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

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), 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

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

In the previous week, Adtalem Global Education had 6 more articles in the media than Universal Technical Institute. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Adtalem Global Education and 2 mentions for Universal Technical Institute. Adtalem Global Education's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Universal Technical Institute's score of 0.80 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
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Adtalem Global Education
5 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Universal Technical Institute presently has a consensus target price of $35.83, indicating a potential upside of 15.27%. Adtalem Global Education has a consensus target price of $135.67, indicating a potential upside of 14.51%. Given Universal Technical Institute's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research 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
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.17
Adtalem Global Education
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Universal Technical Institute has a beta of 1.58, meaning that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Adtalem Global Education has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

75.7% of Universal Technical Institute shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of Adtalem Global Education shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.1% of Universal Technical Institute shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Adtalem Global Education shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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%

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$732.69M2.31$42M$1.0429.89
Adtalem Global Education$1.58B2.79$136.78M$6.0319.65

Summary

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

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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UTI vs. The Competition

MetricUniversal Technical InstituteSCHOOLS IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$1.69B$1.63B$8.20B$20.45B
Dividend YieldN/A5.51%3.17%3.72%
P/E Ratio29.8513.0620.8427.80
Price / Sales2.311.993.2948.54
Price / Cash18.6515.0914.8218.22
Price / Book6.422.884.604.58
Net Income$42M$76.25M$212.37M$982.91M
7 Day Performance-4.73%-0.47%38.43%1.24%
1 Month Performance-12.00%6.26%46.96%4.89%
1 Year Performance86.93%25.88%18.81%14.21%

Universal Technical Institute Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
UTI
Universal Technical Institute
2.2384 of 5 stars
$31.09
-2.4%
$35.83
+15.3%
+94.6%$1.69B$732.69M29.853,700
ATGE
Adtalem Global Education
4.8032 of 5 stars
$127.29
-0.9%
$135.67
+6.6%
+78.6%$4.74B$1.74B21.119,938Positive News
BFAM
Bright Horizons Family Solutions
4.2603 of 5 stars
$123.66
+1.1%
$138.67
+12.1%
+5.3%$7.08B$2.73B44.641,450Positive News
LRN
Stride
1.9288 of 5 stars
$145.04
-0.4%
$126.83
-12.6%
+102.7%$6.31B$2.04B22.637,800Positive News
LOPE
Grand Canyon Education
4.3764 of 5 stars
$189.00
-0.2%
$207.67
+9.9%
+25.5%$5.36B$1.03B23.715,830Positive News
STRA
Strategic Education
4.7638 of 5 stars
$85.13
-0.9%
$107.67
+26.5%
-26.1%$2.06B$1.22B18.193,801
LINC
Lincoln Educational Services
3.1066 of 5 stars
$23.05
-3.2%
$24.60
+6.7%
+92.8%$728.15M$440.06M59.102,475News Coverage
Positive News
APEI
American Public Education
4.3282 of 5 stars
$30.46
-0.3%
$32.20
+5.7%
+72.7%$549.50M$624.56M29.866,117
TAL
TAL Education Group
1.3127 of 5 stars
$10.21
-4.5%
$12.66
+24.0%
-4.8%$6.22B$2.25B72.9323,000Stock Split
GHC
Graham
4.2217 of 5 stars
$947.21
-1.2%
N/A+30.9%$4.13B$4.79B6.6421,446Positive News
High Trading Volume
LAUR
Laureate Education
4.1799 of 5 stars
$23.38
+1.2%
$20.50
-12.3%
+65.0%$3.48B$1.57B12.4431,800Analyst Downgrade

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