute and Lincoln Educational Services tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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UTI vs. The Competition

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Metric	Universal Technical Institute	SCHOOLS Industry	Discretionary Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$2.17B	$1.38B	$7.15B	$23.12B
Dividend Yield	N/A	2.59%	3.05%	4.06%
P/E Ratio	51.30	10.81	20.33	31.02
Price / Sales	2.60	1.33	3.91	20.86
Price / Cash	18.33	13.15	13.43	18.65
Price / Book	6.55	2.29	3.71	4.65
Net Income	$63.02M	$78.99M	$247.03M	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	2.87%	1.08%	-1.41%	-1.12%
1 Month Performance	-2.23%	-0.80%	-0.12%	0.10%
1 Year Performance	13.67%	-18.17%	2.63%	24.24%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
UTI Universal Technical Institute	3.3252 of 5 stars	$39.75 -0.7%	$44.25 +11.3%	+20.3%	$2.19B	$835.62M	51.62	4,100	Positive News
LRN Stride	3.9157 of 5 stars	$83.70 -14.3%	$109.75 +31.1%	-43.4%	$4.16B	$2.41B	12.92	8,600	News Coverage High Trading Volume
LOPE Grand Canyon Education	3.962 of 5 stars	$143.07 -3.0%	$180.00 +25.8%	-24.7%	$3.91B	$1.11B	17.88	5,830	Positive News
BFAM Bright Horizons Family Solutions	4.1444 of 5 stars	$63.63 -1.9%	$100.44 +57.8%	-47.5%	$3.41B	$2.93B	19.17	32,200
STRA Strategic Education	4.6041 of 5 stars	$74.03 -4.4%	$87.00 +17.5%	-11.3%	$1.75B	$1.27B	13.08	6,134

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Universal Technical Institute (UTI) Competitors

UTI vs. LRN, LOPE, BFAM, STRA, and LINC

How does Universal Technical Institute compare to Stride?

Is UTI or LRN more profitable?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, UTI or LRN?

Which has more volatility and risk, UTI or LRN?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in UTI or LRN?

Do analysts rate UTI or LRN?

Does the media prefer UTI or LRN?

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How does Universal Technical Institute compare to Grand Canyon Education?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, UTI or LOPE?

Is UTI or LOPE more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in UTI or LOPE?

Do analysts rate UTI or LOPE?

Which has more volatility & risk, UTI or LOPE?

Does the media prefer UTI or LOPE?

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How does Universal Technical Institute compare to Bright Horizons Family Solutions?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, UTI or BFAM?

Which has more risk and volatility, UTI or BFAM?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of UTI or BFAM?

Does the media prefer UTI or BFAM?

Is UTI or BFAM more profitable?

Do analysts recommend UTI or BFAM?

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How does Universal Technical Institute compare to Strategic Education?

Do analysts prefer STRA or UTI?

Which has more risk and volatility, STRA or UTI?

Does the media favor STRA or UTI?

Is STRA or UTI more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in STRA or UTI?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, STRA or UTI?

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How does Universal Technical Institute compare to Lincoln Educational Services?

Which has more risk and volatility, UTI or LINC?

Do analysts prefer UTI or LINC?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of UTI or LINC?

Does the media prefer UTI or LINC?

Which has better valuation and earnings, UTI or LINC?

Is UTI or LINC more profitable?

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